My name is Mariah Pierson. I’m a wife to an incredibly supportive husband, mother of 3 beautiful girls and have found my passion and my calling as an occupational therapist.


My love for occupational therapy began in high school after learning about my mother’s experience with occupational therapy. After she sustained a C5/C6 spinal cord injury, her rehab journey inspired me. After being told to expect never to walk again and 13 days of paralysis, she could move one of her toes, she was very fortunate to gain function of her arms and legs and returned home independently 3 months following her accident. My mom always spoke highly about her occupational therapist and talked about how much she loved her OT. She spoke about how they would work on brushing her teeth and painting her nails as well as necessary skills needed to return to home independently. I felt inspired by my mom’s perseverance and her experience with an occupational therapist and felt that this was a career that I needed to pursue.

I began my career as an OT assistant and began working at a pediatric outpatient clinic in Grand Island after graduation. I had the opportunity to work with children of all ages with various conditions and felt inspired every day by these strong, courageous children. I became dedicated to each child and developed many strong connections with my patients and their families. I have experience treating complex cases which include various neurological disorders, developmental delays, sensory processing disorders, visual perceptual and oculomotor dysfunction, retained primitive reflexes, emotional regulation, focus and attention deficits, feeding aversions, picky eating, oral motor dysfunction as well as fine motor and gross motor deficits.

I continued my education and graduated with my Bachelors of Rehabilitative Science in 2017 and Master of Occupational Therapy in 2019.

Aside from evidence-based research and educational courses related to pediatrics I acquired a certification in a program called LSVT BIG. became a certified infant massage instructor, and completed extensive coursework and training to work with infants with oral dysfunction and oral ties.

I know that God has led me to the OT profession. I believe that I was meant to serve the Lord by helping others. I’m here to encourage, motivate, and inspire my patients to achieve their goals of independence and success in everything that they want and need to do. I feel very grateful to work in such a rewarding profession and I’m thankful for the opportunity to serve our community and sharing my passion each day!

My name is Katrina Gomez, and I am a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, originating from Central City, Nebraska. 

My journey to finding a career in occupational therapy began in 2016. After graduating high school, I attended a performing arts college in southern California, where I traveled the world teaching music to children! While teaching in Japan, I was told by my host family that my love for helping others would make me a good occupational therapy practitioner (as the mother was an occupational therapist herself). After returning home and obtaining my performing arts degree, I felt pulled to explore occupational therapy as a career. I discovered a love and passion for the profession that led me to where I am today.

I graduated from my program in the spring of 2023 and began working at a lymphedema clinic in Omaha. There, I assisted patients in completing Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) including skin care, Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), compression therapy, and exercises. I felt fortunate to have the opportunity to help many patients meet their goals and gain independence in their lives. Having moved to western Nebraska, I am excited to have the privilege of helping little ones meet their goals, as this is an area that brings me great joy. My goal is to enable and empower my patients, providing quality care and effective solutions. I believe that through patient-practitioner collaboration, we can develop the necessary skills to help the patient master the world around them.

If I am not in a therapy session, you can find me playing pickleball, learning a new song on the guitar, or taking my dog for a walk! Occupational therapy is a rewarding and inclusive profession that I feel thankful to pursue every day!