Tess O’Hern, DPT, C-IAYT – Program Director

Tess received her doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014 and worked as a PT, Therapy Manager, and Chief Therapist for California Children’s Services in Los Angeles and Orange Counties for 23 years. She has created and developed programs for improved therapy services and co-created a new model of therapy service implemented county-wide for 6000 patients with special health care needs. Tess received her Clinical Yoga Therapist Certification from Loyola Marymount University in 2012 and her C-IAYT in 2017.  She has provided yoga in-services to therapy staff at California Children’s Services , L.A. and Orange Cos. She has also mentored pediatric therapists to incorporate yoga into physical and occupational therapy sessions. She has presented on yoga therapy as a guest lecturer in California State University, Long Beach, Physical Therapy Program.  She is a co-founder and co-director of the AlcheMe Yoga Therapy Program in Irvine, CA, and provides private yoga therapy to clients in person and online. Tess also collaborates with Megan McCarver, MFT, C-IAYT, in the Yoga Expansion Series (YES!), an online mentorship program.  She is currently serving as a volunteer on the International Association of Yoga Therapists Accreditation Committee.