Dr. Heidi MacAlpine

Heidi MacAlpine, PP-OTD, M.Ed., C-RYT 500 hr., CTP, and podcaster is the owner of W.E.L.L Alignment on Long Island, NY.  Heidi is a wife, mother of three adult children, an educator, and a holistic and community-based healthcare practitioner. She is working in homes, schools, and other settings as a pediatric and mental health occupational therapist specializing in sensory processing differences, myofascial release, yoga, sound therapy, equine therapy, and other mind-body techniques, assisting children and adults with various diagnoses, including but not limited to Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, anxiety. Her doctoral research project, WE C.A.R.E 2: A parent-child partner yoga program for caregivers and their children with autism has been published on ProQuest. She has brought this program and other children’s wellness programs to caregivers and their children that support, educate, and empower them with simple and effective tools in different communities throughout Long Island and Connecticut.  Heidi’s educational background and clinical and real-life experiences have assisted her in creating unique evidenced-based sensory programs that are tailored to the cognitive, sensory,  emotional, and physical needs of each client, using different platforms such as Zoom, radio (Meeting Your Needs), podcasts (W.E.L.L. Matters).  Her most recent community partnership is a mental health advisor for the Listen to Lead (L2L) movement which provides a platform for teens and young adults ages 15- 29 to voice themselves and an opportunity to learn to be future world changers sccbsa.org/lead.