Tennille Lambert is a board-certified Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) licensed in New York and Connecticut, movement educator, and interdisciplinary practitioner specializing in the relationship between movement, function, regulation, and human performance. Her work integrates clinical rehabilitation with embodied movement practices to support individuals across a wide range of physical, emotional, and developmental needs.

Tennille’s clinical approach is rooted in occupational therapy’s understanding of the person within their environment, with particular attention to how individuals learn, adapt, regulate, and engage in meaningful daily life. She combines task analysis, movement observation, and therapeutic relationship-building to support improved function, resilience, autonomy, and connection to self.

Her advanced post-graduate training includes specialization in pelvic health rehabilitation through Herman & Wallace (Level 1 & 2), Myofascial Release Techniques through Rossiter (Level 1 & 2) a distinction held by only a small number of practitioners in the New York City metropolitan area, yoga instruction (RYT-200), and the IHELP Fellowship, an interdisciplinary training program focused on adolescent mental health. These modalities inform a comprehensive, movement-based treatment approach that bridges rehabilitation, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, injury recovery, and performance optimization.

In addition to her clinical practice, Tennille has an extensive background as a movement educator and former university dance professor. She previously served as Associate Professor and Chair of Dance at Mt. San Jacinto College and taught at Westchester Community College and Florida State University. Her experience teaching movement across educational, artistic, and therapeutic settings deeply informs her ability to guide individuals toward greater body awareness, adaptability, confidence, and agency.

As both clinician and educator, Tennille believes the mind, emotions, and body cannot be separated in the process of healing and growth. Her work emphasizes collaboration, curiosity, and embodied awareness, helping clients cultivate sustainable strategies for participation in work, relationships, creativity, health, and everyday life.

Tennille’s blog, Only a Dancer Can Do That, is a platform where she shares ideas at the intersection of movement, cognition, behavior, and human performance.