
08/04/2025
📣👋Meet the Team!
Michaela Collins, COTA/L, is our new Occupational Therapy Assistant here at CFT! She trained with us as a student OTA, and we’re beyond happy she’s chosen to start her career with us. She started in June 2025, and brings a strong foundation and fresh passion to her work.
She is originally from Manorville, Long Island, New York, Michaela moved to Florida after graduating high school in 2019. She earned her Associate of Arts degree in 2023 and recently graduated in May 2025 with her Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant degree.
Michaela currently treats a wide range of patients, working with pediatrics here at CFT and also supporting adult inpatient rehabilitation. Within Florida, she’s close to her mom, stepdad, and step-siblings, and her two older brothers live in Maine—where she’s excited to soon become an aunt!
When she’s not helping clients grow their skills and confidence, Michaela loves reading (especially historical nonfiction), crocheting, and occasionally writing creatively. A fun fact: she’s been playing the clarinet for over 11 years, and in her junior year of high school, she had the incredible opportunity to perform with professional musicians at Disney and record a medley of Disney songs!