Clinics led by Department of Occupational Therapy faculty deliver evidence-based interventions for people with tic disorders, sensory processing differences, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis. Our aim is to help people improve their everyday function.

Explore our programs below or visit the School of Health Professions Clinics page for additional services.

Adult Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) Program

Eight-session, 10-week telehealth program for adults (21+) with Tourette syndrome or other tic disorders.

• During your first session, our team will complete an in-depth evaluation to understand your tics and how they affect daily activities.
• Follow-up visits typically last 30–60 minutes and are tailored to your goals. Some people complete the program in fewer than eight sessions.
• Partnered with the Child/Adolescent CBIT Clinic at Children’s of Alabama (COA).
• Recognized as the COA/UAB Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence by the Tourette Associate of America.

Adult Sensory Processing Intervention Program

Two- to four-session telehealth program providing evaluation and coaching for adults who experience sensory processing differences that affect everyday life.

• During your first 1-hour session, a therapist will evaluate your sensory processing needs and how they affect your daily occupations.
• In session two, you’ll receive individualized education and strategies to support sensory regulation and the daily tasks you need and want to do.
• After completing two sessions, you have the option of adding follow-up sessions as needed.
• All clients must have a referral from an approved Alabama provider before starting he program.

Neuroplasticity Rehabilitation Program

An intensive outpatient program providing upper extremity (arm and hand) rehabilitation for people with stroke, traumatic brain injury, or multiple sclerosis and focusing on interventions that have been shown to produce neuroplastic brain change.

• We deliver evidence-based neurorehabilitation, including Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CI Therapy), to promote meaningful, brain-driven improvements in everyday function.
• Our team has more than two decades of research and clinical experience in CI Therapy, which was developed by the UAB CI Therapy Research Group under the direction of Edward Taub, PhD.
• CI Therapy is featured in Norman Doidge’s bestselling books "The Brain That Changes Itself and The Brain’s Way of Healing."