Specialties
Certifications
- Somatic Experiencing training — SEP candidate
- Visceral Manipulation training (VM1–VM4)
- Craniosacral Therapy training (CS1–CS2)
- Myofascial Release training
Education
- M.S. Occupational Therapy — University of Minnesota, 2009
- B.S. Psychology — North Dakota State University, 2003
Kezia Peterson
OT, MOTR/L, SEP Candidate
Kezia is an occupational therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner candidate, and the founder of Root Therapy and Wellness. Her focus is adult rehabilitation — chronic pain and upper extremity injuries — with deep experience across both.
Kezia is an occupational therapist and the founder of Root Therapy and Wellness. Her practice is adult rehabilitation, and she brings deep experience to it — including more than 10 years of hand and upper-extremity work. Much of her caseload is people in persistent pain — the kind that has stopped responding to the obvious things, and that has started to narrow what a person can do at work, at home, and at play.
That focus is what sent her after training in several different modalities, from visceral manipulation and craniosacral therapy to Somatic Experiencing. Her goal with each patient is to meet them where they are, understand what they actually want to get back to, and make sure they have the right team of providers around them — so the work reaches the root of the dysfunction rather than chasing symptoms.
Clinical focus areas
- Chronic pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Upper extremity injuries — hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder pain
- Fractures
- Arthritis
- Sprains and strains
- Back and neck pain
- Headaches, migraines, and concussion
- Abdominal pain
Through her Somatic Experiencing training, Kezia supports patients in working through past trauma that may be holding a pain pattern in place.
Ready to start feeling better?
No referral needed for most plans. Most insurance accepted. One-on-one sessions with your therapist from day one.
Most insurance accepted · No referral needed for most plans · Serving Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan, Four Corners & the Gallatin Valley · Mon–Fri 8am–5pm