Occupational Therapy

John is a proud graduate of Colorado State University (1982), with specialty training in Sensory Processing Disorders and a certificate in Pediatric Neuro-Developmental Treatment. He and his wife Michelle (also an OT) opened Murray Therapy in Fort Collins in 2004.

John’s therapy approach has evolved over the years through hands-on experiences as well as the influences he has integrated from his therapy kids and their parents. John loves helping kids discover and organize their sensory systems and watching the wonder that unfolds. 

John and Michelle are the grateful parents of 3 adult sons. John likes to be with family and friends preferably outside hiking, biking, running. He is a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies Fan, a commitment that comes with considerable emotional stress.

Johanna is a native Midwesterner who moved to Colorado for graduate school and fell so in love with the place that she could not imagine herself anywhere else. She graduated from Colorado State University with a Masters in Occupational Therapy in 2021 and has worked in pediatrics ever since.

Johanna is passionate about family-centered care and empowering families with tools to better support their kiddos to succeed and thrive. She understands the importance of play as an important way for children to learn and understand their environment. Johanna believes that the nervous system greatly impacts how we move in the world and seeks to create a safe space for all of her clients. She has experience in many areas of need including feeding, sensory processing, pelvic floor therapy, self-regulation, visual processing, and neurodiversity affirming care.

Johanna recently became a mother to a little girl and is enjoying seeing the world through her eyes. In her free time, Johanna enjoys reading, hiking, cooking new foods, playing board games, spending time with her family, and challenging herself to learn new skills.

Dr. Ellery (rhymes with celery) Ruben has a life-long personal and professional interest in neural integration difficulties and their effects on learning, behavior, and emotional regulation. Having graduated from Colorado State University with a doctorate in Occupational Therapy in 2025, she also has a Master of Arts in Cognitive Science from Columbia University. In all of her jobs, Ellery has worked with children (and adults) with learning and behavioral disabilities. Having also had significant learning and visual processing issues as a child, she really relates to the difficulties her clients encounter daily.

Ellery has a passion for working with children to build the skills they need to be successful in their everyday lives.  Utilizing a combination of movement, play, and sensory-based activities, she helps support motor and cognitive development, as well as sensory processing, and emotional regulation.  She works closely with each child and their family to create a treatment plan that is tailored to their specific needs.

Originally from Chicago, Ellery is in love with Colorado, is obsessed with dogs, and loves to hike and do Pilates.

Originally from Fort Collins, Rebecca graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2025. She quickly fell in love with working in pediatrics and became passionate about helping children build skills through play, movement, and sensory-based activities in ways that are both fun and meaningful. Rebecca has a special interest in supporting sensory processing and motor development while taking an individualized and family-centered approach.

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys reading, doing puzzles, and spending time outdoors.