AÂ leader is anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential
Brené Brown
Hi, I'm Bri KurcsakÂ
Founder of Bri the Peds OT and Flourish Carolina
About Me
I spent over a decade treating kids in corporate medicine. I followed the protocols, checked the boxes, and did everything I was trained to do. And I kept watching children plateau. Families were frustrated. I was frustrated. I knew something was missing, but I didn't have the framework to find it.
So I built one.
I founded Flourish Carolina, a highly specialized private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, known for its integrative approach to identify and address root cause. With over 19 years of experience, I have developed deep clinical expertise in infant and child feeding, pediatric pelvic floor, sensory and motor development, and the connection between nutrition, sleep, and nervous system health.
I am a national lecturer, faculty member, and guest lecturer at colleges and universities across the country, including speaking for organizations such as MedMaps and TACA. Through Bri The Peds OT, I mentor clinicians to assess and treat children through a whole-child, systems-based lens, connecting feeding, airway, sleep, gut health, and behavior in ways traditional training never taught us to.
As a PANDAS parent, I have sat on the other side of the table, navigating complex medical challenges without clear answers. That experience deepened my commitment to advocating for comprehensive, root-cause care and shaped everything I teach.
This is not a framework taught in grad school. It is the one I built because pediatric medicine needs more clinicians willing to look deeper. This program exists to help you become one of them.
Ways to Work Together
Breath to BiteTM Course and Mentorship
You’ll learn how to move beyond surface-level symptoms and start evaluating the full picture including oral function, airway, gut, sleep, and regulation so your cases finally make sense.
You’ll have access to ongoing mentorship to refine your treatment decisions in real time.
We walk through real cases together so you can see this lens in action.
Bring Bri to Your Clinic
Bring expert-level pediatric OT training straight to your team (in-person and virtual available). From high-impact lectures to full-day workshops, every session is tailored to your clinic's focus areas and caseload.
Evidence-informed, engaging, and built for real clinical practice. Your team walks away with real tools and the confidence to use them.
