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Sabrina joined the Kamloops team in 2015 and is now the Kelowna office manager. After graduating from University of Victoria with an undergraduate degree in Psychology, she set her sights on completing the Master of Occupational Therapy program at UBC. Sabrina is experienced in medical-legal functional capacity evaluations for both Plaintiff and Defence, and she’s been accepted to provide expert witness testimony in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Sabrina is also experienced in Return to Work services, equipment assessment and prescription, exposure therapy treatment for clients with PTSD and anxiety, as well as treating clients with chronic pain. Sabrina keeps active all year round with running, squash, curling, softball, golf and hiking with her family.
Qualifications and Memberships
Master of Occupational Therapy– University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – University of Victoria
Member of the British Columbia College of Occupational Therapists
Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP)
Matheson Functional Capacity Evaluator
P.I.E.C.E.S Certificate (Adult mental health)
Concussion Management
Areas of Practice
Case Management
Community Rehabilitation
Chronic Pain Rehab
Dysphagia
Functional Capacity Evaluation & Critiques
Cost of Future Care Assessments & Critiques
Post-Concussion Rehab
Seating Assessments and Prescription
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Work Hardening and Work Conditioning Programming
Job Site Visits and Job Demands Analysis
Return to Work Coordination
Ergonomic Evaluations
Progressive Goal Attainment Program Services (PGAP)
Residential care contract services
Exposure therapy (Anxiety/PTSD)
Orthopaedic
Lisa joins us from Charlottetown, PEI and is now working out of our Vancouver office! Lisa’s areas of interest are in stroke rehabilitation, cognitive communication, and augmentative and alternative communication. She’s found her passion in providing functional, client-centred speech-language therapy. She loves learning what is important to her clients and using this information to create personal and meaningful therapy goals that will benefit them in their everyday lives! Ask Lisa about her buttons.
Qualifications & Memberships
Master of Science, Speech Language Pathology – Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience – University of King’s College
Bachelor of Science, Physics – University of Prince Edward Island
Registered member of the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC
Registered member of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6
Areas of Practice
Pediatric Services
Autism Services
Speech sound therapy (articulation, phonology, apraxia of speech)
Language therapy (expressive and receptive language skills)
Stroke and brain injury rehabilitation
Cognitive communication intervention (conversational topic maintenance, attending to others, memory, solving problems, planning etc.)
Reading and writing therapy
Fluency / stuttering therapy
Danielle brings experience in chronic pain, mental health, developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments to our Kamloops team. By way of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, she completed her Bachelor of Science – Biology at Acadia University and went on to complete her Masters in Occupational Therapy at Queen’s University. A recent transplant to the Kamloops area and an avid runner and skier, she’s looking forward to exploring all that BC has to offer. She also states that she’s a major Harry Potter fan!
Qualifications and Memberships
Masters in Occupational Therapy – Queen’s University
Bachelor of Science (Biology) – Acadia University
Member of the British Columbia College of Occupational Therapists
Member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Prevention and Management of Elder Abuse – Certificate
Brief Action Planning Certificate
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6
Areas of Practice
Case Management
Community Rehabilitation
Chronic Pain Rehab
Mental Health
Pediatric Services
Autism Services
Developmental Disabilities
Post-Concussion Rehab
Seating Assessments and Prescription
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Stroke Rehabilitation
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Work Hardening and Work Conditioning Programming
Job Sit Visits and Job Demands Analysis
Return to Work Coordination
Ergonomic Evaluations
Universal Home Design
Meagan grew up in a small rural town in northern Alberta before moving to the big city to complete both her Bachelor in Recreational Therapy and her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Meagan has lived and studied abroad in both the UK and Japan. Her love of language has led her to study French, Spanish, Japanese, and most recently, sign language. She loves celebrating growth in her clients and building relationships with the families she treats. Outside of work, she can be found spending time with her son. She also enjoys keeping busy with martial arts, dance, yoga, and fitness.
Qualifications and Memberships
Bachelor Degree in Recreational Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal
Master Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax
Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL)
Member of College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC
Member of Speech and Audiology Canada
Member of American Speech and Hearing Association
Concussion Management Workshop
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6
Areas of Practice
Pediatric Services
Autism Services
Speech sound therapy (articulation, phonology, apraxia of speech)
Language therapy (expressive and receptive language skills)
Social skills training
Reading and writing therapy
Fluency / stuttering therapy
Brook comes to us from Grimsby, Ontario and has her Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University and her Master of Health Science from University of Toronto in Speech Language Pathology.
In Brook’s spare time, you will find her shopping, watching the Toronto Raptors or taking ballet classes. Brook enjoys building lasting relationships with clients and families and seeing clients develop their skills in a way that allows them to do the things they want to do every day.
Qualifications & Memberships
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University
Master of Health Science from University of Toronto in Speech Language Pathology
Member of the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6 (supervised)
Areas of Practice
Pediatric Services
Speech sound therapy (articulation, phonology, apraxia of speech)
Language therapy (expressive and receptive language skills)
Stroke and brain injury rehabilitation
Dysphagia assessment and intervention
Cognitive communication intervention (conversational topic maintenance, attending to others, memory, solving problems, planning etc.)
Social skills training
Reading and writing therapy
Voice therapy
Fluency / stuttering therapy
Clare grew up in central Alberta and has a degree in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies from the University of Calgary. She completed her Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Alberta.
She enjoys supporting children and families in building skills and fostering growth and independence. Clare works from a strengths-based lens and is committed to neurodiversity affirming treatment.
Outside of work, Clare enjoys spending time with her family, cross-stitching, and going for walks with her dog, Clover.
Qualifications and Areas of Practice
Therapy Assistant Diploma- Speech Language Pathology from MacEwan University
Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies from the University of Calgary
Masters of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Alberta
Member of the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC (CSHBC)
Certified Member of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
Member of Speech and Hearing BC
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6
Areas of Practice
Pediatric Services/Early Intervention Speech sound therapy (articulation, phonology, apraxia of speech)
Language therapy (expressive and receptive language skills)
Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Cognitive communication and executive functioning intervention (conversational topic maintenance, attending to others, memory, solving problems, planning etc.)
Stroke Rehabilitation
Neurodiversity-affirming social communication therapy
Reading and writing therapy
Laura earned her Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences in Athletic Therapy at Sheridan College, before going on to complete her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at Western University in London, Ontario. Growing up in Kelowna, Laura was excited to move back with her husband to the Okanagan after living in the greater Toronto area. As an OT, Laura loves being in a position where she can work with a variety of different client groups and get to help empower and enable each of them to make changes in their lives, big or small. She also loves that she works with such a great, supportive team that always makes coming to work so much fun. In her spare time, Laura loves to play and watch basketball, tennis, and pickleball, spend time with her family and unwinding with a great movie.
Qualifications and Memberships
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy – Western University
Honours Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences (Athletic Therapy) – Sheridan College
Member of the British Columbia College of Occupational Therapists
Member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Certificate
ANOVA: Trauma and Sexual Assault Disclosure Certificate
Areas of Practice
Case Management
Community Rehabilitation
Chronic Pain Rehab
Post-Concussion Rehab
Seating Assessments and Prescription
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Ergonomic Evaluations
Long Term Care and Complex Care contract services
Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) for children under 6
Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at Brock University before completing her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Queens University. Originally from Vancouver Island, she loves to be outdoors doing activities such as hiking, cross country skiing and swimming. Jessica loves that being an OT allows her to build meaningful therapeutic relationships with her clients and help empower them to achieve their goals!
Areas of Practice:
Autism Services
Pediatric Services
Qualifications:
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy – Queens University
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology – Brock University
Member of Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
Member of the British Columbia College of Occupational Therapists
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Certification
Motivational Interviewing Level I Certification
Mandy has always had a passion for working with people, and received her Rehabilitation Aide Certificate in 1997. Over the last 20 years she has worked with people of all different ages and abilities as an Education Assistant, Community Support Worker and Long term Care Aide. She also took her passion for people to the United States and Zambia where she did volunteer work for 1 year. Mandy also works as an rehab assistant and SLP assistant on our pediractic team, helping children meet their goals and reach milestones. In her free time Mandy enjoys playing soccer, doing Zumba and spending time with her husband and children.
Qualifications and Memberships
Rehabilitation Aide Program –
Development Instructor Training Program
BCRPA Fitness Theory course
Occupational First Aid
Non-violent crisis intervention
Areas of Practice
Work Hardening and Work Conditioning Programming
Gym-Based Exercise Programs
Aquatherapy
Community Integration Programs
Post-Concussion Exercise Programs
Traumatic Brain Injury Programs
Complex TBI and orthopedic rehabilitation
Lifeskills & Return to Homemaking Programs
Walking programs
Speech Language Areas of Practice:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Pediatric services (autism services, early language development etc.)
Speech sound therapy (articulation, phonology, apraxia of speech)
Language therapy (expressive and receptive language skills)
Stroke and brain injury rehabilitation
Dysphagia assessment and intervention
Cognitive communication intervention (conversational topic maintenance, attending to others, memory, solving problems, planning etc.)
Social skills training
Improvement occurs in accordance with two principles of change:
Because of these principles, we build therapy teams that consist of experts and of those closest to the child. Our teams consist of:
The structure of our teams ensures that change occurs beyond the therapy room. As a member of your child’s therapy team, you will receive coaching and instruction from the therapist on how to work with your child between therapy sessions on the identified goals, and you will be provided with a detailed home plan after each session. Consistent, regular practice of the principles and skills learned in each session will yield greater and long-term improvement/change for your family.
Frequently Asked Questions
Call us at 250-542-3089. Refer to the “Contact us” page for more options.
Contact the Meridian office to which you would like to make a referral. Contact info for each office can be found under “Contact Us” on the main menu bar at the top of this page.
Meridian also offers assessment services such as functional driver evaluations, and adult therapies such as kinesiology. Check out our Services home page to find out more.
