Hello! I’m a pediatric occupational therapist/founder of sparking potential
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Some of my passions include neurodiversity affirming practice, service design, swimming, gardening, and keeping up with my two very energetic kids!
After spending over a decade working as an OT, I decided to take a break to focus on my family. During that time, I wasn’t completely away from learning.
I finished a post-professional master’s degree, became involved with research projects as a parent/public partner, and, of course, learned so much from my day-to-day life as a mom.
Now that I’m back in practice, I’m excited to bring all those experiences to help support you and your child.
Examples of My Professional Development:
Post-Professional Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy
Interoception - An Evidence-Based Approach for Promoting Toileting Success and Independence
Interoception - A 3-Step Approach to Nurturing Interoceptive Awareness
Energy - The Framework
Size Matters Handwriting Program
Alert program/Zones of Regulation
The Galaxy Guide to Running My Engine
Sensory Diets
The Incredible 5-point scale
SOS Approach to Feeding
CO-OP Approach
Executive Functioning
Self-Compassion
F-Words for Child Development
User Experience Research and Design Certificate
Publications/Project Participation
Abungin, L., Saravanan, S., Carbone, M., Kasper, K., Leo, J., Millar, C., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K. P., Ross, T., Ross-White, A., Tregubov, A., & Lee, E.-Y. (2026). An umbrella review of barriers, facilitators, and interventions for children and youth with disabilities. Health Promotion International, 41(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf237
Parent Partner in Research Member of the Canadian Disability Participation Project 2.0
Public Partner with the Sleep Health Equity and Engagement Project (SHEEP)

