Jessica graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics and a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of British Columbia. She is a Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP).

Jessica has worked with children in a variety of settings from volunteering at Canucks Place Hospice to supporting a pediatric outpatient team in Sri Lanka. She has worked with children with developmental disabilities and acquired injuries in school-based and clinical settings. She has experience working with the physical and mental health aspects of a range of diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and anxiety disorders. She is an enthusiastic and encouraging therapist who values using a strength-based and play-based approach to develop functional and meaningful skills.  She believes that learning should be fun, child and family centred, and focused on helping each child reach their potential. She uses a relational, neuro-developmental and sensory-based framework to support the child and family in developing the skills, knowledge and tools to succeed.

Jessica has taken the following courses and continues to seek further opportunities to develop her skills:

• Therapeutic Listening®

• Reframing Challenging Behaviour – Kim Barthel

• Brain Gym® 101

• PEERS: The Science of Making Friends – Elizabeth Laugeson

• Executive Functioning Skills for Preschool and School-Aged Children – Sarah Ward

• Seeing, Moving, Learning: Vestibular and Visual Senses – Kim Barthel

• Decoding the Autistic Brain – Kim Barthel

• Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration – Archetype Movement Integration

• Self-Reg Foundations Certificate Program – The MEHRIT Centre

• The Askable Adult: Sexual health and safety for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Fostering Well-Being in Autistic Girls and Women - Dori Zener

• Treatment of Picky and Problem Eaters Using Food Chaining Therapy

• Self-Regulation and Hope: New Ideas When Using the Zones of Regulation

• Raising an Organized Child: Strategies to Promote Executive Functions

• Creating Strategies for Teaching Social Thinking in Schools, Homes, and Through Tele-Education

• Executive Functioning: How Do Students Get Things Done