Marie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria and a Master of Occupational Therapy Degree from the University of British Columbia. Marie is a Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) and a member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia.
After living and working in the Yukon and Vancouver for 12 years, Marie moved back to her hometown of Victoria. Marie has over 15 years of experience working with families, and children and youth of all ages and abilities, in a variety of practice settings. Marie has worked as a pediatric occupational therapist, in private practice since 2017. Marie focuses on function and establishing therapeutic relationships and uses a neurodiversity-affirming framework to support clients to achieve their goals. Marie is a wealth of knowledge and is a very well-respected clinician in our agency. She connects easily with clients of all ages.
In her spare time, Marie enjoys biking, canoeing, hiking, playing squash and cooking.
Marie has completed the following professional development courses:
- Core Connections: Exploring the Core’s Developmental Roots – VitaLinks
- Therapeutic Listening ®
- Learning Without Tears ® Get Set for School: Readiness and Writing Workshop
- DIR/Floortime ® 101
- New Cutting Edge Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning Skills – Sarah Ward
- Strategies for Executive Functioning: Teaching Organizational Concepts & Skills: Modules 1-4 – Michelle Garcia Winner
- Making Sense of Attention Problems – Dr. Gordon Neufeld
- Making Sense of Aggression – Dr. Gordon Neufeld
- Exploring Treatment for Social Anxiety – Michelle Garcia Winner
- Building Blocks for Sensory Integration – VitalLinks
- Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Visual-Vestibular Protocol – VitalLinks
- Concussion Management – Concussion Rehab Works – Shannon McGuire
- Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics – Dr. Bruce Perry
- Intensive Level 1: Making Sense of Kids – Dr. Gordon Neufeld
- Power to Parent – Dr. Gordon Neufeld
- The Get Permission Approach to Anxious Eaters, Anxious Mealtimes – Marsha Dunn Klein
- Reframing Autism from a Neurodiversity-Affirming Perspective – Katherine McGinley
- Autism and Neurodiversity – Diane Treadwell-Deering
- Understanding Primitive Reflexes: How They Impact Child Development and Intervention Strategies for Integration – Samantha Heidenreich
- Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving – Ross W. Greene
- Supporting Learners with Pathological Demand Avoidance – Laura Kerbey
- Understanding Children and Young People with a Pathological Demand Avoidance Profile – Phil Christie
- Fostering Well-Being in Autistic Women and Girls – Dori Zener
