Tricia's Story

Tricia has been an OT for 27 years and has worked in paediatrics for the majority of that time.  She is a mum to two teenagers. She spends her free time riding her bike, running and swimming as well as driving her kids to various activities.

Tricia has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, schools, supporting vulnerable families, and hospital settings including NICU and general paediatrics.  She values the neurodiversity of her clientele and aims to take a family centred approach to therapy.  She strives to help all clients reach their full potential across all environments including, home, school and the community.  Tricia has a strong background in oral motor therapy and has worked in extensively in this area.

Tricia seeks out new knowledge and has attended many professional development opportunities.  She has provided in services for her colleagues and parents at various schools.  Some of the training she has completed over the years includes:

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• Impact of Trauma on the Child 

• Child Aware Practice

• Impact of Perinatal Substance use on the Child. 

• Mealtime Matters

• COPE- Basic skills in Perinatal mental health 

• Respecting the Difference Aboriginal health knowledge 

• The SPiRit Model by Tracey Stackhouse 

• A day with Dan Siegel 

• A View from the Floor 

• SOS Feeding Course 

• SOS Food Scientist feeding with older children. 

• Advanced Listening 

• Kinesotaping Level 1 

• A Treatment Intensive with Patti Oetter 

• Therapeutic Listening: Listening with the Whole Body 

• The Action is in the Interaction The DIR/Floortime Model 

• Interactive Metronome 

• “How does Your Engine Run” The Alert Program for Self-regulation 

• PECS Basic Training 

• Nutrition and Behaviour, 

• The Listening Program Provider Training, 

• Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis: From Ideation to Intervention

• SIPT Certification # 7932

• SIPT Interpretation,

• TAMO certified