Saly is a registered Occupational Therapist (OT), a Certified S.O.S Feeding Therapist, and a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with more than thirteen years of experience. She also received the School-Based Intensive certification from the STAR Institute, a leader in sensory health and wellness.
Saly works with children and families to offer pediatric assessment, consultation, and intervention in the areas of picky eating, self-help skills, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and fine motor skills. She specializes in working with individuals with neurodevelopmental diagnoses, such as ASD, ADHD, and FASD.
Saly has experience working with multidisciplinary teams and strives to adapt her approach to meet the unique needs of each child and family. She is passionate about using her training and experience to equip each child and their family with the skills and the tools to navigate the demands of everyday life, reach their highest potential, and achieve a quality of life.
Saly has weekday appointments available out of the Wholeness Psychology Sherwood Park office.
If you are wondering about how occupational therapy services can benefit your child, Saly offers a free 15 minutes consultation for further directions and recommendations.
Saly can also offer 1 hour virtual and in-person consultation sessions for parents and caregivers who want to get strategies to try at home first in their home or are waiting for FSCD services and need some support interim.
Assessments and direct treatment sessions are provided in-person. Initial assessment typically takes 2 hours. This involves parent or caregiver interview, observations and assessment of the child’s level. Some time will be reserved to debrief the family, discuss target areas and therapy goals and documentation.
Treatment sessions are typically booked for one hour. During treatment sessions, OT will use different play-based activities to address therapy goals. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to observe. During treatment sessions, time will be allocated to discuss updates, progress, new or modified strategies for parents and caregivers to try at home.
Email: saly.wholenesspsychology@gmail.com
