Clinical Services

We offer a flexible interdisciplinary system of care that focuses on making sure your child is receiving the right services to best address their unique needs.

Each client has access to hands-on therapy from a behaviour consultant, speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, and behavioural interventionists. The level of service from each discipline can be tailored to fit your child’s needs and your family’s goals.

Our services are not diagnostic dependent and will never end due to your child reaching a certain age.

BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION

Behavioural Interventionists (or BIs) are the people who work directly with our clients. They embed learning opportunities in activities that are fun, engaging, and motivating for the clients to help them achieve their goals. They are provided with training and ongoing supervision from our clinical staff (BC, OT, and SLP). 

FEEDING THERAPY

Feeding therapy introduces new foods to picky eaters in a safe
play-based environment.

GROUP THERAPY

We offer several groups to provide therapy in a themed, play-based environment alongside peers at similar skill levels.

Music Therapy

Certified Music Therapist, Cailey Dye, will be joining our team to provide 1:1 music therapy. Cailey believes in a multidisciplinary approach and has extensive experience working with a neurodiverse population.

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Music Therapy

Certified Music Therapist, Cailey Dye, will be joining our team to provide 1:1 music therapy. Cailey believes in a multidisciplinary approach and has extensive experience working with a neurodiverse population.

Music Therapy is the process of using music to attain non-musical goals such as self regulation, emotional awareness, the development and maintenance of social skills, physical strength and coordination skills, and so much more. Through fun, play, self expression, and music, each person and child can reach whatever goal they set their heart on through music. My approach to music therapy blends humanistic, anti-oppression, and neuro-affirming elements which means that I believe each person and child has the right to autonomy, and inherently knows what feels right and is right for them, and what does not. It is crucial as their music therapist that I follow their lead so that I am fully able to support them in their journey.

Please reach out to admin@mylittlesteps.net for more information

BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANTS

Behaviour Consultants are responsible for the assessment, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of ABA-based individualized intervention programs that address a variety of behaviours; including, but not limited to, self-injury, social relationships, independent living skills, and disruptive behaviour.

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Behaviour Consulting

Behaviour Consultants are responsible for the assessment, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of ABA-based individualized intervention programs that address a variety of behaviour; including, but not limited to, self-injury, social relationships, independent living skills, and disruptive behaviour.

Behaviour Consultants are responsible for ongoing evaluation of such programs using evidence-based research on effective interventions as well as data collection procedures. Behaviour Consultants work collaboratively with other disciplines including Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and counselors; as well as members of the community and the child’s family.

LITTLE STEPS’ TEAM OF BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANTS:

Jen Darby
Maria Bruno
Victoria Coward
Landa Fox

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS

The speech-language pathologist is involved with assessment and development of programs to treat speech and language delays. This may include verbal and non-verbal receptive and expressive language as well as articulation disorders.  

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Speech Language Pathology

Speech and Language Pathologists complete assessments and develop clinical programs to treat speech and language delays. This may include verbal and non-verbal receptive and expressive language as well as articulation disorders.

Speech and Language Pathologists may also program and develop personalized augmentative and alternative communication systems as well as contribute to programs regarding play, social skills, and feeding.

LITTLE STEPS’ TEAM OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS:

Elaine McGoogan
James Donovan

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

The occupational therapist tackles assessment, treatment, and development of programs in the areas of sensory processing skills, self-regulation, gross and fine motor skills, and activities of daily living (play, feeding, dressing, bathing, toileting, and sleep).

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Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapists evaluate and treat children who are having difficulty participating in meaningful activities, “occupations,” relevant to their daily lives.

Occupational therapists are dedicated to helping children develop all of the abilities they need for the many occupations of childhood, including playing with friends, being a student, helping at home, eating, getting dressed, and participating in hobbies and sports. Through play, occupational therapists develop fine motor, gross motor, visual motor and sensory processing skills.

LITTLE STEPS’ TEAM OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS:

Alison Mead