Pelvic Resilience Learning Hub
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Learn all about me, my story, my “why”, and more!
I support Canadian OTs in stepping confidently into pelvic health (an area where our role is still gaining visibility!) and I support clinicians from all backgrounds who want to bring trauma-informed and psychologically informed care to the complexity of real human lives.
About Lara
I’m an Occupational Therapist who has always been fascinated by the interplay between the body, the mind, and the meaningful activities that shape our lives. Long before I stepped into pelvic health, I spent years working in mental health, addictions, chronic pain, and other spaces where trauma, nervous system overwhelm, and the need for compassionate presence were vital to progress.
Those early career experiences shaped everything about how I practice in pelvic health now and how I teach and support my fellow clinicians.
They taught me that people don’t just need prescribed exercises or strategies. They need safety, connection, agency, and someone who can hold space for the realities of their lives.
My experiences also taught me something else:
OTs have a unique and powerful role to play in pelvic health, even if most of us were never taught to see it that way.
My Path into Pelvic Health
My path into pelvic health started long before I ever planned it. After experiencing pelvic organ prolapse myself, I became acutely aware of how deeply pelvic floor challenges disrupt daily life.
Areas of occupation and processes like identity, movement, intimacy, work, caregiving, leisure, even the simple experience of feeling at home in your body can be affected when you have pelvic health challenges.
I truly felt the occupational impact of pelvic health challenges for the first time, and it made me realize just how much my own profession could offer in this space. Once I saw this connection, it was impossible to ignore.
I sought out pelvic health education to fill the gaps and found that most trainings are largely PT-focused or rooted in US healthcare systems.
I took what I could and reshaped it through an OT lens and a Canadian healthcare context: occupation, values, nervous system safety, lived experience, trauma awareness, and psychologically-informed.
From there, my practice grew into a thriving OT-centered pelvic health caseload, built in a Canadian context where our role wasn’t always visible or clearly recognized. I have spent years experimenting, adapting, advocating, and creating the resources I wished existed when I started.
Today, a big part of my mission is to ease that path for other OTs:
to offer clarity, community, and occupation-centered approaches that help us confidently step into pelvic health across Canada without having to piece it all together alone.
The Heart of My Work
I believe that rehabilitation is relational, collaborative, and deeply human.
My aim is to help us see more clearly what we already bring to the table, and to bridge the confidence gap through knowledge and technique so that we can utilize our strengths and unique lens to address the occupational impact of pelvic health issues with confidence.
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Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring and teaching clinicians (OTs, PTs, kinesiologists, physicians, osteopaths, and more) who understand the profound impact of psychology and trauma on the body and behaviour. They care deeply about integrating this awareness into their work, yet often lack the skills, strategies, and support to do so confidently within their scope.
Teaching and mentorship have allowed me to create a space where clinicians from diverse backgrounds can:
honour their clinical intuition and the wisdom they bring
use tools and frameworks that bring clarity to complex symptoms and presentations
stay grounded in values rather than pulled into self-doubt or urgency
integrate trauma-informed and psychologically informed approaches with confidence
feel supported in the emotional labour of working with people navigating pain, pelvic health challenges, trauma, and other complex experiences
connect with a community that understands the realities and joys of this work
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trauma-informed principles
psychologically-informed approaches
behavioural science
occupation-centered reasoning
pain science and pelvic health knowledge
compassion, humility, and clinical curiosity
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My work is anchored in a handful of core values that shape my teaching, my clinical practice, and the communities I build.
Compassion for clients, for clinicians, and for ourselves.
Curiosity a commitment to understanding before intervening.
Collaboration because healing is relational, and complexity calls for integrated, interprofessional care.
Safety nervous system safety, emotional safety, relational safety.
Meaning because occupation is where life is lived and felt.
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While my work is proudly rooted in occupational therapy, I also warmly welcome:
physiotherapists
kinesiologists
physicians
mental health clinicians
and other providers who want to integrate trauma-informed, psychologically informed approaches into rehabilitation spaces.
If you value human-centered practice, nervous system wisdom, and compassion-led care, you belong in this space.
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My mission is to help clinicians feel more grounded, more skilled, and more supported as they navigate the complexities of human experience in their practice, whether they work directly in pelvic health or encounter it as part of the broader tapestry of their clients’ lives.
What I Offer
Canadian Pelvic Health OT Collective
A national community advancing recognition, clarity, and confidence for OTs in pelvic health.
Continuing Education Courses Library
Check out the the Psychologically-Informed Practice Course Library
Psychotherapy Supervision for Canadian OTs
Support, structure, and clinical grounding for OTs integrating psychotherapy into their practice.
Clinical Mentorship for Pelvic Health OTs
A flexible, supportive space to deepen your clinical lens, strengthen your confidence, and grow a practice that is aligned with your values.
Beyond the Clinical Work
I’m also a parent, partner, and someone actively navigating my own health journey. I try to practice what I teach, which means meeting myself with compassion, acknowledging my humanity, and remembering that growth is messy and imperfect.
I believe in setting boundaries, questioning my own biases and perfectionistic tendencies, making room for joy, honouring my nervous system’s wisdom, and letting humanity guide how I show up both personally and professionally.
Key Defusion Strategies for Rehabilitation Pros
Get my free guide:
Inside this free guide
You will learn how to help clients...
step back from thoughts without arguing with them
reduce the grip of fear-based or hopeless thinking
take action towards what matters even when difficult thoughts are still present
Through attunement, technique, and practical frameworks that make integration into practice possible, I am deeply committed to supporting clinicians in developing their psychologically-informed and trauma-informed practices.
Whether your goal is to build a pelvic health caseload, weave pelvic health conversations into everyday OT practice, navigate complex pain presentations, or integrate psychotherapeutic approaches into the work that you do, you’re in the right place.
This is a community for clinicians who want to grow with intention, stay grounded in their values, and feel supported in the work that matters most.
