NeuroTrauma Rehabilitation (NTR) - Care Team
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Occupational Therapists (OTs)
Hanne Raposo, OT
Hanne has experience in public, private and community settings working with individuals who have sustained musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and neurological injuries. She is passionate about working collaboratively with individuals to help them to achieve their goals based on their specific needs, experiences and abilities. Hanne values the importance of continuous learning to incorporate evidence-based treatment into therapy in order to provide optimal care. Hanne is also fluent in Dutch.
Jackie Toman, OT
Jackie brings more than 10 years of vast experience to the NTR team. Her experience includes working with individuals who have soft tissue, orthopaedic, neurological, and catastrophic injuries. Jackie supports individuals and their families to identify and reach realistic and meaningful goals through collaborative and step-wise goal setting. With the provision of the right tools, equipment, skills and customized strategies, Jackie understands the importance of achieving small victories for continued motivation throughout the rehabilitation process.
Jenny Iszakovits, OT
Jenny is an occupational therapist who has worked in private practice, community, and hospital settings for more than 15 years. Jenny has been performing driving assessments since 2008, and has been with the Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation Program (DARP) at Parkwood Institute since 2012.
Jenny has a passion for driver rehabilitation. She values continuous education and implements best practices to assist individuals in adapting to physical, cognitive and psychological barriers when returning to drive. Her extensive knowledge of vehicle modification and adaptive equipment, along with specialized training and experience with anxiety and post-traumatic stress make her an expert in her field. Jenny's expertise is held in high regard within the rehabilitation community; she is routinely invited to share her wealth of knowledge and experience at a variety of speaking engagements.
Kim Amey, OT
Kim is an active member of the NTR occupational therapy team with over 15 years of extensive clinical and community rehabilitation experience working with individuals who have sustained trauma, including acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and psycho-social impairments. Using creativity, Kim engages individuals as active members of their rehabilitation, striving for balance in purposeful and meaningful daily activities following an injury. She acknowledges the importance of continuous learning to incorporate evidence-based skills and knowledge into her practice.
Rose Carey, OT
Throughout her clinical practice, Rose has gained a variety of experience working with individuals with neurological conditions, chronic pain, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries, and mental health conditions. Rose’s clinical experience spans a variety of community, hospital and outpatient programs. She is committed to practicing person-centred care, with an emphasis on empowering individuals to guide their rehabilitation journey as they reintegrate into the community following injury. Rose also recognizes the importance of continued education in an effort to develop and implement evidence-based care plans.
Payton Wallman, OT
Payton is a Registered Occupational Therapist in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists and a member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. She strives for excellence within her delivery of care and appreciates the importance of continuous learning to implement evidence-based treatment plans. She has experience within community mental health, inpatient and outpatient neurological injuries, and has volunteer experience at a rehabilitation facility in Tamil Nadu, India providing support to individuals who experienced stroke/ spinal cord injuries. Payton views each client as unique with their own individual strengths and challenges and is passionate about working with clients to facilitate recovery. She approaches her work with empathy and creativity with the goal of providing collaborative client-centered care.
Gaby Morgan, OT
Gaby is a registered Occupational Therapist in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. She has experience both working in the community and in-clinic settings addressing acquired brain injury and mental health concerns. Gaby is committed using a holistic client-centered approach to care and rehabilitation goal formation. She is passionate about providing comprehensive services to clients, ensuring they are satisfied with their goal progression and functional gains. Gaby understands the importance of rapport building and creating a foundation of trust between client and therapist.
Natalie Walters, OT
Natalie has practiced in a variety of clinical settings, and helps to maximize her client’s safety and independence to support their return to daily life following an injury. Her experience includes hospital-based assessment and treatment within acute, rehabilitation, and orthopedic settings, as well as community-based assessment and rehabilitation of individuals who have sustained catastrophic injuries. Natalie is committed to supporting her clients through their healthcare journey, using her clinical knowledge and expertise to tailor a custom support plan to meet their individual goals.
Physiotherapists (PTs)
Brian Bannon, PT
Brian’s primary area of clinical practice is traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. He also has extensive experience treating various orthopaedic injuries including polytraumas. Brian believes in a goal-oriented approach to treatment and strives to help clients achieve meaningful progressions. He believes in an active and collaborative approach to patient care. Brian is a Certified Integrated Dry Needling Practitioner (CIDN) and has taken additional post-graduate training courses in concussion management and Introduction to the Bobath Concept.
Stacia Bates, PT
Stacia has clinical experience working with a variety of conditions such as stroke, acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis and post-acute COVID syndrome. She recognizes the importance of establishing a collaborative partnership with patients and developing individualized goals that include the patients and their families. Using education, exercise, therapeutic technology and neuromuscular facilitation techniques, Stacia develops individualized treatment programs for each patient. She has completed additional post-graduate training in concussion management (Level1 & 2) and NDT techniques.
Katie Gonser, PT
Katie has considerable experience working with a variety of neurological conditions including acquired brain injuries, stroke, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and spina bifida. She holds a unique perspective on transitions throughout the health care continuum across a variety of settings from acute care, rehabilitation, and community-based programs. Katie recognizes the significance of establishing unique goals with an individual and their loved ones, as well as providing customized approaches to achieve them. Katie has completed further postgraduate training on concussion management and is completing courses on Locomotor gait retraining, vestibular rehabilitation and NDT techniques. Katie is also a clinical instructor with the School of Physiotherapy at Western University.
Laura Graham, PT
Laura has gained extensive clinical experience across programs at Parkwood Institute. When developing physiotherapy programing, she emphasizes the importance of understanding an individual's unique social and physical environments and their life roles. Laura values the integration of emerging literature, personal interests, and ongoing collaboration with all parties to facilitate motivation and engagement in treatment. In addition to her role in NTR, Laura is a widely-regarded academic in the field of physiotherapy. She is currently the Chair of the Master of Physical Therapy program at Western University, where she also teaches, holding the position of assistant professor.
Rajender Rajender, PT
Rajender's diverse academic, professional and clinical background brings a unique perspective to physiotherapy rehabilitation at NTR. With the goal to meet their physical demands of work, leisure, and social life, Rajender inspires individuals to take a more active role in their health. He employs evidence-based knowledge to create customized rehabilitation plans and strategies, facilitating positive life changes following an injury. His clinical experience spans a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings with a special interest in neurological conditions, including spinal cord and acquired brain injuries. Rajender also speaks Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Social Workers (SWs)
Olivia Abbas, SW
Olivia is a registered social worker with experience in both public and private environments with multiple populations, including acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injury, orthopedic injury, amputation, and chronic pain. Olivia uses a strength-based and whole-person approach and meets the client where they are at when addressing concerns, including trauma, depression and anxiety, adjustment, and self-esteem. Olivia provides a safe space to share struggles and implements emotion focused therapy and mindfulness techniques into her practice.
Riley Prossler, SW
Riley is a registered social worker with extensive experience in the private, public, and community sectors. Riley's clinical expertise spans multiple adult populations, including acquired brain injury, spinal cord, amputation, and chronic pain. Riley acknowledges that individuals' emotional wellbeing is an integral component of the rehabilitation process. She utilizes a holistic and strengths-based approach when working with individuals and their support networks to address a multitude of challenges, including grief and loss, adjustment, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Kristyn Samra, SW
Kristyn is a registered social worker with extensive experience in supporting individuals with various neurological conditions, particularly within inpatient settings. Over the years, she has developed an understanding of the mental health challenges that emerge as early as the acute phase of recovery and their impact on daily function, relationships, and vocational status. In her current outpatient role, this understanding enables Kristyn to take a holistic approach, ensuring continuity of care and support throughout the recovery process. Kristyn has worked with individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan, helping them navigate a wide range of emotional well-being goals. Whether addressing anxiety, depression, grief, adjustment, or trauma, she brings empathy and expertise to her practice. Her client-centered, biopsychosocial approach integrates diverse treatment modalities, allowing her to meet the unique needs of each client effectively.
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs)
Adrienne Bulhoes, SLP
Adrienne is a speech-language pathologist with more than 10 years' experience providing assessment and treatment of individuals with acquired brain injuries, as well as cognitive communication difficulties associated with chronic pain and emotional sequelae.
Adrienne recognizes the importance of regaining participation in daily communications across everyday partners and environments. She takes a customizable, functional approach to therapy, working collaboratively with individuals, their support networks and team members to develop meaningful goals and tailored strategies. Adrienne acts as a resource and advocate, providing assistance with life transitions including return-to-school/work and community reintegration.
Nadia Torrieri, SLP
Nadia's diverse clinical experience spans the public, community and private sectors, which makes her a vital member of the NTR speech-language pathology team. Nadia's robust knowledge base acts as a foundation for development and follow-through of care plans to support the rehabilitation process.
Nadia supports individuals to advocate for their communication needs with a keen interest in exploring new uses of technology to meet communication goals. She addresses therapeutic needs by providing services in naturalistic environments including the community, at home, or in the work and academic settings. Nadia highlights the importance of collaboration and acts as an educational resource for caregivers and professionals in other disciplines, to support an individual's communicative success.
OTA/PTAs
Sarah Madge, OTA/PTA
Sarah’s background as an athlete, coach and trainer naturally led her to a career in the field of rehabilitation. Working with individuals to meet their physical and occupational rehabilitation goals, Sarah brings positivity and encouragement to each session. Her experiences in rehabilitation programs at Parkwood Institute and in the community make Sarah an asset to the NTR Team.
Ariel Knapp
Ariel Knapp is a graduate of the Occupational and Physiotherapy Assistant Program at Fanshawe College, and has acquired invaluable clinical experience through her involvement in various hospital programs. Ariel has obtained specialized education and training in various equipment, techniques and approaches used in rehabilitation programs designed by NTR's physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Ariel's friendly and down-to-earth nature also provides individuals with a sense of ease when working towards their rehabilitation goals.