Dr. Keoma is a registered psychologist and mom of two school-aged kids. She has a reputation for being able to work well with children, youth, and young adults presenting with unique challenges. Dr. Keoma brings years of clinical, research, and teaching experience to Briovi. She has expertise in working with preschoolers, children, youth, and young adults and their families from diverse backgrounds. Using an evidence-based approach, Dr. Keoma delivers assessments, consultations, counselling, and interventions that are comprehensive, strength-focused, and often multidisciplinary. She has expertise in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

In addition, Dr. Keoma is trained in the gold-standard assessment tools for autism spectrum disorder, trauma informed practices, and the Orton-Gillingham Approach. She also has background in the science of reading, gender-affirming care, and school-based assessment, consultation, and intervention.

Dr. Keoma’s warm, welcoming, and supportive nature helps her connect with almost anyone who walks through the door. Collaborating with families, she uses a strength-based approach to address challenges and develop creative approaches that are tailored to the needs of her clients.

When she’s not working directly with clients, Dr. Keoma often gives talks and leads workshops in the community on topics like developing early literacy skills, parenting, childhood anxiety, trauma, and autism spectrum disorder. She’s also an adjunct instructor at the University of Calgary in their School and Applied Psychology program. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, hiking, listening to podcasts, and cooking.

Vanessa is a registered psychologist. She obtained her Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary in 2022, where she specialized in assessment and intervention with children and youth. Vanessa provides assessment, consultation, and counselling in the areas of learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and emotional regulation challenges. Throughout her education, training, and work experience, Vanessa has had the opportunity to work with clients and families from various diverse backgrounds.

Vanessa previously worked in the non-profit sector, providing support for vulnerable populations. She enjoys continuing to expand her knowledge on childhood development and keeps on top of current research in the field.

Vanessa views therapy as a collaborative process where she works with her clients to acquire the appropriate coping skills for their present difficulties while building awareness needed to handle future challenges. Along with bringing empathy and compassion into her work, she provides a safe and accepting environment. She is passionate about helping others optimize their well-being and confidence. She is trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Megan is a registered psychologist. She earned her Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary in 2022. Megan has over ten years' experience working with children and youth with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. She also provides services to families through FSCD funding and loves to collaborate with other professionals from various disciplines. Her counselling approach is based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She has worked in both school and clinical settings, providing supports to diverse learners. She has a passion for assessing and implementing interventions for children with learning disabilities, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, executive dysfunction, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Megan also has training in the Orton-Gillingham approach and she provides literacy intervention to children who need extra support in their literacy development. Megan always works from a strength-based perspective. Megan is passionate about working collaboratively with families to support clients to reach their full potential. Megan explains strategies in concrete, simple, and interactive ways which makes gaining skills that much more fun! 

Tatiana is a registered psychologist, with a Master of Education in School Psychology. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of psychology, which includes registering as a psychologist in 2008, and working with children on the autism spectrum for almost 10 years before that. She has worked in a variety of school and clinical settings and with children and families from diverse backgrounds and across the lifespan. She has expertise in the areas of learning disabilities, literacy, the science of reading, autism spectrum disorder, selective mutism, ADHD, and other mood and behaviour-related challenges.

Tatiana is passionate about continued learning, so she is always furthering her own knowledge of current topics and science-based information related to her work as a psychologist and as a parent. Tatiana has a warm, welcoming and non-judgmental approach and brings the understanding that connection is at the heart of human growth and change to her work and relationships. Tatiana has training in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and provides psychological consultations, assessments, and literacy interventions at Briovi.

Elysha is a registered speech-language pathologist.  She obtained her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alberta in 2016.  Elysha has experience in both assessment and treatment of various speech, language, and communication needs.  Her areas of interest include pronunciation of sounds, literacy, vocabulary development, early language development, grammar, telling stories and giving more complex information, understanding spoken language, and social language.  She specializes in working with children from 2 to 12 years old, and also enjoys working with older and younger clients.  

Elysha develops individualized programming for each of her clients, based on their strengths and areas of interest.  She collaborates with families and with other professionals to ensure that programming is well suited to each client.  Engagement and motivation are key factors in learning, and Elysha strives to make each therapy session engaging and fun. Her clients often look forward to therapy sessions.

Elysha speaks French fluently, and obtained her Certificate in Francophone Practice (Certificat d’études supérieures spécialisées d’orthophonie en milieu francophone) from the University of Alberta (2016).  She has a Bachelor of Arts in French from the University of Calgary (2012), and studied French Literature for one year at the Université Francois Rabelais in Tours, France.  She worked for one year as an English instructor at the Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France.

Alison obtained her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alberta in 2017. She has experience providing assessment, treatment, and consultative services for a variety of speech, language, and communication challenges. Alison’s areas of interest include speech sound production, fluency, language development, literacy, and social communication. She uses a play-based, family-centred, and neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy.

Alison enjoys collaborating with families and other professionals to create programming that is engaging and meaningful for each client. Outside of work, she loves exploring new activities with her toddler and listening to podcasts. She looks forward to connecting with you! 

Kim is a registered occupational therapist and Mom of two. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Master's of Occupational Therapy in 2011. Her passion for supporting children and families started over 20 years ago working as an aide in families' homes and schools, and has expanded and grown through her diverse experiences as an occupational therapist. Her experience spans from infants to young adults, and she has worked closely coaching and collaborating with families, and multi-disciplinary teams in a variety of environments. Kim has experience in both assessment and treatment in the areas of fine motor development, pre-printing/printing, keyboarding, executive functioning, sensory processing, and self regulation. She also targets daily living skills including; toilet training, mealtime/feeding/picky eating, and hygiene.

Kim is a lifelong learner who uses evidence-based approaches. She looks at the environment and how it can be adapted or changed to better support her clients. Kim brings warmth, creativity, and empathy to her work and sees the unique abilities of each child, youth, and family she works with.  

Laura is a communications and content coordinator. She obtained her Bachelor of Communication - Information Design degree from Mount Royal University in 2021, having studied abroad for a semester at FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. Through her experiences at school and in various communications roles, she has cultivated skills in copywriting and copyediting, information architecture, human-centred design, UX/UI testing, graphic design, digital asset management, and social media marketing and branding.

Laura creates and publishes digital content for Briovi's social media channels and helps maintain its expanding website. She strives to infuse each one of Briovi's posts with on-brand graphics, engaging copy, and nuggets of knowledge surrounding child psychology and parenting approaches from Dr. Keoma!

Samira (Sam) is an administrator and content creator. She obtained a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Alberta, and is currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Counselling Psychology program at the University of Calgary. Sam has also gained content creation experience in Canada, the US, the UK, and the UAE. She has cultivated skills in communications, bookkeeping, scheduling, graphic design, photography, videography, and social media branding.

Sam helps coordinate Briovi's bookings, and manages client questions and concerns. She also helps co-create content for Briovi's social media platforms. Her goal is to ensure that all of our clients at Briovi receive accurate and useful information about our services!