Kia ora, I’m Nicole!
I’m a registered Clinician in both Canada (SAC) and New Zealand (NZSTA). I love working collaboratively to achieve meaningful outcomes across different needs and strengths.
Since graduating from the University of Canterbury, I have been fortunate to live, learn, and play on Nuu-chah-nulth Territories on Vancouver Island in British Columbia and the Treaty 8 & 11 lands in Northern Canada. My home is now here in Ōtautahi where I work, supervise, and educate future Clinicians.
I couldn’t have imagined the amazing communities and inspiring people this work has taken me. Advocating for patients through policy and public work is also an area of focus for me.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Some areas of additional expertise
and experience includes:
-Multi-disciplinary Team Assessment of
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD)
-Pediatric Feeding Disorders and Picky
Feeding (Responsive and Behavioural
Approaches)
-Hanen’s “More Than Words” and Autistic Language
Development
-IDA+(plus) Structured Literacy Intervention (Neuhaus)
-Childhood Apraxia of Speech (DTTC)
CORE VALUES & ANCHORS
-that play is a meaningful tool for learning (Yes, and collaboration)
-strength-based, person-centred care and assessment
-mahi tahi: togetherness and teamwork
-Hishuk-ish tsawalk: everything is one, everything is connected
PUBLICATIONS.
ENGAGEMENTS.
INVOLVEMENT.
-2024 Pediatric Society of New Zealand, member
-Nova Scotia College of Audiologists and Speech-Language
Pathologists, Standards of Practice Committee (2023-2024)
-Northwest Territorial Association of Speech-Language Pathologists
and Audiologists Secretary (2022-2024), Vice President (2023-2025)
-September 2022 Article
”Phonological awareness and language: Foundations for Literacy”
New Zealand Speech and Language Therapist's Association
magazine, Communications Matters
-August 2021 Article
”Speaking of Speech Sounds: Preserving Language and Dialect”
New Zealand Speech and Language Therapist's Association
magazine, Communications Matters
-January 2021 Article
”Improvisation and Communication: Facilitating Language Skills”
British Columbia Teacher’s Federation Magazine, Teacher
