About Kim
Kim integrates the science of occupational therapy and neurobiology with cutting edge practice
to support the conscious evolution of the human spirit! With 25 years of experience in the field
of occupational therapy, Kim’s approach to serving clients is visionary and eclectic yet grounded
and “doable” in daily life.
Kim began her career as a pediatric occupational therapist serving children and adolescents with a broad spectrum of neurological and developmental disabilities. As the owner of Labyrinth Therapies in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kim developed the first free-standing occupational therapy clinic outside of socialized medicine in Western Canada in 1989. This pioneering centre provided therapy services for children and developmentally disabled adults servicing Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northwestern Ontario.
Kim has extensive post-graduate education. She is a Neuro-Developmental Treatment OT Instructor with the NDTA, teaching therapists worldwide the facilitation of movement skills for children and adults who experience challenges moving their bodies. Kim has also completed many clinical intensives and certifications in Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy and developmental biomechanics. Post-graduate study in anatomy and neurobiology has further strengthened Kim’s knowledge and understanding of movement.
Sensory processing and neurobiology are an emphasis of Kim’s current practice, writing and teaching. Certified in the S.I.P.T. and extensive clinical experience mentored by master clinicians has lead Kim to develop expertise in Sensory Integration Therapy and what she calls “Sensory Processing Intervention”. Kim began studying sensory processing in 1982 while in university and has relentlessly researched, practiced and expanded her ideas in this field since those early days. Kim has brought the concepts of sensory processing to diverse populations, including children and adults with autism, attention deficit disorder, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, but more profoundly to populations with complex disorders combining psychiatric etiology and attachment based challenges. Recently Kim has expanded her practice to include a blend of sensory processing intervention with counseling for teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, phobia and dysregulation.
Kim’s teaching career began in North America, but broadened to Europe, the Caribbean and recently Asia. With a distinct interest in developing new services for children and creating sustainable care strategies in diverse cultures, Kim moved to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut in 1999. In the Canadian Arctic, she developed services for children and adolescents with both special needs and mental health concerns. Combined with her work at Marymound Centre for youth in Winnipeg, a deepening interest in mental health emerged.
Since living in BC, Kim has authored a pediatric textbook entitled “Evidence and Art: Merging Forces in Pediatric Therapy”. This book blends science and art as equal forces in the therapeutic intervention. Additionally, Kim has written a new book entitled “Honor the Resistance to your Gifts” emphasizing the development of intuition as an aspect of human evolution.
Kim now predominantly teaches, writes and consults while running Labyrinth Journeys, a company dedicated to providing professional and personal growth workshops. Kim has blended all of her skills, knowledge and experiences into a form she entitles an “Empowerment Consultant”, a professional that supports adults worldwide by telephone in developing their spiritual evolution through conscious practice. Combining science, spiritual concepts, counseling skills and functional occupational therapy concepts, Kim makes conscious evolution practical.
Kim currently lives in Victoria, BC with her husband and 10 year old daughter.