Our Healthcare Team
Alanna Davis, OT
Alanna is a registered Occupational Therapist with a love of the great outdoors and a deep desire to share this with others. With the purchase of Larchwood Farm in 2016, the wheels began to turn and ideas started emerging. From the beginning Larchwood Farm Nature Camp was envisioned as a training centre for the MSc OT students. With a passion for student education it seemed natural for Alanna to dive into Nature OT and bring innovative, energetic students along for the ride. We are learning together in this emerging sector of nature-based OT. With over 14 years experience working in world renowned hospitals, cancer centres and rehabilitation facilities it was time to venture out into nature with kids at the centre of it. Join us as we bring to life Nature OT, both rurally and in the urban centre!
Emma Greenberg, OT
Emma is a registered Occupational Therapist who is passionate about building inclusive spaces where every child can engage in meaningful participation. She loves combining her love of OT with her love of nature; in her free time Emma loves to hike, run outdoors, ski, and do anything near the water!
Emma also works as an OT and dance instructor with The Dance Ability Movement, where she supports accessible dance classes for dancers of all abilities. Emma has experience working as an OT in the school system, child care centres, and private paediatrics.
Emma is a certified Powerfully You Provider. Powerfully You is a self regulation curriculum created by OTs that focuses on empowering children to tune into their bodies, build self-compassion, and promote healthy regulation skills. Emma loves bringing this curriculum into nature in both 1:1 and group settings!
Emma looks forward to collaborating with children and families to explore nature together and help meet their goals!
emma@davisoccupationaltherapy.com
Kristina Marchiori, OT
Kristina is a registered Occupational Therapist who is passionate about mixing her love for being creative, being in nature, and helping her clients reach their goals! Outside of her role in the Nature OT in the City Group program, Kristina works as an Occupational therapist at Nova’s Ark Charity, where she gets to mix the therapeutic benefits of play, the outdoors and animals in her work with kids, teens and adults!
In the past few years of practice, Kristina has had the opportunity to expand on her nature therapy knowledge in attending the Grounded to Grow Nature Retreat in Chicago, learning from other nature based OTs. She has been part of research around mental health within Occupational Therapy and believes strongly in addressing mental health with clients of all ages AND their families. She has explored a variety of different courses regarding autism, anxiety, emotional regulation, motivational interviewing, and much more, and is always learning! Kristina has also started our parent “Campfire chats”, which allow the parents of Larchwood to connect with each other and work through challenges together facilitated by an OT. Kristina is so excited to connect with all the old and new families of Larchwood in the upcoming session!
Regan Chau-Stacey, OT
Regan is a registered Occupational Therapist who is passionate about enabling kids to achieve their occupational goals! Regan fell in love with nature-based therapy when she first started working with Davis OT as a Student Occupational Therapist in 2020 where her role involved developing curriculum and piloting the Larchwood Farm Nature Camp. She has been running nature-based groups in the city and providing individual therapy with Davis OT ever since.
Aside from her role at Davis OT, she also works at St. Michael's Hospital in the Community Mental Health Department where she provides community outreach and case management for adults and older adults experiencing severe and persistent mental health issues.
In her spare time, she enjoys nature hikes with her dog, hot yoga classes, and travelling.
Annemarie Muhic, OT
Annemarie is a Registered Occupational Therapist who is excited about this opportunity to incorporate the therapeutic benefits of nature into her pediatric practice. Annemarie has been practicing Occupational Therapy since 2012 and has experience working both within the pediatric and adult population, with variety of diagnosis, and including clinical, hospital and community settings.
Annemarie currently also works at iA (Industrial Alliance) Insurance Company, identifying and assisting individuals whom are on short-term or long-term disability in successfully returning to work.
During her free time, Annemarie enjoys playing softball, snowboarding, working out, hiking, boating, travelling and enjoying the outdoors together with her husband and son.
Emily Comrie, OT
Emily completed her Master’s of Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, during which she took part in a placement with Davis Occupational Therapy. From having both studied the literature on nature-based therapy and having experienced the restorative effects of nature throughout her own life, Emily is passionate about the therapeutic potential of nature based-therapy among children, as well as among adult populations. Emily co-facilitates our Mindfulness in Nature Group for Adults with ADHD and provides coverage for our Weekend Nature OT Groups for kids!
Kayla Soosaar
Kayla completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy in Glasgow, Scotland. Kayla’s career mission is to provide meaning to an individual’s life through community engagement, recreational activities, and engaging occupations. She is excited to begin to use nature-based therapy to help her clients explore the above-mentioned areas in their life. Her experience working as an outdoor educator and tree planter has provided her with resilience, perseverance, and experience in the use of nature as a form of therapy.
Kayla is also working in a pediatric occupational therapy clinic helping children overcome sensory issues as well as improving fine and gross motor skills. She also has growing experience assessing and treating adults recovering from brain injuries or living with ADHD.
During her free time Kayla enjoys going on epic back country camping trips with friends and family, exploring new areas, doing yoga, and reading.
Kayla looks forward to using nature-based therapy to provide a positive therapeutic environment. She provides virtual services to adults and is available for private OT in nature for children and adults in Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo and Guelph area.
Michelle Lui
Michelle is a recent graduate of Western University’s occupational therapy program. She completed her second placement at Larchwood and fell in love with all the creative possibilities nature-based therapy has to offer. One of the highlights from this experience was running a handwriting group and incorporating rich multi-sensory experiences to help kiddos reach their goals. Michelle also has placement experience working in the community with adults who have been in motor vehicle accidents, as well as on a geriatric psychiatry team in a mental health setting. In her free time, you can catch her running or cycling through different trails in the city or cooking up a storm in the kitchen!
Heather Cholack
Heather has been a registered social worker since 2005, completing her BSW from the University of Victoria and her MSW from York University. Over the years Heather has worked in a variety of settings, working with people utilizing trauma informed, strengths based and client centred approaches. It is important to Heather to create a safe, inclusive, identity affirming space for people, bringing anti-oppressive awareness to herself and her work. Heather is passionate about being present and hearing people’s stories, with understanding and compassion as they make sense of themselves, their relationships and the world. Heather provides individual and group psychotherapy to people 17+ using a combination of DBT, ACT, CBT, Mindfulness and EFT modalities.
Heather was diagnosed with ADHD as a child and in recent years while working with adults identifying with ADHD has begun to focus her practice on supporting people navigating a neurotypical world, uncovering their strengths and coping with their challenges. Heather finds nature to be a great resource for grounding, connecting and healing and is excited to work with the clients and staff of Davis OT.
Sophie Wong
Sophie is our new Occupational Therapist Assistant and recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in Health Studies and a minor in Psychology at the University of Toronto. “It’s my goal to pursue a degree in Occupational Therapy in the near future. I am passionate about working with children as well as the neurodiverse community. I spent the last year of my undergrad in my placement where I provided one-on-one support for pre-school children with special needs. I learned the importance and the benefits that occupational therapy brings in enhancing individuals’ ability to achieve their goals.
I have had the opportunity to volunteer at the Larchwood camp where I fell in love with nature-based therapy. I believe sensory provided in nature is crucial in development, but also beneficial to our physical and mental health regardless of our age.
During my free time, I like to go on walks, play tennis, read, and explore! I am excited to join the Davis team and explore together what nature has to offer with the children and their families!"
Erin Lymer, OT
Erin is a registered Occupational Therapist with a lifelong love of animals and nature. Since 2011, Erin has worked with clients of all ages in the community, school and hospital settings. Erin enjoys incorporating animals and the outdoors into her therapeutic approach and has seen firsthand the transformative role this can play in clients’ progress. Erin’s background includes working in pediatrics and she is trained in the Handwriting without Tears approach. She has also worked with adults in the areas of physical and mental health, developmental disabilities, addictions and chronic pain. Erin has extensive experience working with neurodiverse clients and is excited by the emerging opportunities for occupational therapy and advocacy as neurodiversity becomes increasingly recognized and embraced in clients’ homes, schools, workplaces and communities.