Heidi Nygard, BA, MOT
Heidi is a collaborative, client-centred therapist who has experience working with diverse populations across return-to-work, post-secondary, and community home health contexts. Heidi completed her Master's degree in Occupational Therapy at UBC, bringing expertise as a learning disability specialist and assistive technologist to her clinical practice. She has worked with clients living with mental health conditions, chronic pain, concussion/traumatic brain injury, and mixed diagnoses to reach meaningful, purposeful goals.
When not at work, Heidi loves art, a good coffee, and summer lake swimming.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin
Ergonomic Assessments
Return to Work Planning
Worksite Accommodations
Activation
Hospital Discharge Planning
Life skills for depression and anxiety
Clients: Adult
Clients: Older Adult
Qualifications
- Applied Learning Disability Specialist Certificate – Cambrian College
- CAOT member
- WSBC provider
Practice Areas
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Job Demands Analysis (physical and cognitive)
- Return to Work Planning
- Worksite Accommodations
- Injury Prevention
- Return to sport and leisure
- Home Care
- Activation
- Life skills for depression and anxiety
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Case Management
- Exposure Therapy
- Transit assessments and training
- Home Safety/Falls Prevention Assessment
- Clients: Youth
- Clients: Adult
- Clients: Older Adult