Clinical Team
Meet Our Clinical Team
At CanLearn, we have a diverse and passionate team of professionals. We look forward to helping you on your journey no matter where you are starting.
Dr. Heather Baker, R.Psych., Director of Clinical Services
Dr. Baker is a Registered Psychologist and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor through Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. She holds a doctorate in School Psychology and a master’s in Clinical Psychology (both through the University of British Columbia). Dr. Baker specializes in assessment and program planning for individuals with anxiety, learning, attention, and behavioural challenges across the lifespan. She enjoys providing supervision to practicum and internship students and participating in research partnerships in the community. She is the chair of CanLearn’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Dr. Baker joined CanLearn in 2018.
Neva Capin, Programs facilitator, 4yr international BA in Psychology, CEAT Practitioner
Neva has a 4yr Baccalaureate degree in Psychology, and worked as a School Psychologist in an elementary school in Croatia, with focus on developing programs for gifted individuals and families. She moved to Canada 6 years ago and facilitates the Friends and Teen Talk programs at CanLearn. Neva completed training in Clinical Expressive Art Therapy (CEAT) with Dr. Avi Goren-Bar. She has a strong interest in social justice, and uses her social justice lens when developing community programs. Neva continues her professional development by working with oppressed minorities such as LGBTQ+ youth, immigrants, and children and youth with challenges regarding discrimination. She is currently a proud member of AR – DEI committee at CanLearn.
Ryan Clancy, MSc Student of School and Applied Child Psychology, Program Facilitator
Ryan Clancy is a master’s student at the University of Calgary who is completing the final requirements of his degree as part of his desire to become a Registered Psychologist. Ryan has a background providing early intervention services, behavioural support for children with complex needs, and currently provides social and emotional interventions for children and adolescents. He enjoys playing soccer, snowboarding, and continuing to learn about new and exciting research. Ryan Joined CanLearn in 2020.
Dr. Danielle Droucker, Registered Psychologist
Danielle has specialized training in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She has provided psychological assessment and therapy services to children, youth, and adults in Calgary for over 10 years, in schools, homes, and clinics. In addition to providing specialized assessments for children and adults, she has taught several courses at the University of Calgary and City University. Dr. Droucker has published research and conducted workshops in the areas of developmental disability, intellectual disability, language and learning, and understanding ASD throughout the lifespan. Additionally, Dr. Droucker provides assessments for individuals who have experienced complex trauma, disruptions in early attachments, and challenges related to mental health
Kelsey Friesen-Burritt, M.Sc., Clinical Facilitator
Kelsey is a clinician and group facilitator at CanLearn. She is currently a PhD student in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at the University of Calgary. Kelsey began her journey with CanLearn as a practicum student during her MSc and has experience in psychoeducational assessment, counselling, and group facilitation. She has been part of the Friends, Calm Kids, and Let’s Talk ADHD programs, as well as the counselling services team. The majority of Kelsey’s clinical work has been with neurodiverse children and youth.
Jaime Gaber, MSc, CCC, Clinical Programs Coordinator
Jaime Gaber, MSc is a Canadian Certified Counsellor through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She holds a master’s degree in School Psychology (through the University of Calgary). Jaime is the coordinator of clinical programs at CanLearn and manages, coordinates and oversees community-based and in-house programs for individuals with social-emotional, learning, attention, and behavioural challenges. She enjoys supervising staff and volunteers, supporting program development and participating in research partnerships in the community. Jaime joined CanLearn in 2014.
Roslyn Gaetz, M.Ed., ADHD Coach
Roslyn Gaetz, M.Ed, is a Professional Development Coach who has dedicated her life to supporting others in reaching their personal and professional goals. Roslyn holds a Master’s Degree in Adult Education (Yorkville University), a Certification in Lumina Spark, and a Professional Coach designation (Alder International), and until 2017 was an active member of the International Coaching Federation (PCC). Roslyn has held positions at the University of Manitoba, the University of Victoria, Royal Road University, and North Island College. Roslyn is skilled at helping clients identify behaviour patterns that support continued growth. She understands how to leverage talents and how to create meaningful strategic goals, that lead to results.
Carmen Gietz, MA., Registered Provisional Psychologist
Carmen has extensive experience supporting children, youth, and adults in schools, private practice, and community outreach settings. She has a Master’s Degree in School Psychology (MA, 2011) from the University of British Columbia. Carmen specializes in assessment and is passionate about helping individuals better understand their strengths and challenges and maximize their positive well-being.
Laura Godfrey, AAC, ACC, CACP
Laura has been with CanLearn for over 17 years and is an ICF and PAAC-credentialed ADHD Life Coach, an AudHD Coach (Autism) and an ADHD Parent Coach. She is also certified in The Shanker Method of Self-Reg®. Laura has worked with families and individuals as an ADHD Coach for over seven years to help them manage their strengths and challenges and to learn how to work with their brains. Laura is committed to staying up-to-date with the latest information about ADHD. Her ADHD Coach training is through the ADD Coach Academy, and she holds a Self-Reg Foundations Certificate through the Mehrit Centre. She also facilitates ADHD support groups and provides support on digital information management at CanLearn.
Susan Hendrickson, M.Sc., R.Psych.
Susan is a Registered Psychologist with an extensive history of providing support to families with children with developmental disabilities in Southren Alberta. She has provided intervention in homes, schools and the community to help build awareness of neurodiversity and the various needs accompanying that, using a transdisciplinary model that looks at overall development and meaningful learning. Susan has sat on numerous boards and alliance initiatives aimed at coordinating services for families in Alberta (e.g., working to integrate services across education, health, mental health and social services). She has worked as a clinical service coordinator on various teams providing specialized services to families qualifying for FSCD programming. Susan has a strong background in the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in toddlers, children, youth and adults and provides ASD training and supervision to psychologists new to the process. She also enjoys supervising university interns and provisional psychologists. Stephanie Innocent, M.Ed., Registered Provisional Psychologist
Stephanie is a Registered Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and a permanently certified Alberta teacher. She holds a Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary, as well as two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Concordia University. Stephanie offers psychoeducational assessments and counselling. She is also a facilitator for CanLearn Friends program and a Reading Pilots instructor. Stephanie is fluent in English and French.
Jodi Kresowaty, M.Sc., Registered Psychologist
Jodi holds a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from the University of Calgary. Jodi specializes in the assessment and intervention of children and adults in the areas of attention, learning, anxiety and mood related difficulties. She facilitates programs for youth and adults to support ADHD and emotional regulation and has developed a social/emotional learning curriculum for students who have difficulty managing emotions. Jodi has worked at CanLearn Society for ten years.
Aryn Lisitza, MSc, Registered Provisional Psychologist
Aryn is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and Research Associate through the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. She holds a Master’s in Counselling Psychology and, uniquely, a Bachelor of Health Science Honours from the University of Calgary. Aryn joined CanLearn in 2020, taking on the role of counsellor, program and group facilitator, and member of the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Aryn specializes in counselling neurodivergent adolescents and adults with emotional and social/relational challenges, taking a highly collaborative approach to therapy. Outside of CanLearn, Aryn enjoys reading, hiking, salsa dancing, and, most of all, connecting with family and friends!
Laurie Martens-Morningstar, M.Sc., Registered Psychologist
Laurie has worked at the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) providing assessments and counselling support since 2006. She spent most of her time at the CBE working with youth in an outreach program.
Riley Morrell, MSc, Registered Provisional Psychologist
Samantha Orr, M.Ed., Registered Provisional Psychologist
Sam holds a Master’s degree in School and Applied Child Psychology through the University of Calgary. She provides assessments for individuals living with learning, mental health, and attention challenges. She also provides counselling, consultation, social skills training, and reading interventions through CanLearn. Inspired by her background in behavioural interventions and trauma-informed practice, she is passionate about helping individuals learn the tools they need to meet their goals, whatever they may be. In her free time, Sam enjoys biking around the city, playing any kind of sport, and eating good food.
Dr. Anne Price, Former Director of Clinical Services
Dr. Price holds a doctorate in educational psychology (University of Alberta) and a master’s in developmental psychology (York University). She joined CanLearn in 1984 and over the past 35 years, has been involved in program development and evaluation in early intervention, strategy
instruction, family literacy, assistive technology, and strategy work for those transitioning to post-secondary education. In her former role as a psychologist, she specialized in assessment and program planning for children, youth and adults with learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Currently, Dr. Price helps support the financial assistance program through CanLearn and provides workshops to schools, parents and other community groups.
Maryam Qureshi, Counsellor
Maryam is currently completing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary and is a counsellor with CanLearn. She specializes in bringing a ‘systemic lens’ to her work with families and youth. Maryam is passionate about discovering the diversity of every family, and their history of resilience. She works with clients to develop specific goals based on their needs and life contexts, whether that includes neuro-divergence, ethnicity, spirituality, trauma, etc.! Her approach is based on creating strong relationships, being creative, leveraging each person’s unique strengths, and challenging people to experiment and grow past their comfort zone. Outside of CanLearn she enjoys hiking, skiing, and finding new chips flavours.
Dr. Meadow Schroeder, Registered Psychologist
Meadow has extensive experience assessing a range of presenting problems including learning disabilities, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder. She enjoys working with children, youth and adults. In addition to her clinical work, she is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include student well-being, issues surrounding the identification of learning disabilities, and the transition to post-secondary for students with disabilities.
Eric Trinh, B.Ed., BSc.
Eric is a third-year student at the University of Calgary’s School and Applied Child Psychology program. Before this role, he was a full-time elementary teacher with the Calgary Board of Education, teaching Grades 4 and 5 at G.W. Skene School in East Calgary. His work with families and students at G.W. Skene led him to embark on the journey of transitioning roles to becoming a school psychologist.
Amy Winters, M.Ed., Registered Psychologist
Kalyn Wiebe, M.Ed., Registered Psychologist
Kalyn (she/her) is a Registered Psychologist and holds a Master of Education from the University of Calgary in School and Applied Child Psychology. She has supported children and their families for over ten years in clinical settings, specialized educational settings as well as home-based programming. Kalyn is passionate about supporting families and children to build upon their strengths in order to promote long term success. She provides psychoeducational assessment as well as play-based, functional, family and child centered approaches to intervention.
Jody Wood, MA Reading Pilots Coordinator
Jody was a Resource Teacher and a Specialist for Learning Disabilities for many years with the Calgary Board of Education. She holds a BSC in Biology from the University of Calgary and a Master’s Degree in Teaching Adolescents with Learning Disabilities, as well as general and special education teaching credentials from San Diego State University. Jody specializes in creating individualized reading instruction for students who struggle learning to read. Her background enables her to create appropriate programming for each child and to provide support for reading instructors. For years, Jody accessed CanLearn resources when she taught for CBE. She officially joined CanLearn in the fall of 2017.
Cecilia Ye-O’Neill, Registered Provisional Psychologist
Cecilia (or Cici) finished her M.Sc. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in counselling from the University of Calgary. She has over a decade’s experience working in the mental health field. She helps children, teens, and adults find their strengths and better cope with life’s challenges by using a combination of collaborative therapeutic modalities. Her areas of specialization are counselling and behavioral consultations for developmental diversities (e.g. autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, giftedness, selective mutism, etc). Cecilia is also currently training in psychoeducational and mental health assessments. Additionally, Cecilia has special training in EMDR (finishing Jan 2023) for individuals who would like more targeted support for their trauma or unhelpful belief systems, as well as Gottman’s couples counseling to help support couples in strengthening their bond. She is LGBQT2S+ and BIPOC allied. Finally, Cecilia can speak Mandarin-Chinese for those that need a language bridge.