Our Team
Luc Jeanneau
Luc believes that everyone deserves to live a joyful and authentic life. As a multiply neurodivergent clinician, Luc brings lived experience to his work. He believes it is essential for ND-folks to be understood and validated in their experience. Luc aims to build a foundation for lasting positive change by supporting self-understanding and facilitating mutual understanding between neurotypes. Luc’s experience as a school-based pediatric clinician ultimately left him yearning to be able to deliver services that were more aligned with his clients’ way of being. Starting a private practice that works through the lens of the Neurodiversity Paradigm was an obvious fit.
His temperament is enthusiastic, playful, and fast-paced. He likes to create a peer-to-peer feel, rather than an expert-client dynamic.
Luc is no longer accepting clients to save spoons for running a business!
Megan Shields
Megan Shields brings a wealth of health leadership experience to the Everyday OT team. She has formerly served as the Deputy Registrar of the College of Occupational Therapists of BC (COTBC), overseeing provincial OT practice supports, quality assurance programs, and cultural safety initiatives. Megan is Clinical Faculty for the UBC Master of Occupational Therapy Program, and has held roles as Health Programs Manager and Provincial OT Clinical Advisor for the Mental Health Unit of WorkSafe BC. Additionally, she has clinical experience and certifications in trauma supports, leadership and clinical coaching, and vocational rehabilitation.
Megan is a hyper-empath with a direct and energetic communication style. She is function and possibilities-oriented clinician, adept at applying practice frameworks to practical scenarios. Her commitment to understanding and validating her clients' experiences aligns perfectly with Everyday OT's mission. Megan aims to foster an environment where clients feel both empowered and understood.
Megan works with neurodivergent adults and inclusive employers.
Tessa Goldberger
Tessa completed her Master of Occupational Therapy program at UBC. Tessa has experience working with adults and children with varying neurological disorders, developmental delays, orthopaedic injuries, chronic pain, mental health and trauma. Her experience in school-based therapy has further increased her passion for neurodiversity and all that it encompasses. Tessa is dedicated to creating a safe space for children, youth and adults to explore connection, engagement and functional skill building through meaningful occupations.
Tessa’s approach is calm, patient, and structured.
She works with neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults.
Shay-Lynn Smith
Shay graduated from the Queen’s University Master of Occupational Therapy Program. She has worked in long term care, pediatrics, and mental health services. Shay is passionate about working with ND children and adults, as well as the overlap that commonly happens between mental health and neurodivergence. She focuses on developing a strengths-based relationship and mutual regulation as a pre-requisite to goal focused work. Clinically, she draws on trauma-informed practice and is uniquely experienced and trained as one of BC’s few PDA-informed OTs.
Shay’s temperament is thoughtful, honest, and encouraging. Shay was drawn to OT due to the focus on meaningful activities and focuses her own life on valuing her own meaningful occupations. She regularly learns new art projects, plays games on her switch, and explores the outdoors.
Shay works with children and teens. She is PDA-informed.
Lori Keith
Lori has over 20 years of experience working as an OT in the fields of mental health and vocational rehabilitation, including, work-place support and accommodation. She is passionate about partnering with individuals who wish to explore living in the most authentic and healthy way possible, and is excited to tackle the challenges that living with neurodivergence presents. Lori envisions a world where communities embrace diversity, and she is dedicated to collaboratively working towards this goal. Interest areas include recovery from trauma, depression and anxiety supports, work life balance, return to work planning, workplace accommodation, mental wellness at work, and health promotion.
Her approach is calming, methodical, and determined. Lori is genuinely interested in people, and appreciates open and direct communication. She believes that we are all learning life together, and that nature is the greatest teacher and healer. Lori is refuelled by spending time with her loved ones, and in solitude surrounded by nature.
Lori works with neurodivergent adults.
Emily Thompson
Emily is an Australian born and trained OT, now happy to call Vancouver her home. She views it as an immense privilege to work as a partner, ally and advocate for clients and has provided neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy across diverse settings including clinics, homes, hospitals, schools, workplaces and long-term care homes. She is passionate about providing relationship-centred health care that meets people where they are at, recognizes and values their unique strengths and needs, and supports them in the things they want to and need to do in a way that is authentic and meaningful to them.
Her approach is affirming, non-judgmental, and creative. Emily enjoys working through approaches including art, play, writing, self-compassion, embodiment and nature connection. These processes are also an integral part of her daily life and supporting of her own neurodivergence. She also loves to move her body and is a trained yoga teacher for children, teens and adults.
Emily works with caregivers, children, teens and adults. She is PDA-informed.
Laura O’Donnell
Laura is a dynamic occupational therapist who graduated with an MScOT from Queen's University in 2020. She has supported clients of all ages and neurotypes, gaining insight into the gaps in services that can hinder clients' confidence and authentic self-expression. Laura is passionate about addressing these gaps and helping clients develop the skills that matter most to them. Her areas of interest include assistive technology, self-advocacy, mental health, daily living, and vocational skills.
Laura is approachable, understanding, and reflective, making her a supportive partner in her clients’ journeys. Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, skiing, and camping, as well as indulging in documentaries, books, podcasts, and a well-curated playlist.
Laura works with caregivers, children, teens and adults. She provides telehealth services in BC and also has cross-jurisdictional registration allowing her to remotely support clients in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland & Labrador.