Serving Vernon and the North Okanagan, BC, Canada

Services:

• Injury Recovery: Helping children and adults regain meaningful activities with a focus on healthy habits and work-life balance.

• Children’s Support: Early intervention for kids with autism and other disabilities, promoting their connection to school-life, peers and adults, and play.

• Elder Rehabilitation: Improving quality of life through connection, fall prevention, sleep interventions, cognitive rehab, assistive technology, and physical activity.

• Adults with Disabilities: Exploring new possibilities in work, sports, or recreation.

• Newcomers to Canada: Facilitating connection, assisting with acquiring/replacing assistive devices and integrating into the community.

Key Stakeholders and Partners:

• Insurance Companies: ICBC, Veteran's Affairs Canada, Pacific Blue Cross, Desjardin Financial Security, Sunlife (And more....)
• Government Initiatives: Supporting refugees with disabilities.
• School Age Therapy Program
• At Home Program
• Autism Program: (Registry of Autism Service Providers)
• Local Authorities: Inclusive design consultation.
• Employers: Ergonomic assessments, inclusive tech, and healthy lifestyle consulting.
• Charities & Non-Profits: Providing assistive technologies.
• Equipment Vendors & Community Providers: Supplying necessary services and devices.


Certifications:

• Trained by the Rick Hansen Foundation as an accessibility assessor.
• Crisis Prevention Institute Training.
• Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance.
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Level 2 for Occupational Therapists
• Integrative Psychotherapy
• M.A.C. Trained – Functional Capacity Evaluations and Return to Work with Mental Health Conditions
• Matheson-trained Functional Capacity Evaluator.
• Certified in the Progressive Goal Attainment Program.
• (And more...)


Contact:

Telephone: (250) 423-1630
Email:  cottonl@telus.net

Louisa Cotton, MPH, B.Sc.O.T.
Occupational Therapy and Public Health - 'Skills for the job of healthy living.'

I acknowledge that I live, work, learn, and play on the ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Nation. The Syilx people have stewarded this land for generations with a deep respect for its interconnected ecosystems, and it is my responsibility to honor their enduring relationship with the land.
Coming from England, where I grew up, and moving to BC, I have come to realize how much I still have to learn about Indigenous peoples and their living cultures. Too often, Indigenous histories are spoken about in the past tense, denying their continued presence and the ongoing struggles for rights, health, and self-determination. By recognizing this, I commit to challenging the systems of oppression that have displaced Indigenous people from their lands and rights, particularly their rights to Health, Occupational Justice, and Sovereignty.
I am committed to continuous learning and active allyship with the Syilx Nation, working to ensure their voices are heard and respected in public health and occupational therapy practices.