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Team

The Professionals

Our Expert Team

With a dynamic team of 25+ pediatric specialists, our clinic brings together decades of combined experience, with each therapist offering a personalized, child-centered approach that blends warmth with expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes in speech therapy, feeding therapy for ADHD and ADD, behavior therapy for autism, and developmental therapy with sensory integration, helping children communicate better, focus longer, interact more meaningfully, and live more independently.

Leadership Team

Dr. Farah R.

Clinical Director & Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine – Affiliated Clinical Educator
PhD in Child Development, Psychology, and Neuroscience Rehabilitation

Farah  is our esteemed Clinical Director, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in rehabilitation medicine. As an affiliated clinical educator, Farah oversees our therapy programs and ensures that all treatments are aligned with the latest research and best practices in child development and rehabilitation. She brings forward over 15 years of experience and expertise and has positively impacted hundreds of families.

Sharon D.

Executive Director

Sharon Dhaliwal, our Executive Director, has been instrumental in shaping the vision and direction of My Empower Therapy. Her leadership ensures that our center not only meets but exceeds the standards of care expected by our families and the community. Sharon also offers private equine therapy services which promotes positive outcomes for our patients.

Speech Language Department

Dr. Ahmad F. Amro

RSLP – Speech Language Pathologist

Dr. Ahmad F. Amro is a certified Registered Speech-Language Pathology consultant in British Columbia and Jordan. He completed his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees from the United States of America, with clinical and research mentorships by leading scientists in the field. He has a long experience as a professor of speech-language pathology and more than 20 years of clinical experience as a clinician, supervisor, and leader of speech-language pathology in all medical settings and in private practice. He is trained in many clinical programs and has a long history of providing professional workshops to colleagues of different levels. He is an expert with Apraxia, Speech delays, stuttering and cognitive delays.

Vijitha T.

RSLP / RASP Provider – Speech Language  Pathologist

RSLP – Full Registered Speech Language Pathologist

My Empower Therapy RASP approved provider SLP with over 8 years experience Speech Delay, language Disorders, Fluency Disorders, Voice, Autism, Apraxia of Speech, stuttering, voice disorder, communication disorders

Levy

RSLP / RASP Provider – Speech Language Pathologist

RSLP – Full Registered Speech Language Pathologist

Levy received his Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toronto in 2021. Before that, he studied Music with a specialization in Vocal Performance from Briercrest College in Saskatchewan.

He is a member in good standing with Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC,) Speech and Hearing BC, and is registered with the College of Speech and Hearing Professionals of BC (CSHBC) and the Registry of Autism Service Providers (RASP).

Levy enjoys working with children through a play-based approach. Levy has experience with parent-coaching, early intervention, and providing services to clients of various backgrounds (ASD, Down Syndrome, CP etc). Levy enjoys incorporating music into his sessions and tries his best to make sessions fun, engaging, and neurodiversity affirming. Extra training includes SCERTS and Meaningful Speech, Gestalt Language Processing and The Ultimate Play Based Speech Course.

Sahar F.

Eligible AFU Provider as Family Therapist RCC / SLPA / Behavior Consultant / Play Therapist – Registered Clinical Counsellor

Sahar is now a Full time team member of My Empowers multidisciplinary team, across the Panorama, Newton and Morgan Crossing Clinic. She is a behavior specialist and serves as a Registered Clinical Counsellor certified by the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

She is working in both the Speech and Behavior Department under the supervision of Dr. Amro

Education/ Certifications:
BA in Speech and Language Pathology
MA in Family counselling
PhD in the Psychology of Special Ed.

Sahar has worked as a SLP speech therapist for about 15 years in Iran. She is highly experienced in working with children of different needs, diversities, and array of challenges such as Autism, ADHD, Hearing Loss, learning disability, Down syndrome, Delayed speech, Articulation Disorder, Stuttering and much more.

I’m addition to her Masters And PhD Degree she also encompasses certifications in Play therapy, Family Therapy, Tale therapy, Drawing interpretation.

My PhD thesis was about the effectiveness of identiplay on improving imitation, joint attention , pretend play and communication skills.

Working with children is my passion. I have always loved my job, and I really enjoy helping children to have a better life.

Behaviour Analysis Department

Bernadette M.

BEHAVIOR ANALYST / BCBAS

Highly experienced BCBA – Behavior Consultant specializes in developing daily living skills, independence and self regulation plans.

Jeyameena D.

BEHAVIOR ANALYST / BCBAS

Annie

REGISTERED FAMILY BEHAVIOR THERAPIST- RCC

Masters of Psychology 7 years clinical experience Working as a Behaviour Therapist.

Mei W.

RASP CERTIFIED – REGISTERED AUTISM Services provider AFU funding
Board Certified Behavior Analyst BCBA

– BCBA Nearly ten years of service experience in children with autism, developmental delays, and other conditions
•⁠ ⁠Serves hundreds of special needs children aged 2-14.
•⁠ ⁠Skillful use of VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R
•helps children with autism and other developmental delays

Tanya M.

BEHAVIOR ANALYST / BCBAS

RASP Certified – Registered Autism Service Provider

M.Ed., BCBA
Tanya McCarthy has been working in the field of applied behavior analysis for over 20 years. She has provided services to children and youth between the ages of 2 and 19 in home settings, schools, and the community. Tanya is a board-certified behavior analyst since 2020 and holds a master’s degree in special education with a concentration in autism and developmental disabilities from the University of British Columbia and has also received an advanced citation diploma in disability and applied behavior analysis from Douglas College. Tanya is passionate about using the science of behavior analysis to promote meaningful changes to improve the lives of her clients and their families.

Occupational Therapy Department

Jessica F.

Senior Registered Occupational Therapist

M.Ed., BCBA

20+ years experience.
– RASP provider COTBC  registered OTR/L
Certified Hypnotherapist
Certified Viome Nutrition Coach
Certified SOMA Level 1 Breath Work Facilitator



Tanvir S.

PROVISIONAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

I have completed my Masters of Occupational Therapy at Curtin University in Australia. Experienced with pediatrics. 

Mary

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST