THE PENTICTON PEDIATRIC THERAPY TEAM

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 Our physiotherapist, Victoria Oniah has trained in the United kingdom at the world renowned Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.  Victoria has experience and training working with children aged 0 - 18 in the management of cerebral palsy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, developmental coordination dyspraxia, hip dysplasia (DDH), hypermobility, autism, and more.   Victoria has a child-centred and holistic approach to treatment with 17 years of experience. She relocated to the Okanagan in 2012. She strives to make these specialist services available to families within the Okanagan region in order to optimize and facilitate the continuity of care for children and their families. 

Miwa has been an Occupational Therapist since 2007. As an internationally educated OT, she obtained her Canadian registration in 2017 and has worked in both private and public health settings with people across the lifespan—from children to older adults, including those receiving palliative care. Her diverse experience supporting developmental, physical, cognitive, emotional, and mental health needs has shaped her holistic and compassionate approach.

Miwa’s current practice focuses primarily on children and youth with autism and developmental disabilities. She takes a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive approach, recognizing each child’s unique strengths, needs, and way of experiencing the world.

She is trained in the BEST Strategies approach, integrating body, emotional, sensory, and thinking systems to support regulation and participation. She also draws on solution-focused and mindfulness-based approaches, as well as Nonviolent Communication, to foster connection, safety, and understanding between children and their families.

Miwa believes therapy should fit into family life—not add another layer of stress. She offers practical, simple strategies that can be naturally woven into everyday routines to support emotional regulation, independence, learning, play, and meaningful participation. Above all, Miwa feels honoured to walk alongside children and families, creating a space where they feel seen, understood, and supported to discover their strengths and thrive.

Rachel completed her Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto.

Rachel has been working as a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist for 13 years. She has had a variety of work experiences assessing and treating both adults and children in a hospital, health centre, and private practice settings.

Rachel places a strong emphasis on face-to-face communication and loves setting goals that make a difference in day-to-day life. She enjoys holding sessions in community and extra-curricular environments such as restaurants, stores, parks, pools, and helping students communicate with their family members, teachers, coaches, peers, and even their horses. Recently, she has become increasingly interested in the assessment and treatment of Motor Speech Disorders and has pursued continuing education on the subject.

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