About CHILD LIFE

Certified Child Life Specialists are professionals who help children and their families cope with stressful and traumatic healthcare experiences, and/or challenging life events.

With a background in child development, Child Life Specialists provide children and their families with developmentally appropriate interventions to help reduce fear, anxiety and pain associated with the adversity and challenges they are facing.

Interventions to help deal with grief, loss, & anxieties related to death, illness or injury include: therapeutic play, psychoeducation and and expressive arts.

Emma is our Child Life Specialist that works with children and adolescents who:

 Have been diagnosed with a chronic or acute medical illness/condition

 Have experienced a traumatic event

 Have a parent, sibling or loved one diagnosed with a medical condition

 Are experiencing grief or loss

 Are palliative

 Have an upcoming medical or dental procedure

 Experience stress and anxiety due to Covid19

 Are experiencing separation from a loved one

Please reach out to Emma should you be needed the following services:

 Sibling support

 Preparation for medical or dental procedures

 Teaching and promoting advocacy skills and coping strategies

 Grief and bereavement support

 Opportunities to promote emotional expression and strengthen emotional literacy skills

 Therapeutic play

 Parent coaching and consultation