Samara Francia O.T. Reg. (Ont)

Samara received her Bachelor’s of Physical and Health Education from University of Toronto, graduating at the top of her class. She then went on to recieve training as a Teacher at OISE. She then completed her Masters of Occupational Therapy from McMaster University in 2005. She has always had a great passion for health and well-being and why she studied her University Education in a Physical and Health Education program where she studied health and well-being on a very deep level including behaviors that promote health. She has been working in the field of pediatrics as an OT since 2006, and has practiced in a variety of environments including schools, homes, private clinics, developmental screening clinics and hospital based treatment programs for infants and children in addition to running her own private practice. This has given her the opportunity to develop a broad range of clinical skills including treatment and consultative skills to support infants and children. Samara is registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, and is a member of the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists. 

Professional Development 

  • Yoga Teacher (Life Cosmic)

  • Reiki Level 1

  • Guided Imagery/Meditation Winter 2022 - Emotional Freedom Technique Introduction Course & Imagery & Healing Course (Through Emmy Vadnais Holistic Healing)

  • Eating & Feeding Matters - Relationship Matters April - (July 2022)

  • Neuro-Developmental Treatment for the Child with Autisum Spectrum Disorder : Treating the Movement of ASD Kim Barthel OTR (February 2015)

  • Sensory Integration Certificate Program Course I: “The Sensory Integration Perspective” Suzanne Smith Roley OTR, FAOTA (May 31-June 4 2012)

  • Autism From The Inside OutKim Bartel, OTR (February 2011)

  • Therapeutic Listening: “Listening with The Whole Body” Sheila M.Frick, OTR (September 2011)

  • OT-SI Intervention: Utilizing a Sensory Integration Frame of Reference in Occuaptional Therapy PracticeTeresa May-Benson ScD, OTR/L (May 2010)

  • Motor Right Along: An innovative workshop for Occupational Therapists working with school-aged children (November 21, 2008)

  • Introductory Neurodevelopmental Therapy Course Barbara MacDonald (December 2007)

  • “The Learning Triad: How the Eyes, Hands and Cognition Impact Writing and Other School Activities”, Mary Benbow (April 2007)

  • “Eating and Feeding Matters” April - July 2022

  • “Finding Safety & Stability A Trauma-Informed Sensory Motor Approach” Recorded Webinar September 22, 2023

  • Please note, this is a highlighted list of Professional Development, and more courses have been completed