Laura Feldt is an Occupational Therapist and a Certified Life Care Planner. Her practice involves assessing the community rehabilitation needs of individuals who have experienced personal injury and chronic conditions and determining their lifelong needs and costs in cases of permanent disability. Specifically, she conducts assessments including Future Care Needs and Costs Analyses, Attendant Care Assessments, and Occupational Therapy In-Home and Worksite Assessments. Laura has also successfully provided expert witness testimony before the Licence Appeal Tribunal on a number of occasions.

Laura works with individuals of all ages who experience cognitive, physical, behavioural, and/or psychosocial challenges, to develop and coordinate goal-directed rehabilitation plans. The diagnostic groups she serves include traumatic brain injury, complex orthopaedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, psycho-emotional disorders, and sensory impairments.

Laura has been practicing occupational therapy since 1989. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science (Honors). In 2015 she completed the University of Florida Life Care Planning Precertification program and obtained her certification as a Canadian Life Care Planner. She has also been a Certified Yoga Instructor since 2013.

Laura’s practice initially focused on working with individuals with serious mental health issues in a hospital setting. She then transitioned to practicing occupational therapy and life care planning in the community setting in the private sector. Laura’s extensive experience, analytical skills and interpersonal skills facilitate positive outcomes for the individuals she works with.

For leisure, Laura enjoys practicing yoga and mindfulness, performing in musical theatre productions, engaging in creative art projects as well as participating in outdoor activities such as hiking through forests and canoeing.