BREANNE SCHUIT
BREANNE SCHUIT
(She/her)
Child Life Specialist
Breanne Schuit [BA, MSc, CCLS] heads up our Child Life team. She is a Certified Child Life Specialist who specializes in understanding the developmental and emotional needs of children aged 0-18 and their families facing illness, trauma, disability, transitions, death, and bereavement. She utilizes therapeutic play, bibliotherapy, art, and other creative modalities to support young people’s emotional wellbeing. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care from McMaster University. Breanne’s professional experience includes supporting children, youth and teens in the home, community, school, and hospital environment.
Breanne focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship with her clients, creating a fun and safe space where individuals can learn to identify and express their emotions in developmentally appropriate ways.
Breanne’s approach is holistic and family-centred. She recognizes that healthy parents and siblings of children in distress need individualized support to help them understand and cope with their own experience and often works in partnership with our Parent Coach Rina Rodak.
In her spare time, Breanne enjoys spending time with friends and family, and working on her rural property with her much-loved German Shepherd by her side.
CHILD THERAPY, TEEN THERAPY, GRIEF SUPPORT, TRAUMA SUPPORT, THERAPEUTIC COACHING
