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Ascend Pediatrics305 1st Street E, PO Box 1318, Cochrane, AB T4C 1Z3(403) 404-5767info@ascendpeds.comhttps://www.ascendpeds.com/The team at Ascend Pediatrics actively engages with community and staff feedback, especially when it challenges outdated or traditional practices. They regularly discuss what best practices look like and are transparent about the reasons behind specific therapeutic approaches. This open dialogue around the implications of outdated methods ensures that their practices remain current and responsive to the evolving needs of the families they serve. Ascend’s commitment to transparency, education, and child-focused care allows them to deliver supportive, informed therapy that respects the values and choices of every family, fostering a positive environment for growth, connection, and development.
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Alyssa LaLonde, Registered Speech-Language Pathologist at Ascend Pediatrics

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MSc OT, Owner, Clinical Director, Registered Occupational Therapist
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Alexandra Suvanto, Registered Provisional Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
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Alyssa LaLonde, Registered Speech-Language Pathologist at Ascend Pediatrics
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Registered Speech-Language Pathologist
Andrea Loeppky, Registered Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
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The team at Ascend Pediatrics actively engages with community and staff feedback, especially when it challenges outdated or traditional practices. They regularly discuss what best practices look like and are transparent about the reasons behind specific therapeutic approaches. This open dialogue around the implications of outdated methods ensures that their practices remain current and responsive to the evolving needs of the families they serve. Ascend’s commitment to transparency, education, and child-focused care allows them to deliver supportive, informed therapy that respects the values and choices of every family, fostering a positive environment for growth, connection, and development.

Ascend Pediatrics is a paediatric therapy clinic based in Cochrane, Alberta. Its public website describes a multi-disciplinary team that supports children, teens and families through occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, behaviour consultation, counselling and mental health services, standardized assessments, and therapy aide support. The site also promotes group programmes, parent nights and seasonal camps. Ascend says it works from a Cochrane clinic and also offers in-home support in Cochrane, Airdrie and Calgary.

Based in Cochrane, this multidisciplinary clinic delivers transformative pediatric therapy across AB, BC, and the NWT, empowering children and families to overcome developmental hurdles and thrive.

Support works best when families understand the next step and children can practise it in real life.

Meet the Ascend Pediatrics Team

Ascend Pediatrics brings together clinicians across occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, psychology and family support.

Alexandra Suvanto, Registered Provisional Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Alexandra Suvanto
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Alyssa LaLonde, Registered Speech-Language Pathologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Alyssa LaLonde
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist
Andrea Loeppky, Registered Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Andrea Loeppky
Registered Psychologist
Teanna Matchett seated in a light blue armchair, smiling and wearing a purple cardigan.
Teanna Matchett
MSc OT, Owner, Clinical Director, Registered Occupational Therapist

Teanna Matchett is the owner and Clinical Director of Ascend Pediatrics in Cochrane and an occupational therapist who still keeps one foot in clinical work. Her strongest professional story begins with a gap in support: she built Ascend around the kind of family-centred care she believed should be easier to access.

Her community-pediatric experience includes a placement at Inn from the Cold in Calgary. Her approach is family-led and strengths-first: it starts with what matters to the child and the family, builds on what the child already does well, and works by collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Teanna has specialized training in picky eating and strong interests in sensory processing, self-care, emotional well-being and emotional regulation. As a clinic leader, she has also built a collaborative team culture around shared problem-solving, strengths-based feedback and regular learning while maintaining a small clinical caseload herself.

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Teanna Matchett in the early days of Ascend Pediatrics, marking the beginning of what would become a Cochrane pediatric therapy clinic.

The Start of Ascend Pediatrics

New Team Members

Ascend Pediatrics paediatric therapy clinic in Cochrane, Alberta

Service Expansion

March 2026

New Cochrane Location

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Alexandra Suvanto, Registered Provisional Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Alexandra Suvanto
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Alyssa LaLonde, Registered Speech-Language Pathologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Alyssa LaLonde
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist
Andrea Loeppky, Registered Psychologist at Ascend Pediatrics
Andrea Loeppky
Registered Psychologist
Teanna Matchett seated in a light blue armchair, smiling and wearing a purple cardigan.
Teanna Matchett
MSc OT, Owner, Clinical Director, Registered Occupational Therapist
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The team at Ascend Pediatrics actively engages with community and staff feedback, especially when it challenges outdated or traditional practices. They regularly discuss what best practices look like and are transparent about the reasons behind specific therapeutic approaches. This open dialogue around the implications of outdated methods ensures that their practices remain current and responsive to the evolving needs of the families they serve. Ascend’s commitment to transparency, education, and child-focused care allows them to deliver supportive, informed therapy that respects the values and choices of every family, fostering a positive environment for growth, connection, and development.

Ascend Pediatrics is a paediatric therapy clinic based in Cochrane, Alberta. Its public website describes a multi-disciplinary team that supports children, teens and families through occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, behaviour consultation, counselling and mental health services, standardized assessments, and therapy aide support. The site also promotes group programmes, parent nights and seasonal camps. Ascend says it works from a Cochrane clinic and also offers in-home support in Cochrane, Airdrie and Calgary.

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Based in Cochrane, this multidisciplinary clinic delivers transformative pediatric therapy across AB, BC, and the NWT, empowering children and families to overcome developmental hurdles and thrive.

Support works best when families understand the next step and children can practise it in real life.
Information on this profile is for general informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Services, provider availability, fees, funding options and credentials should be confirmed directly with Ascend Pediatrics before booking.
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