Terryl Makuk

Terryl Makuk is a registered Psychologist who specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of selective mutism in children. In her part time private practice, Terryl integrates both Dr. Angela McHolm’s work with the work of Dr. Aimee Kotrba to achieve success speaking in school and community settings. Parents and teachers are a huge part of the success of this treatment and Terryl works as a team with them to provide appropriate strategies to guide the treatment. Together they develop a treatment plan which uses exposure, stimulus fading, and shaping to gradually increase the child’s comfort speaking.

Terryl has recently resigned from her portfolio as a Psychologist with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) as a Psychologist. In the last 8 years of her 16 year career her portfolio focused on children with selective mutism exclusively.

She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychological Association of Alberta. Terryl has completed advance training and consultation through the Selective Mutism Group’s Selective Mutism Proficiency Program. .