Meet Raven
When one nervous system finds safety; entire communities shift.
I am Jamie “Raven” McGill, OTR/L, a neurodivergent, Indigenous occupational therapist, consultant, and the founder of Building Pathways. For more than a decade I have worked in schools, clinics, and communities, helping to transform how people and systems understand and support trauma, regulation, and neurodivergence.
My work is rooted in both clinical expertise and the guidance of Indigenous elders and teachers. It is grounded in the belief that difference is never a deficit. I approach people and their environments with curiosity, compassion, and reverence for the many ways nervous systems learn to adapt and survive.
I believe every person carries wisdom and medicine for the collective. When environments lead with safety and connection, they create space for authenticity, and that ripples outward to strengthen the entire community.
Through my work and personal experiences I have developed a gift to recognize and feel into the unseen stories held in my clients nervous system. In children, these stories often show up as behaviors that are misunderstood rather than supported. In adults, they may echo as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, burnout, or disconnection. By honoring these imprints with care, I support children and adults in returning to their authentic self, reclaiming, remembering, and rebuilding pathways to resilience and belonging.
My approach is integrative, bridging science and story. I weave together holistic occupational therapy, polyvagal-informed practices, sensory integration, Brainspotting, and sound-based therapies, through an Indigenous lens. This allows me to support individuals and families, while also partnering with schools and organizations to move beyond compliance-driven models and toward systems rooted in safety, connection, and belonging.
Through my professional expertise, lived experience, and intuitive story-weaving, I carry one mission that guides all of my work: transforming lives, one nervous system at a time.