EDUCATION, TRAINING & CREDENTIALS
Professional Background and Qualifications
A closer look at the education, training, and experience behind Blue Spruce Psychology.
Registered Psychologist · Quarry Park, SE Calgary · (403) 431-7723 · Direct Billing Available
Meet Kendra Kramer
I’m a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists, with a Masters degree in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary and an honours degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia.
In daily life I wear many hats. First, and foremost, I’m a parent which brings heart to my work and a personal appreciation for the questions, hopes, and care families bring to an assessment. I’m also a creative problem-solver and lifelong learner. I enjoy connecting the dots, thinking beyond the obvious, and finding practical ways forward. As an assessment advocate, I value assessment for the understanding it can offer and the informed decisions it can make possible.
Like the individuals I work with, I’m shaped by many roles and experiences. If you’d like to know a little more about my story before sharing yours, explore my professional background below.
Education
Master of Education
School and Applied Child Psychology
University of Calgary, 2019
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology (Honours)
University of British Columbia, 2012
Professional Registration & Membership
Registered Psychologist (#5543)
College of Alberta Psychologists
Full Time Member
Canadian Psychological Association
Professional Experience
My professional background spans more than a decade of work with children, adolescents, and families across psychological, educational, behavioural, and developmental settings.
Before moving primarily into assessment, I spent over four years providing intensive intervention and consultation for children with diverse developmental and learning needs across British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta. Working within multidisciplinary teams gave me extensive experience with ADHD, Autism, language and developmental differences, anxiety, cognitive disabilities, and complex learning profiles. This work included individualized ABA-based intervention, learning and behaviour planning, collaboration with families and professionals, and supporting skills across home, school, and community settings.
Since 2016, my work has increasingly centred on psychoeducational, ADHD, Gifted, and Autism assessment in Calgary and surrounding communities. This experience has shaped an assessment approach that considers standardized test results alongside developmental history, everyday functioning, school experiences, observations, and the perspectives of the people who know an individual best.
Ongoing professional development remains an important part of my practice, with continued training in ADHD and executive functioning, learning and academic development, giftedness, Autism, child and adolescent development, and contemporary psychological assessment and reporting practices.
Selected Professional Development
Ongoing professional development has included training in areas such as:
ADHD and executive functioning, including supporting emotional regulation and evidence-informed intervention approaches
Learning and academic development, including reading, mathematics, and written expression
Giftedness and advanced learning profiles
Autism assessment, including clinical-level training in the ADOS-2 and ADI-R
Child and adolescent development
Psychological assessment and reporting
Contemporary ethical practice and informed consent
Professional Writing & Resources
I write the Blue Spruce Psychology Parent Library, a collection of practical, evidence-informed resources created to help families better understand learning, attention, giftedness, assessment, and school-related concerns.