She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1998. For over 17 years, she has been providing psychological assessment and intervention services to clients with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with or without mental health disorder. In recent years she has also developed expertise in the field of interpersonal relationships and sexuality. She has contributed to the development and implementation of guidelines regarding the emotional and sexual life of the TSA and DI clients as well as to the consent assessment process.