April Dyrda

April Dyrda is a Registered Psychologist, workplace consultant, and expert career coach who brings over a decade of experience helping individuals and organizations navigate the people side of work. As the Practice Director of Birchwood Leadership & Culture Consulting, she partners with organizations to strengthen leadership, support employees through career transitions, and build healthier, more effective workplace cultures. She also serves as the Calgary Practice Director at Canada Career Counselling, where she leads a team of practitioners supporting individuals through career development, workplace transitions, and change.

April’s consulting experience spans leadership development and coaching, outplacement support, individual and organizational assessment, and facilitated learning. This work includes designing and delivering customized workshops and comprehensive leadership development programs, providing individualized assessment and coaching to help aspiring leaders, mid-level managers, and executives translate insight into meaningful action, as well as conducting workplace assessments, such as organizational climate and culture surveys, to inform organizational direction and change.

With a background that bridges psychology, career development, and organizational consulting, April brings a particularly integrated perspective to workplace challenges. She combines psychological expertise with practical business experience to help organizations address both individual and systemic factors that influence leadership effectiveness, employee wellbeing, engagement, and career development. Her approach is collaborative and highly tailored, with an emphasis on creating solutions that are practical, relevant, and sustainable beyond the consulting engagement.

April is also a sought-after speaker and facilitator who has brought her experience to audiences across Canada and internationally on topics related to the future of work, workplace wellbeing, and organizational effectiveness. She is passionate about helping organizations create workplaces where people can perform at their best while continuing to grow, adapt, and find meaning in their work. She holds a Master of Science degree in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Calgary.