I offer online (telemedicine) and in-person visits. I excel at helping you clear the path of the unseen obstacles that are in your way, so that you‘re free to get on with your good life’s work. We lose vitality, focus, and physical function when we’re not in alignment with ourselves. Let’s discover what adjustments can be made to get you better aligned. The initial visit is thorough. 75-90 minutes $140. The goal is to get a solid plan developed in that visit. Follow-up visits are 15-30 minutes $30, 30-45 minutes $60, 45-60 minutes $85, 60-75 minutes $100.
I’m a believer in the power of self reliance, so my goal is to get you managing your own condition as much as you possibly can. I’ve recently shifted my focus away from hands-on therapy to teaching my patients how to do their own work on themselves. I did this because it’s more effective and sustainable.
By empathically connecting with your musculoskeletal system and nervous system, I locate the source of the pain or dysfunction. I then guide you to the affected area with basic meditation techniques. From there I walk you through how to resolve the issue in real time. I may also provide an individualized video for daily use, in the form of a guided meditation or a series of body movements.
For this particular work, I actually find that we can get the most done in an online appointment, while you’re nice & cozy in your home. Let me know what you're doing with your physiotherapist, chiropractor, osteopath, and RMT so that we can create a synergistic effect.
When we’ve experienced trauma, the body has unique needs. Average approaches may not work very well…or may backfire.
I had to learn from my patients how to properly treat a traumatized body. I don’t have words to express my gratitude to these people, who worked closely with me, teaching me how to treat them, and future patients.
On the “My Story” page you’ll read about how I had to learn to take charge of my own nervous system. It’s hard to explain in words, which is probably why I do so much nervous system training with my patients.
First, I help you understand the language of your nervous system, and the reasons it behaves the way it does.
Next, I help you get good at visualizing. Visualizations are the most effective way to “speak” to the nervous system, which resides in the subconscious mind.
Next, I teach you skills to take charge of your nervous system instead of it being in charge of you.
Then, I provide you with as much time as you choose to practice these skills under my guidance.
You can carry these skills with you throughout life.
I may encourage you to order blood work. OHIP does not cover blood work ordered by an ND, but many health care plans do. Ultimately, it will be up to you what you choose to order. It’s nice to have the freedom to choose, isn’t it? The cost of blood work could range between $30 and $450, depending on what's being ordered.
Just because a supplement is ‘natural’ doesn’t mean it can’t cause trouble. I take a close look at your medications and supplements to make sure they’re not interacting with one another, or causing you adverse effects. With anything I recommend, I make sure it does not interact with the medications you’re taking. It’s important that your health care team work together according to your best interest.
I stock my favourite stupplement brands for delivery to my patients. The nutritional value of our food supply has changed over the years. I’ll admit, there are nutrient deficiencies that I commonly see. Though there are not clinically reliable lab tests for every nutrient, there are telltale symptoms.
There are also various diets that will work for various body types. We’re all wired a little differently, and we definitely have our own eating habits, positive and negative. After 11 years of practice it still surprises me how unique diet & nutrition really is to each body.