Acupuncture is one of the treatment modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the oldest professional and continuously practiced medicine in the world. It uses very thin needles inserted into specific points in the body in order to relieve pain, improve function and speed healing.

Chinese Medicine embraces the logic that the best cure for sickness is prevention. Traditional Chinese doctors are trained to cultivate wellness as well as to correct ill health. Chinese medical thinking integrates medicine, whose aim is to heal the body and mind with a philosophy whose purpose is to guide us in living. Acupuncture helps to restore the balance of energy in the body improve your overall health and well-being. Health is an ongoing active process and TCM is an excellent complement to Western medicine.

Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.

Doctors of Chiropractic – often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians – practice a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment. Chiropractors have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling. The most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of chiropractic is known as “spinal manipulation,” also called “chiropractic adjustment.” The purpose of manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement – as a result of a tissue injury.

Registered Counselling for in-person, individual sessions.

Please note: Lauren Champion focuses primarily on Maternal Mental Health and you can contact her directly. (Please see contact details in her Bio.)

Our resident Dietician is Soleina Karamali, who also works really closely with OT/LC Alyssa Barrie.

Soleina is a Registered Dietitian of British Columbia. She has worked for the past 8 years as a pediatric dietitian at BC Children’s Hospital. She has extensive experience in many areas of pediatric nutrition, but has always had a keen interest in infant and child feeding. To augment her learning, she has done additional training in prenatal and postpartum nutrition to support families from bump to birth, and beyond. 

Soleina uses a holistic, evidence-based approach when working with clients to ensure the whole family is nourished. Her goal when working with clients is to help them feel confident in their nutrition and to help make mealtimes more enjoyable!

As Lactation Consultants, our role is to understand your unique situation and help you navigate any challenges you experience feeding your baby. We will listen to you, answer your questions, and work together to find solutions that fit your family's needs (this includes families who bottle-feed, supplement or express human milk). We understand the importance of support during the postpartum period and are here to empower you with health-promoting feeding strategies to improve your daily routines and meet your goals.

A lactation consultation involves assessing the feeding parent and the infant and how they feed together. The consultation's primary goal is to empower the family and their healthcare provider(s) with information and interventions that promote health for the dyad.

An occupational therapist with IBCLC certification offers appointments at Canopy Health. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) certifies Lactation Consultants who meet its' criteria, have passed an exam and continue to meet continuing education requirements.

Registered massage therapists in BC are trained to help treat and manage many health conditions such as soft tissue injuries, chronic pain and postural discomfort, musculoskeletal disorders, headaches, and discomfort related to pregnancy and the postpartum period. Stress, anxiety, sleep problems, women's health, and general wellbeing also benefit greatly from massage therapy. RMTs will work with you to create a patient-centred treatment plan that is unique to you, utilizing assessments, manual techniques, education, and therapeutic exercise in a calm and caring environment.

Occupational therapists (OTs) work in feeding across the lifespan and are included on skilled feeding teams. They are highly trained in oral sensory-motor assessment and therapies, positioning, and swallowing dysfunction. OTs are developmentally focused healthcare providers who target participation and function as pediatric therapists.

OTs can also be trained perinatal mental health providers and are skilled in promoting health through parents' daily occupations. They consider roles, routines, cognition, emotional health, and needs. Feeding your baby is a complex occupation between parent and baby that can benefit from occupational therapy support.

OTs co-create solutions with their clients and are committed to providing inclusive, evidence-based, compassionate care that collaborates and aligns with the clients' care providers.

OTs are regulated medical allied health providers; some extended health care plans may cover their services.

As a primary caregiver, a physiotherapist can assess, diagnose, and treat your injury through a combination of methods that may include: manual therapy, manipulation, acupuncture, modalities such as ultrasound, laser and heat, and/or exercise prescription. Education plays an important role in physiotherapy. The goal of physiotherapy is to return you to your optimal function and strength, while educating you about your injury. This allows you to independently maintain a healthy body without the constant supervision of a therapist.

Jill Calkin also offers physiotherapy treatment for conditions related to TMJ.

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a gentle, body-centred approach used for healing symptoms of trauma, chronic stress, and stress-related disorders. It offers you a welcoming, safe, and compassionate space where you can reconnect with with your body's healing resilience and wisdom. Somatic Experiencing does not require you to re-tell or re-live traumatic events. Instead, it offers you a compassionate space that listens to your body's cues and boundaries, builds its capacity to self-regulate, and gradually release symptoms of trauma and stress.

In an SE session, you will be carefully supported to track and feel body sensations in "manageable bite-size pieces". As your nervous system begins to build a felt sense of trust and safety, you start to feel better in your body, build resiliency to stress, and regain a sense of wholeness.

Specialty:
* Anxiety,
* PTSD and Early Developmental Trauma,
* Sexual Trauma, Abuse, and Violence.

For those wanting to explore touch therapy, SE Touch can be part of your session. SE Touch can be particularly helpful for Early Shock Trauma, Early Developmental Trauma, and Complex PTSDT.