Chiropractic · Acupuncture · Whitby, Ontario
A calm, unhurried space to begin your journey toward complete health — where conventional chiropractic meets thoughtful, modern care.
We treat the whole person — your body, your work, your family, your sport — and build care around the life you actually live.
How we help
No two patients are alike. Choose a treatment below to learn what it involves and who it helps — then book when you’re ready.
Hands-on care
Diagnosis, treatment and preventive care for the spine, pelvis, joints and nervous system. Every visit starts with understanding why your body isn’t moving well, and adjustments are tailored to your comfort and preferred style — for pain relief or ongoing maintenance.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Traditional therapy
Thin, sterile needles placed at specific neurofunctional points on the skin and muscles to ease pain and dysfunction. One of our favourite therapies — used on its own or alongside your chiropractic care.
For some musculoskeletal (MSK) concerns, we connect pairs of needles to a small device that sends a gentle, pulsing current between them. This added stimulation may help calm pain signals, relax tight or overactive muscles and improve circulation to the area, so you can move more freely and get back to the things you love.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
All ages
We love working with babies, children, adults and seniors, and have experience caring for every age and stage. With a variety of techniques to draw on, we tailor each treatment to the needs of the person in front of us.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Recovery
A comprehensive pain assessment and a personal care plan, combining therapeutic modalities with rehabilitation exercises — so you can get back to whatever your pain is keeping you from, and stay there.
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a wonderfully exciting time, but carrying a baby can also bring some uncomfortable mechanical changes to your body. Chiropractic care is a safe and effective way to find relief from many of the common aches of pregnancy, including:
The Webster technique is a gentle form of chiropractic care performed by a trained, licensed chiropractor. By reducing soft tissue tension, it helps create an ideal environment for your baby to grow and move, and can relieve the lower back, hip and sciatic pain so common in pregnancy.
The Webster technique aims to give your baby more freedom to move in the womb, which may help with:
Your first visit is a 60-minute initial assessment, followed by a treatment. During each 20- or 30-minute treatment, your chiropractor will gently release tight tissues and realign the pelvis using a combination of:
Your Webster provider will also offer support and advice to help you maintain good alignment throughout your pregnancy.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Soft tissue
Active Release Technique, or ART, is a movement-based massage technique that treats muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Our trained chiropractors use it to help improve your physical performance and support your recovery from pain and injury.
Your chiropractor stretches or tensions injured or overworked tissue through very specific movement patterns. This helps restore mobility, improve oxygenation and support healing.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Instrument-assisted
The Graston Technique uses specially designed stainless-steel instruments to find and break up scar tissue in stiff, overused or injured muscles, much like Active Release Technique. It can also address dysfunction in ligaments and tendons, and the effects of injury on surrounding tissues like nerves and cartilage.
Much like a stethoscope amplifies what a practitioner can hear, Graston instruments amplify what your chiropractor can feel. Each tool is contoured to fit a different area of the body, helping certified providers scan an injury for scar tissue build-up and fibrosis, including areas that might otherwise go undetected.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Support
Athletic and kinesiology taping gives injured or overworked muscles and joints extra support while you stay active. Your chiropractor applies tape in specific patterns to support healing tissues, ease discomfort and help you move with more confidence, whether you’re training, competing or getting through a busy day.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Foot health
Custom orthotics are personalized medical devices, prescribed to address inefficiencies in how your feet work and the discomfort they can cause.
Every pair starts with a careful evaluation, followed by accurate casting, precise fabrication and a proper fitting. Premium materials, with just the right balance of rigidity and padding, make for comfort, longevity and healthy feet.
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Brain health
Our chiropractors have the clinical training to assess, diagnose and manage a concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Research shows that early detection, followed by education, reassurance, symptom management and the right follow-up plan, can help reduce lingering post-concussion symptoms.
Whether the injury happened on the field, at school or at home, we’ll guide you or your child through each step of recovery.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
Lifestyle
Lifestyle coaching for every situation, focused on sustainable health. Kids, sport, work, life — we help you fit wellness into yours.
Direct billing available for extended health care plans
We get it
We’re professionals who know how overwhelming life can be. Let us help you fit wellness into yours — gently, and in a way that lasts.
Acupuncture · ART · Webster · Graston · KTape
I am a chiropractor with a strong background in kinesiology and a passion for helping people move, feel, and live better.
My path into chiropractic care grew from a desire to look beyond symptoms and understand why the body isn’t functioning at its best. I take a thoughtful, movement-based approach to care, combining detailed assessment with clear education so patients understand their bodies and feel empowered in their health journey.
I use a variety of techniques, including acupuncture, and have studied Traditional Chinese Medicine. I also use Active Release Therapy (ART), and I am Graston Technique and Webster Technique certified. Kinesiotape, Neurokinetic Therapy and cupping are other tools I use in treatment. This allows me to tailor care to each individual’s needs. My goal is to improve a person’s ability to achieve wellness.
Outside of the clinic, I live an active lifestyle and truly love life. I enjoy biking, snowboarding, and hiking with my husband, our young children, and our energetic dog.
My passion for movement, health, and a better balance fuels my commitment to helping others live active, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
Acupuncture · ART · FMS · SFMA · Kinesiotaping · Webster
I am a life-loving chiropractor who passionately believes that we were all meant to live a whole life of laughter, love, play, and enjoyment. I live and move with purpose.
I am a mother of two beautiful, busy boys, a wife to a fantastically accepting husband, and alpha dog to a little terrier named Piper.
I love all manner of sport, and have dabbled in most. I figure skated as a youth, played rep basketball, have completed a half Ironman triathlon, and enjoy a good weightlifting or Pilates session. When I can find snow, find me snowboarding or snowshoeing. In summer, you’ll find me mountain biking with my adventurous family or paddleboarding on the lake.
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics (Movement Science) from the University of Windsor and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. I am certified in Acupuncture, Active Release Therapy (ART), FMS, SFMA, Kinesiotaping, and the Webster technique.
I enjoy integrating the psychological aspects of function into my practice and take the time to fully understand how your body, life, work, stress, family, and sport all influence how you function.
I love to read, and I can’t stop learning or eating delicious food. I find this thing called life endlessly fascinating. Join me, won’t you?
Tue – Thu · 9:45 am – 8:00 pm
Friday · 9:45 am – 2:30 pm
Select Mondays · 10 am – 2 pm
Alternate Saturdays · 9 am – 2 pm
See online booking for current availability.
Phone: (905) 665-2223
Fax: (289) 483-0103
proactive@proactiveforlife.com
