Our Practitioners

Adam is a general family medicine practitioner who welcomes patients of all levels of health. He provides high quality naturopathic medical care that addresses the causes of disease and utilizes safe and effective natural treatments. With an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion, he works with his patients to educate them on how to become an active participant in the management of their own health.

While Afsoun’s practice is eclectic, using all naturopathic modalities for treatment, patients can also benefit from her advanced training in cosmetic/facial rejuvenation acupuncture and anti-aging treatments.

Alan believes strongly in empowering patients through health education. He believes that with a focus on nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction, one can move towards optimal health in a sustainable manner with long-term benefits. He enjoys using acupuncture, physical medicines and botanical medicines in his practice and has seen great benefit with these therapies. Alan enjoys working with patients to achieve their health goals by integrating healthy practices into daily life. He has had additional training in managing anxiety, and general men’s health concerns.

Betty’s practice of general family medicine invites patients of all ages to learn how to regain health and wellness. By incorporating a wide variety of modalities, which take advantage of her certification and training in Reiki, facial rejuvenation acupuncture, cosmetic mesotherapy, biopuncture and Intravenous Therapy, she is able to effectively treat annoying symptoms or chronic illnesses that just don't seem to resolve.

Carole has been a licensed naturopathic doctor since 1998. She is also a certified hypnotherapist and HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator. Her practice focus is general family medicine, with a special interest in perinatal care and paediatrics. She implements a wide range of therapeutic modalities including nutritional counselling and supplementation, botanical medicine, acupuncture, and hypnotherapy.

Ceinwen Gobert is a registered massage therapist and graduate of Sutherland-Chan School & Teaching Clinic. Her interest in massage therapy arose from her extensive experience as a professional dancer and the injuries and musculoskeletal conditions that she encountered in that profession.

Christianne believes that empowering her patients through health education is essential to proactive health care and wellness. She believes massage therapy plays a key role in dealing with many of life’s stressors, and is essential for long-term health and wellness. She has always been interested in how the body heals innately, how it functions in the presence of various stressors, and how individuals subjectively view their own health.

Daniel's mission is to accompany patients on their journey with cancer while facilitating their individual healing process by working in conjunction with the healing powers of nature before, during, and after conventional treatment. He is also an assistant professor teaching naturopathic oncology and clinical nutrition, as well as supervising 4th year interns in the Adjunctive Cancer Care Shift at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic.

Dru has participated in individual and team sports throughout his life. Over that time he has sought out different forms of physical therapies to treat a variety of injuries. He’s found that massage has helped in the healing of soft tissue injuries, enabling him to maintain a high quality of training.

Ellen Wong, ND, centres her family practice on treating individuals in all stages of health. She enjoys treating a wide range of patients including those with gastrointestinal concerns, women’s health concerns, mental health concerns and those who want cancer support. Because all patients are unique, she uses an individualized approach in combining traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, botanical medicine, nutrition and counseling.

Jennifer specializes in family medicine with a focus on botanical medicine, homeopathy and Asian medicine which includes acupuncture, herbs and diet therapy. Working with these modalities, she brings the body into balance in order to reduce stress, improve endurance, enhance immunity and decrease pain.

Jonathan's private practice focus is on optimizing mental and neurological health with nutrition and botanical (plant-based) medicines. He has lectured extensively on various health-related topics throughout North America to medical doctors, naturopathic doctors, other health care providers and patients at numerous conferences and health fairs.

Kenn Luby, ND, is currently an instructor in homeopathy at CCNM and a clinical supervisor at the RSNC and has an extensive practice treating immune system disorders in collaboration with medical colleagues, with a focus on on homeopathy, nutrition and counseling.

Kenneth has been in private family practice for over 35 years. As a former chiropractor, his practice focuses on physical medicine with full spine and peripheral joint manipulation, and pain control through the use of acupuncture and, more recently, with homeopathic injection therapy called mesoreflexotherapy. His practice is also directed toward men’s health issues.

Kimberlee Blyden-Taylor is the associate dean of clinical education and an assistant professor at CCNM. Her practice at CCNM's Integrated Healthcare Centre focuses on psychiatric and emotional issues, as well as pediatric care

Over the past ten years, Nadine has worked in a medical practice and a multidisciplinary osteopathic-physiotherapy clinic treating children’s, adolescents and women’s acute and chronic health concerns. She employs all naturopathic treatment modalities in her practice and has a special interest in nutrition and bio-therapeutic drainage.

Over the last eight years, working as both a clinician, and a published freelance writer, Rob has enjoyed providing his patients the benefits of natural medicines. His patients see him for pain management, detox cleanses, insomnia, stress management, weight loss, and digestive concerns.

Saveria (Rena) has been in a family wellness practice for the past 19 years. She utilizes all naturopathic modalities including diet, nutritional supplementation, botanical medicine, and acupuncture, with an emphasis on Hahnemannian Homeopathy. Her practice focuses on women’s health issues and pediatrics including peri-natal health, well child check-ups, homeopathic prophylaxis (as a choice for/with conventional vaccinations), female hormonal imbalances, and infertility.

Sean uses all modalities of naturopathic medicine including diet, clinical nutrition, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese dietetics, homeopathy, biotherapeutic drainage, naturopathic manipulation and lifestyle counseling. His practice focuses on how mental, emotional, spiritual and physical landscapes impact the patient, their health concerns and their healing.

Teresa integrates the art and science of healing in her practice with a special interest in treating digestive health issues, skin conditions, heart-health, pain conditions, women’s health and children’s health conditions.

I am passionate about preventative medicine and the curative power of nature. I believe in educating patients on how to make simple, sustainable changes through proper nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits, all of which result in profound affects on health and well being. I see a wide variety of patients while having a particular interest pediatric care, geriatric care, LGBTQ wellness and digestive disorders.

Wendy Chiu, BMath, ND, received her Honours Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo. She furthered her studies in naturopathic medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine designation. She uses all naturopathic modalities to treat her patients with specialization in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture and botanicals. With her expertise in TCM, acupuncture and botanicals, she successfully treated many mental, emotional, and women’s health patients at the Queen West Community Health Centre. The focus of her practice is office ailments, women’s health and geriatrics.

Zeynep recognizes that each person is unique and provides an individualized approach to treating her patients. She believes in providing care that is safe, effective, and comprehensive. She enjoys working with people with chronic conditions such as thyroid dysfunction, digestive concerns, gynecological and women’s health concerns and has further training in fertility and gynecology.