Lighthouse Holistic Wellness Centre

At the Lighthouse Holistic Wellness Centre, we guide clients through recovery from Chronic Stress, Trauma, Addiction, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain & any dis-ease that impacts quality of life. Tools utilized during sessions, Manual Osteopathic Therapy, Vibrational Sound Healing, Polyvagal theory, Somatic Therapy & Parts Work, HeartMath Techniques & Holistic Root Cause Health Coaching.

I am a Registered Nurse, Certified Holistic Nurse Coach, Vibrational Sound Therapist, Integrative Somatic Trauma Practitioner , Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath professional and full time studed of Manual Osteopathic Therapy. With 20 years of experience in frontline healthcare & many years practicing within the holistic realm, I have many tools to draw upon to co-create a safe, trauma-informed & professional healing container for clients. I specialize in chronic stress & trauma recovery through applied polyvagal theory & somatic movement practices. As well, I provide root-cause holistic health 1:1 coaching or private group sessions, public drop-in sessions and closed therapeutic wellness workshops. From the business: Identifies as women-owned Service options: Language assistance Amenities: Gender-neutral toilets Crowd:
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space By 2021 I had enough of the politics of health care. I realized I could take my two decades of nursing experience, passion for functional root-cause medicine and somatic trauma work to offer services that aligned with my core values. I changed gears to focus solely on developing a private practice and growing my business at the Lighthouse Holistic Wellness Centre.
In September 2022, I graduated with the Comprehensive Holistic Nurse Coaching Certification, an accredited program recognized by the Canadian Nurses Association and endorsed by the Canadian Holistic Nurses Association. I am now furthering my expertise as a holistic body-based health professional as a Manual Osteopathic Therapist. I am currently enrolled as a full-time student at the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada and will be certified practitioner by the end of 2024.
Currently, my private practice specializes in working with Veterans who are struggling with (c)PTSD, Chronic Pain or End of Life. As well as, working with the general public as a Somatic Nurse BodyMind Coach. I offering private 1:1 Integrative Somatic Healing Sessions, mindful somatic group events and a variety of health and wellness workshops. I am a certified Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Professional and an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy practitioner. I also hold a variety of certifications including: Traumatic Stress Studies taught by Bessel van der Kolk, Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga taught by Stephen Porges, Level III Somatic Parts Work, Sensorimotor techniques, RYT 300 Hour, Therapeutic Yin Yoga, Usui & Karuna Reiki, various Somatic Breathwork techniques and Spring Forest QiGong for Health. The most powerful healing tool I draw upon in my practice is my skill as a Sound Therapist, specializing in the vibrational healing resonance of Gongs, Quartz Crystal & Tibetan Singing Bowls and a variety of other sound tools.