Biography

After many years of personally being impacted by the health care system, I believe that quality care is personalized. Personalized care empowers patients to take control of their physical health over the long run.

Foundational to all rehab success is learning tools that work. I fundamentally believe in tools of movement, exercise as medicine and working to regulate our nervous systems. The core of my clinical practice is personalized rehab plans driven by care and science. I strive to stay current in the ever changing fields of rehabilitation science, exercise science, pain science and resiliency tools to optimize physical health. Staying on top of the evolving body of research allows me as a clinician to offer you personalized medicine and science based tools that work.

My practice is grounded in concepts of exercise adaptation, stress resiliency, heart rate variability and pain science. I love using mantra’s like:

• ‘Cherish the space between’, nurture Ma. In japanese this means finding the active emptiness or nurturing the void. I believe our body’s need to balance the push with rest and the stress with recovery. The mind is the same. Excitingly so, HRV science confirms these ideas.

• ‘Find the sore but safe’, a concept in pain science of how adaptations can take place when we work just below a manageable pain threshold.

• Expect the best, prepare for the worst. A cancer diagnosis can rip all stability from one’s life; it’s important to take it day by day. Exploring negative outcomes and working through them can help with preparedness, but anchor oneself in optimism. Its the best thing humans can do.

Therapy starts with meeting you, the patient, where you’re at, without judgment. Ultimately the goal is to help you trust your body’s restorative capacity, balance your nervous system and experience adaptation. Experiencing results through rehab plans can lead to feelings of empowerment and optimism, ultimately reclaiming agency after a period of time where your body felt like it was against you.

This personalized bio-psychosocial approach is coupled with up to date best practices informed by ongoing post-graduate training. My B.Sc with Honours and Master’s of Physical Therapy both from UBC built a foundation for critical inquiry and a reflective practice that I continue to develop to this day. You can trust my experience:

• over 13 years of experience with exercise and rehab planning

• over 10 years experience working as a licensed physiotherapist; and having supported over 500 cancer patients

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I am committed to the pursuit of lifelong learning by staying connected to the changing research in the exciting field of oncology rehabilitation. Inspired by the growing need in this area of care, I have completed many courses in head and neck cancer rehab, and breast cancer rehab such as courses led by the director at the UBC clinical exercise physiology laboratory, and leading breast cancer rehab researcher Dr. McNeely. I have also attended leading bone metastasis webinars and oncology rehabilitation conferences.

I am a certified PINC&STEEL cancer physiotherapist for all female and male cancers; in addition I am a certified PORI Oncology Rehab specialist, cancer exercise therapist and oncology vestibular therapist.

I have committed my professional career to empowering those with cancer with tools of science and rehab and so far it’s been an honour, really. When I'm not seeing patients, you can find me doing cross fit @Taranis, trail running or playing in the ocean, all in good company.

Looking forward to connecting.

Advanced Certifications​