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Natalie is a Registered Dietitian and graduate of both her Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition and Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition degrees from Brescia University College. She has specific interests in primary care and public health. She has experience in healthy eating, digestive conditions, eating disorders, hormonal conditions, sport nutrition, specialized, diets, and the prevention and management of chronic disease. There are many factors that influence our nutrition choices. Natalie will help you navigate through the complex world of nutrition information and make personalized recommendations that reflect the most recent scientific evidence while prioritizing your individualized needs. Natalie believes that this work is about much more than just the food. She has developed a keen interest in intuitive eating and empowering clients to develop positive relationships with food, connect with their own inner wisdom, and live life as their most authentic self. Natalie strives to help all her clients build confidence and food skills in the kitchen. She loves finding ways to make nutrition accessible, convenient, sustainable, tasty, and fun!

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Dr. Lindsay Bast is a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with an Honours B.Sc. in Kinesiology and from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine 2005. He sees patients of all ages with a variety of concerns and has a special interest in the effects of stress on health. Dr. Bast will work with you to uncover the hidden causes of your health concerns through interviewing, testing, physical exam and questionnaires. Where appropriate he will collaborate with other CARESPACE Practitioners to develop a coordinated treatment plan to achieve your goals.

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Dr. Rao will work to help you return then exceed pre-injury or pre-condition levels through diagnosis and treatment using effective, evidence-informed care with a focus on movement optimism, rehabilitative exercises, and self-management strategies along with manipulations, soft tissue therapy and education. He also works to help you build resiliency to prevent further injury through active rehabilitation. Dr. Rao collaborates with other CARESPACE disciplines and where appropriate will develop a personalized multidisciplinary plan that will help you reach and exceed your goals.

Before earning his Doctor of Chiropractic degree Cum Laude from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Dr. Rao earned an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto. He is certified as a Functional Range Conditioning (FRC®) Movement Specialist and has additional training in McKenzie Method® for low back pain.

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Christina is a Registered Dietitian who graduated from University of Guelph with both a Master of Applied Nutrition and a Bachelor of Applied Human Nutrition. Christina is passionate about transforming evidence-based research into applicable nuggets of information that can be shared. Before pursuing the field of nutrition, Christina graduated from University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering. Although the engineering and nutrition worlds do not coincide, the combination of skills and experience she has gained enhance her ability to effectively collaborate with patients to determine optimal interventions that will achieve their health and nutrition goals.

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Dr. Danial Dimitri is devoted to providing evidence-based care to patients experiencing musculoskeletal pain. He graduated from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Human Kinetics from York University. During his studies he spent two years partaking in research dedicated to concussion in sports with elite athletes. With a strong personal interest in medical research, he uses knowledge gained from recent studies and clinical experience to provide the highest standard of care to his patients. Treatments include a mixture of joint manipulations, rehabilitative exercise, soft tissue therapy.

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Sam completed an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Guelph before furthering his knowledge of the human body at Mohawk College where he graduated from the Massage Therapy program. Sam is trained in a variety of massage techniques including general Swedish massage, Trigger Point therapy, joint mobilizations, and myofascial release. Sam strives to help people reach their health goals. Whether you are recovering from injury, dealing with stress, pain or discomfort, Sam will get you back to feeling your best.

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Have you suffered from such things as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction, loneliness, or anger? As a psychotherapist interested in existential themes, Hossein has worked with clients who have experienced these issues. Hossein has a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology in addition to a Bachelor of Science, an MA and PhD in Philosophy.

Hossein offers both individual and couples counselling. Depending on client needs, Hossein uses various approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT), Person Centered Therapy (PCT), Existential Therapy, Logotherapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT).

Hossein works to build and maintain a firm therapeutic alliance with his clients and believes that therapeutic relationship is the most important factor for the client/therapist journey; Hossein helps clients start, continue, and finish journeys in which new perspectives are discovered.

As a member of the CARESPACE multidisciplinary team and where appropriate will include and coordinate other disciplines to support the clients goals.

As a philosopher who is interested in Stoicism, which is the foundation of CBT, DBT, and MBCT, Hossein regards the close relationships between his clients’ thoughts, behaviours and emotions as the main aspect of psychotherapeutic journey.

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Eric graduated with a B.Sc. in Honours Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo in 2013 where he studied under world famous back researcher Stuart McGill. After completing his B.Sc. he researched exercise and osteoporosis under Lora Giangregorio at the UW Bone Health lab before completing his Masters of Physical Therapy at Western University in 2015 and becoming Canadian Powerlifting Union Coaching Workshop Certified in 2018.

Eric’s areas of interest are rehabilitation for sports injuries, the elderly, and people with chronic pain. Outside of his clinical work Eric also contributes to course development and guest lecturing in the Kinesiology program at the University of Waterloo and has contributed to course development and review in the Western University Physiotherapy program. Eric has also competed in powerlifting.

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Karimeh is a compassionate and versatile psychotherapist who will offer you a range of strategies for personal improvement and a listening ear. Karimeh uses culturally-competent and inclusive treatment methods based in research to be able to reach a wide range of concerns and client populations. By looking at all factors that impact your life, Karimeh is passionate about using your current strengths to guide your treatment while introducing you to skills you could easily implement. Her background in developmental psychology allows her to have a fuller understanding of brain-body connections, as well as physical, social, behavioural, cognitive, personality, and emotional growth. Karimeh believes that you know yourself best and will work with you to manage your thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors to align with your ideal wellbeing.

Karimeh’s education includes a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology from the University of Guelph, as well as a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology and another Master’s degree in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.

Treatment Methods Karimeh uses: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), amongst others.

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Michael Torreiter is a naturopathic doctor at CARESPACE. He obtained his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine designation at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto in 2005, worked at Healing Path for 13 years, and moved to CARESPACE in 2019.

About half of Dr. Michael’s practice is focused on Precision Nutrition — a comprehensive weight management and lifestyle program that helps people lose weight, gain weight or just improve their diet. In addition, he treats a variety of conditions including digestive concerns, stress and anxiety, hormonal imbalance and men’s health.

As well as being certified in Precision Nutrition, Dr. Michael has completed a Mind/Body Medicine Certification from Harvard Medical School and a certificate in Applied Mindfulness Meditation at the University of Toronto. He offers nutrition talks at the Running Room on a regular basis.

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Jessica is passionate about providing you quality evidence-based care and collaborates with the other CARESPACE practitioners to develop and deliver multidisciplinary health plans. Her eyes were opened to the inaccessibility of not only businesses but more importantly healthcare practices after her brother suffered a spinal cord injury causing paraplegia. Having to navigate post-injury rehab inspired her mission of educating her peers and community on the importance of accessibility to healthcare resources and to make it better for clients. Jessica continues to raise these voices through written materials and speaking across Ontario to fellow healthcare practitioners. Jessica graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in 2015. Jessica is currently Licensed and in good standing with the CMTO and a member of the RMTAO.

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Ian has earned his designation as Registered Kinesiologist from the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Heath Science Degree Kinesiology from Sheridan College which he attended on an athletic scholarship. He was the first player to be in the program for 4 years and in his time obtained numerous awards including two coach’s awards and athletic academic awards. Ian obtained his first personal training certification in 2013 and second in 2018 and is currently working towards furthering his education through Graduate studies.

Ian developed his coaching and teaching skills as a teaching assistant and rugby coach at his local high school. He was also highly involved in the physical rehabilitation process, working as a Physiotherapist Assistant for multiple years at Back Works in Waterloo.

In the last two years of his degree, Ian worked at the strength and conditioning facility at Sheridan College called the Exercise Intervention Research Centre (EIRC). There, he worked under Team Canada’s World Games Ultimate Frisbee head strength coach, Mike Haddock.

During his time there, he truly developed a finer understanding of the human body. During his time at Sheridan, Ian played not just varsity rugby, but also intramural sports including power lifting, soccer, baseball and volleyball. Ian is now a competitive power lifter, yet as a personal trainer he prides himself in being very versatile, able to work with clients ranging from young, competitive athletes to mature adults dealing with mobility/stability issues and various physical limitations. He is passionate about helping people discover an increase the quality of life through safe and effective movement.

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Dr. Almeida is the Director of the CARESPACE Health+Wellness Parkinson’s Program, a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier University, and the Director of the Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation. He has a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience and Kinesiology with a concentration on Neuromechanical study of movement disorders from University of Waterloo and a Master of Science degree in Human Biodynamics from McMaster University. 

Dr. Almeida is the creator of PD Safex, a clinically-proven exercise program that reverses symptoms and slows the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. Dr. Almeida’s work has been published in numerous leading medical and scientific journals. 

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