Hello! I’m Monica, thank you for visiting my website. I hope I get to meet you one day.
I’m grateful for your interest in reading my professional biography.
I began my journey in the healing arts as a personal trainer in 1998. Eventually this led me to pursue a career in massage – I completed the Thai Massage Practitioner Program and Therapeutic Touch Training, which made me hungry for more knowledge. As a result, I sought out more training in modalities such as Trigger Point Therapy, Raindrop Therapy, and Thai Herbal Compress Massage.
After years of practicing, I realized I wanted to help people on a deeper level, working with internal medicine – which made me enroll in Chinese Medicine school in Nelson, BC. I received my Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine – which totaled 3,450 hours of training over four and a half years of intensive full-time study. I am currently registered as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Chinese Herbalist, and Acupuncturist through the CTCMA.
Over the years, I have found great enjoyment instructing at the Kootenay Columbia College (formerly known as the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences), teaching core subjects – which truly allows me to stay current with my knowledge.
To amplify my focus in the field of pain management, I studied and certified in Injection Therapy and Prolotherapy, and apprenticed under Dr. Joel Kailia in Nelson, BC, for a year. Even though I am not currently offering these services due to changes in regulations, the experience has brought me a much deeper understanding of the human body,
My focus has been in acute and chronic pain management, and I thought there was no better way to further my skills than studying Osteopathy. I received my Diploma in Manual Osteopathic Practice, and I’ve been practicing these life changing techniques in my treatments with great success and results. I love Osteopathy and the pain busting combo it provides with Acupuncture!
I’m also proud to have been the Trail Smoke Eaters Junior A hockey team’s on staff Manual Osteopath and Acupuncturist. I found it very rewarding to treat their acute injuries, which helped them make a speedy return to the ice!
I believe you’ll find that my personality is friendly and caring, and I am vigilant in delivering safe treatments for my patients. I take pride in having intent listening skills, and focused treatments, which are sure to provide results. I am particularly passionate about providing relief and lasting results to patients who feel hopeless about their chronic pain.
With two decades of experience working with the human body, you can be sure that I’ll try my absolute best to address your needs.
Hope to see you at my clinic in Nelson, BC soon!
