Our Team

  • Emilie Haynes, Registered Physiotherapist, Owner

    Loves to work with:

    ⁃ C-section Rehab ⁃ Diastasis Recti ⁃ Prolapse ⁃ Prenatal Education and Pelvic Floor Prep

    Emilie loves working with clients in all areas of pelvic health and has a special interest in prenatal physio, post-caesarean rehab and guiding clients through their return to exercise postpartum. Her treatment approach uses a combination of manual therapy, soft tissue work, exercise therapy and education to help her clients achieve their best outcomes. Emilie treats you as a whole person, not just a pelvis - she wants to hear your story and work with you to help you reach your individual goals!

  • Corrie Okamura Registered Physiotherapist

    Corrie is an endlessly positive, empathetic and capable physio who meets her clients where they are at. She is committed to uncovering the root cause of your issue, making sure the journey is a comfortable pace, and ensuring you feel safe and happy along the way.

  • Shannon Champion, Registered Physiotherapist

    Shannon is committed to creating an environment of safety, compassion, and empowerment for all her clients. Shannon is especially passionate about pelvic health physiotherapy and the incredible impact it can have on people's lives when issues like pain, incontinence, prenatal and postpartum concerns are given the attention and care they deserve. She believes people navigate life’s challenges best when they feel heard, supported, and empowered. Shannon is honored to be part of your health journey and looks forward to identifying goals and finding an approach that works best for you.

  • Shannon Busto, Registered Physiotherapist

    Loves to work with:

    prenatal/postpartum pelvic health - complex pelvic pain - sexual pain and dysfunction

    Shannon is an open and direct person who loves embracing the difficult aspects of pelvic health conditions with humor and empathetic care. She has been treating pelvic health conditions exclusively since 2020 and started her practice in Northern BC where she was the only full-time pelvic physio for a 500km radius. Those experiences have provided her with the competence to manage complex medical and personal situations with confidence.

  • Crystal McKenzie, Registered Physiotherapist

    Loves to work with:

    ⁃ Urge incontinence ⁃ Postpartum strengthening ⁃ Prenatal education and pelvic floor prep

    Crystals excitement and interest for women’s health began during my physiotherapy schooling in Australia as she witnessed the many benefits of immediate postpartum education and treatment by physiotherapists in hospital after delivery. After the birth of her boys she had a more personal understanding of the need for pelvic floor rehab as she was experiencing her own treatable symptoms.

  • Dr. Kaitlyn Newton, Chiropractor

    Dr. Kaitlyn Newton has always been interested in health and living an active lifestyle and grew up playing numerous sports in her small town in Northern Ontario. She, like many other young athletes sustained multiple injuries throughout her adolescence which first exposed her to the world of chiropractic.

    Throughout her education she has completed her Bachelors of Science with Honors in Kinesiology and a minor in Biomedical Physics, as well as a Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition and her Doctorate of Chiropractic degrees.

    Dr. Newton focuses on treating the whole body and understands that everything is connected.

  • Dresden Varney - Registered Massage Therapist

    Dresden Varney - Registered Massage Therapist

    Dresden is a 2012 graduate from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. She spent the first 8 years of her career, treating a variety of people in Victoria, and Metchosin. In 2020, Dresden relocated to her hometown of Comox, and began taking special interest in Women’s physical, emotional and spiritual health. She has now wholly dedicated her practice to treating women throughout their many life stages.

  • Donyne O'Coffey, Postpartum Corrective Excercise Specialist

    Donyne has first-hand experience with postpartum back and pelvic pain. After the birth of her son she struggled with her assigned physiotherapy exercises and only saw significant improvement once she started to learn the why and how of those exercises so that she could get creative with incorporating it into her daily routine. Energized by what she learned, she started coaching other moms, in person and online, to help them find strength and stability in postpartum recovery.

  • Melina Mirzaei, Registered Physiotherapist, Clinical Pilates Instructor

    Loves to work with:

    ⁃ Stress incontinence ⁃ Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain and low back pain ⁃ Prenatal education and pelvic floor prep

    Melina graduated from the University of British Columbia for both her Bachelor of Kinesiology and Master of Physical Therapy degrees, and has worked in a variety of settings ever since. Melina started training to include women’s health and pelvic floor-specific work in her practice after hearing many of her patients’ concerns around lumbopelvic pain, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and painful intercourse.

  • Hayley Alexander, Physiotherapist, Clinical Pilates Instructor

    Loves to work with:

    ⁃ Chronic pelvic and back pain (including IC/BPS, vaginismus, vulvodynia, painful intercourse ⁃ Postpartum return to running and other exercise ⁃Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain and low back pain

    Hayley’s approach is to empower each person to take control of their own health and wellness. She starts by listening to their story and works with them to create an individual treatment plan while ensuring they feel comfortable and confident. She is passionate about helping folks get back to activities that they love and finding joy in moving their bodies in whatever way is meaningful to them.