Hello! I’m Janine and use she/her pronouns. I’m a registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner, practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. The foundational training in TCM includes a four-year, 2,985-hour program in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, biomedicine, and clinical practice. I’m also completing the Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine program, having already finished 2,775 hours of theory and 903 hours of clinical training. My continuing education focuses on classical herbal medicine, Japanese acupuncture, and somatic approaches.

My interest in plant medicine began early in life. I still have books from my grandmothers on herbs and home remedies, a foundation later shaped by working in a compounding pharmacy, completing a BSc in nutrition, and exploring our relationship to food and body. I’m guided by my lived experiences with mental health and invisible disabilities, which shape both my TCM practice and how I show up for community.

I was drawn to Chinese medicine by its deep connection to nature, observation, and understanding how our inner and outer worlds are intertwined. Through the lens of TCM, seemingly unrelated symptoms, emotions, and experiences are understood as part of meaningful patterns—offering insight, clarity, and support.

I have been honoured to support individuals in a variety of areas, including disordered eating, mental health, sleep concerns, digestive health, pain, gynecology, and menopause. In treatments, I rely on a range of modalities, including Japanese acupuncture—a gentle form of needling and a palpation-based style—as well as non-needle therapies such as moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, Chinese massage, and herbs. Determining the best technique is guided by TCM theory and the belief that patients are the experts of their own bodies and that care should be collaborative, compassionate, and rooted in curiosity.

I’m committed to creating a trauma-informed, accessible, and gender-affirming treatment space where all bodies are welcomed and respected. My approach is 2SLGBTQIA+ positive, weight-neutral, and rooted in Health at Every Size® principles. I welcome people to reach out with any questions, concerns, or accommodation needs. In the past, this has included offering sliding scale options, adjusting the massage table to a seated position, wearing a mask during treatment, and scheduling family members together in the same appointment.

I have deep gratitude for my teachers and the practitioners who have preserved and shared this medicine. As a settler with mixed european ancestry, I continue to reflect on unearned privileges, the responsibility of practicing an ancient medicine, and how to live gently on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.

Hello! I’m Janine and use she/her pronouns. I’m a registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) p... Read More