Carole Boivin

Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified EMDR Therapist

Carole is an experienced B.C. Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Certified EMDR Therapist with the EMDR International Association, and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. She holds a Master’s Degree in the field of Counselling and is passionate about helping others find resolution, healing and happiness in their lives. Her private practice is in Campbell River, B.C.

Carole’s approach has been honed through continuous study and over more than 24 years of experience. Her practice is evidence-based, action-oriented, holistic, interactive and is conducted in a safe space where everyone feels understood and accepted. Among other things, she provides support to overcome challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult transitions, and relationship or self-esteem issues. She also helps her clients to cultivate life balance and personal growth.

Carole understands first-hand the impact of menopause in peoples’ lives: not only has she experienced it herself, a significant number of her clients are women. In addition, she has studied mindfulness for two decades, and she loves nature and animals. You might find her walking or running in the trails of the Island’s beautiful forests.

Breanne Flohr

Certified Yoga Instructor

Breanne is a certified yoga instructor with training from Mocean Yoga in Royston, BC specializing in flow and restorative yoga. Born and raised in Campbell River, she has worked with Ocean Mountain Yoga, Session Studio and the City of Campbell River to bring unique classes to her community, from private to groups of 130 students.

Breanne’s ambition is to help students cultivate the connection between their breath, body and mind. Through compassionate and inclusive teachings, her classes are aimed at empowering people to live in the present moment and better handle external stressors of life.

Breanne loves to spend time outdoors in her free time, connecting with nature, and spending time with family.

Taylor Hartwig

Public Health Dietician

Taylor is the Public Health Dietitian for Island Health supporting the communities and populations in the north of Vancouver Island including the Comox Valley, Strathcona, and Mount Waddington regions. She works to promote healthy growth and development across the lifespan by promoting and supporting food and nutrition security, food literacy, and a positive relationship with food and eating. With a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Human Nutrition and a Post-Graduate Dietetic Internship, Taylor has a deep understanding of how human nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining health and preventing disease. Throughout her career she has seen how the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact their food choices and their nutritional health. She takes a trauma informed and weight inclusive approach in her work and strives to nurture the relationship we have with food and our bodies.

Sonja De Milliano

Registered Physiotherapist

Sonja is a Registered Physiotherapist practicing in Campbell River at Active Living Physiotherapy. In addition to her Bachelor of Science (2013) and Master of Science in Physical Therapy (2016) she has completed numerous continuing education courses in the area of pelvic health. She has been practicing for 8 years as a Physiotherapist dedicating a large portion of her clinical practice to women’s pelvic health.

Kerri Moskal

Pharmacist

Kerri has been a pharmacist for over 25 years, with experience in both hospital and community pharmacy settings. Her interest in women’s health was sparked in 2002 when the WHI study was published, instilling widespread fear regarding women’s hormones. Witnessing the decline in quality of life among her menopausal patients, Kerri intuitively knew that hormones could not become harmful solely based on age. This realization set her on a lifelong mission to uncover the truth and enhance the care of women at all stages of life.

In 2012, Kerri began working at a  compounding pharmacy, which provided her with opportunities to attend hormone symposiums in Canada and the US. These three-day symposiums, led by functional medicine OB/GYNs passionate about hormones, deepened her knowledge. She also completed online training through PCCA to become a C4 HRT Specialist and attended a symposium to earn her credentials, which she renews biennially.

Over the past seven years, she has collaborated with countless women and their physicians to devise personalized wellness plans. Kerri is particularly passionate about guiding women through perimenopause and menopause, relishing opportunities to educate on hormone pathways and treatment options. Her commitment to empowering women through informed healthcare choices underscores her dedication to advancing women’s health.

Dr. Tracy Wayne (Rodgers)

Obstetrician Gynecologist

Dr. Wayne (Rodgers) is an Ob/Gyn with over 20 years experience in women’s health. She graduated from medical school at Memorial University of Newfoundland and did her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Dalhousie University, graduating in 2002. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).

Originally from Newfoundland, she has lived on Vancouver Island for the past 16 years and focuses her practice on perimenopause and menopause care as she is passionate about education and self-empowerment. She recognizes that there is a huge gap between how the medical community approaches women’s health issues and the real lived experience of women and she is working to close that gap. She uses humour and storytelling in her presentations and is able to make complex medical information accessible and engaging.

In addition to her medical training, Dr. Wayne (Rodgers) has studied healthcare leadership at Royal Roads University and has studied with Brene Brown (Daring Way). She has traversed the perimenopause / menopause transition herself and come out the other side with an understanding that traditional medical training is missing the mark when it comes to managing menopause. Women spend almost half of their lives in menopause and 100% of women who live to their 50’s will go through this challenging transition: it deserves much more respect, research and attention than it is currently receiving. The key to changing this is the education and empowerment of women & Dr. Wayne (Rodgers) is on a mission to do just that!

Sophia Sauter

Registered Physiotherapist & Owner of Active Living Physiotherapy

Sophia completed her Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto and her Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Therapy from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. She is Campbell River’s only certified Sports Physiotherapist and is passionate about ongoing professional education to update her knowledge. She is a Gunn IMS (Dry Needling) practitioner, has a special interest in TMJ disorders, and is a Clinical Faculty Instructor with the UBC Physical Therapy program. Sophia and her clinic have been voted “Best Physiotherapist” and ”Best Physiotherapy Clinic” in Campbell River Mirror’s Readers’ Choice Awards multiple years in a row. 

Sophia has over 25 years of experience as a physio and brought the one-on-one model of physiotherapy care to Campbell River when she founded Active Living Physiotherapy in 2012. Sophia has a special interest in treating endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, Nordic skiers), athletes, peri-menopausal women, complex cases and anyone interested in living a long and healthy life! In her spare time Sophia is an active volunteer in the school and local sporting/coaching community. She enjoys running, Nordic skiing, yoga and biking and still has energy to chase after her twin boys. 

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Vanessa Sharkey

Medicine Woman & Owner of Corvee Forest Foragers

Vanessa is originally from northern Manitoba, and now resides in Campbell River on Weiwaikum. She helps to run the 7 Generations Stewards Society, which helps to create opportunities for peoples to reconnect to the land, through traditional ways of harvesting and foraging, ecologically-minded trail building, reforestation and reducing invasive species.  The work is focused also on helping those in recovery, and cultivating opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reconnect to their culture. 

Having a love of the outdoors and its natural healing abilities has led Vanessa into pursuing the life of a Medicine Woman. As a healer, she focuses on the healing abilities that nature has to offer all peoples. She offers a line of traditional medicines through her company, Corvee Forest Foragers, and she dedicates her time to educate her peers, students, and Elders on the importance of the revival of traditional medicine and how to love the earth back.  

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Megan Somerville

Nurse Practitioner

Megan Somerville is a Nurse Practitioner within Campbell River, specialized in family primary care. She completed a Master’s of Nursing in 2021 from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2014 from UVic. 

As a Primary Care Provider, she has the privilege of working with families across the lifespan with woman’s health being a fundamental part of her practice. She believes in a proactive approach to women’s health through health promotion, prevention, education, and routine ‘well-woman’ assessments. 

Megan looks forward to sharing what a ‘well-woman’ exam involves and how perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause impacts the bladder, bowels, menstrual cycles, and sexual health.

Outside of the clinic she finds work life balance through outdoor fitness and family time with her toddler, husband, and Toller.

Dr. Alexandra Tumbach

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Alexandra Tumbach is a naturopathic doctor with a clinical focus in hormonal health. She obtained her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from Boucher Institute in New Westminster after completing her Bachelor of Science at UBC Vancouver. 

Dr. Alex is deeply passionate about supporting her patients through empowerment and education. Her holistic approach combines evidence-based therapies, comprehensive assessment tools and naturopathic principles to provide sustainable and effective strategies to promote optimal health.

Outside of the clinic, you can most likely find Dr. Alex spending time outdoors, playing soccer, or drinking an oat milk latte.