About

Our Approach to Health

Focus on the Whole Person

Alternative care often emphasizes treating the person as a whole—body, mind, and spirit—rather than just addressing symptoms of an illness. This holistic perspective allows for a more comprehensive approach to health, considering factors like emotional well-being, lifestyle, diet, and environmental influences.

Empowerment and Personalization

Unlike conventional medicine, where treatment is often based on standardized protocols, alternative care tends to be more personalized. It considers a person's unique lifestyle, genetic makeup, emotional state, and other individual factors when developing a treatment plan.

Alternative therapies often encourage patients to take an active role in their healing process. Practices like diet adjustments, exercise, meditation, and stress management give individuals more control over their health, helping them feel empowered and engaged in their well-being.

Emphasis on Prevention

By focusing on prevention, alternative care can help reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases and reduce the need for intensive medical treatments later. This may provide relief from symptoms without the need for pharmaceutical interventions. Rather than simply masking symptoms, many alternative treatments aim to address the root causes of illnesses or imbalances in the body, which can help with long-term healing.

Our Philosophy and Focus

Alternative care thrives on the foundation of empathy and deep attention to the whole person. It recognizes that healing is not just about treating symptoms, but about understanding the unique needs, emotions, and experiences of each individual. In this approach, healing becomes a collaborative journey, where genuine care, respect, and mindfulness guide every step toward well-being. Through alternative care, we embrace the power of individualized attention, nurturing each person with the empathy they deserve.

Our Team

Dr. Jordan Nolet

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Jordan Nolet’s goal as a Naturopathic Doctor is to aid her patients in feeling like the most confident version of themselves. With a special focus in aesthetics & dermatology, her root cause individualized approach provides her patients with sustainable results, creating confidence through health. She is committed to providing her patients with natural looking results that augment her patient’s existing features.

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Dr. Sarah Sosnowski

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Sarah Sosnowski, ND is a dedicated licensed Naturopathic Physician specializing in general family practice with an interest in mental health. With a firm belief in the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal itself, Dr. Sosnowski focuses on removing obstacles to health to stimulate the self- healing mechanisms through natural interventions such as herbal medicine, nutraceuticals, dietary and lifestyle changes, acupuncture, counselling, and stress management techniques. While emphasizing natural interventions, Dr. Sosnowski also recognizes the importance of higher-force interventions, including the ability to prescribe pharmaceuticals when necessary.

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Dr. Daria Kovnierista

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Kovnierista offers a wide range of services, including digestive health, stress management, nutrition, weight management, skin health, and sleep hygiene. She is also experienced in mental health and trauma, especially supporting displaced individuals and those affected by war. Her trauma-informed, multi-faceted approach empowers patients in their recovery. Having a special interest in women’s health, Dr. Daria provides mental and hormonal support including hormonal replacement therapy throughout various life stages, particularly in perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Kovnierista is certified in intravenous therapy, acupuncture, and pharmaceutical prescribing. She offers services like vitamin and nutrient IVs, injections, iron infusions, PAP testing, and cosmetic acupuncture.

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Dr. Svea Ogilvie

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Ogilvie is a board-certified naturopathic physician with prescriptive authority and additional certifications in IV therapy, acupuncture and homeopathy. Her passion lies in using an array of naturopathic modalities, including nutrition and lifestyle changes, nutraceuticals, IV therapy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and homeopathy, to achieve desired health and wellness outcomes. Tailoring modalities to the unique needs of each patient, she employs a strategic layered approach to achieve outstanding results. She runs a general family-focused practice, with particular interest in: Preventative care, Digestive wellness, Endocrine health – including hormones, thyroid and adrenal health, Mental health, and Chronic complex illness, including Histamine intolerance, Long COVID, CFS/ME and fibromyalgia, and mold toxicity.

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Stephanie Goh

Registered Dietician

Stephanie can provide personalized nutrition guidance on: - General healthy eating - Managing gut and digestive health - Pre-diabetes/diabetes management (without insulin) - Heart health - Meal planning and grocery shopping - Eating on a budget - Nutrition for cancer diagnosis - Weight management (gain or loss) - Evidence-based strategies for chronic conditions.

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Janeen Mills

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Janeen is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and a professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and holds a master’s degree in counselling psychology. Janeen is a caring and compassionate therapist who understands the importance of a safe and supportive space for healing. She is deeply committed to creating an environment where every individual feels valued and understood. Guided by principles of anti-oppression, Janeen works to acknowledge and address the systemic barriers that can impact mental health.

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Kelsey Harris

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Kelsey is a registered clinical counsellor with the BCACC. She graduated from Yorkville University with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology in 2021. She is passionate of mental health and wellness. Healing should be done in the mind as much as in the body. Wholeness is important because we cannot separate our minds from our bodies. Compassion for ourselves and others is an essential component of healing.

Kelsey brings a trauma-informed, holistic approach to counselling. Her areas of focus are chronic pain, chronic illness, trauma, anxiety, depression, life stress, life transitions, caregiver burnout, and perinatal issues. She integrates Somatic Experiencing, a body-mind therapy, with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which is cognitive behavioral. She also integrates mindful self-compassion and yoga therapy.

In addition to her Master degree from Yorkville University, Kelsey has taken additional training in Yoga Therapy through MY Vinyasa Practice and has her Yoga Teacher 200 hour certificate. Recently, Kelsey has also completed Somatic Experiencing Beginning I, II and III certificates.

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Jennifer Graham

Registered Dietician

Jennifer Graham is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. She holds two degrees from the University of British Columbia, BSc in Dietetics and a BSc in Food, Nutrition, and Health. Additionally, she obtained the highly esteemed Sports Nutrition Diploma from the International Olympic Committee. As a NASM personal trainer, Jennifer optimizes fitness performance through tailored nutrition coaching. She integrates customized physical activity and dietary recommendations for each client’s specific needs.

In her practice, Jennifer empowers clients to build a healthy and sustainable relationship with food by making informed choices that embrace the “all-foods fit” philosophy. Jennifer aims to inspire and empower individuals to make positive lifestyle choices with evidence-based knowledge and practical advice tailored to each unique lifestyle and environment. Her goal is to support her clients in reaching their health and fitness goals while making meaningful, sustainable change in their lives.

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