Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Max completed both an Honours Bachelor and Graduate Diploma program in Lakehead University’s Kinesiology stream. While at Lakehead, he worked for the University’s Biology department and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in assisting with their Anatomy programs where he helped students understand the human body and capacity for movement in detail. Max has been a Registered Kinesiologist and certified personal trainer for the past 6 years. He has continually worked in the health and performance industry and has strived to provide an open, welcoming and science-based approach to helping individuals of all backgrounds and ability levels. Max has experience with a variety of clientele ranging from athletes and neurological conditions to individuals with chronic pain or those simply looking to improve their general level of fitness. Max’s passion for helping others move well and get active stems from a history physical activity and involvement in sport. In addition to playing competitive soccer growing up, Max has been avidly golfing for the past 10 years. His love for the game of golf drove him to further explore the impact of health and fitness on golf performance and led to his certification with the Titleist Performance Institute so that he could help the golf population get more out of their game and body. Max also has experience as part of interdisciplinary units in the past and has seen first-hand the benefit that this approach has on rehabilitation and patient outcomes. He is excited to be joining the Foundation Rehab team and is looking forward to serving the Campbell River community!

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Ursula is an experienced counsellor who has always enjoyed helping people. Her career started in 2011 in child welfare, and in 2018 she graduated from the Masters of Social Work program at the University of Northern British Columbia. She worked as a counsellor and social worker in northeast BC for many years, and is now happy to have swapped the cold Northern winters for the West Coast rain.

She has worked with a diverse group of clients including adults, youth, new parents, individuals struggling with addictions, those dealing with complex trauma, neurodivergent individuals, and women seeking refuge from domestic violence.

Her counselling specializes in helping people overcome feelings of anxiety, social anxiety, address trauma, and providing support during prenatal and postpartum stages of life. She’s a CBT, DBT and EMDR trained therapist, and is experienced at working with clients who feel stuck and are unsure of how to move forward towards their goals.

As a life long learner, Ursula has completed continuing education courses on complex trauma, dissociation, and mood disorders. She’s committed to creating an inclusive safe space for clients to navigate their difficulties and work towards change.

When she’s not working, she can be found either reading copious amounts of books or outside exploring the beaches and forest with her family.

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Tara Hawkin, RMT has experienced several different aspects of the health and wellness industry. She began her career as a personal trainer before deciding she needed to know more about the body so entered into the massage therapy program through West Coast College of Massage Therapy, graduating in April 2013 from the 3000 program. Tara treats holistically, preferring to see the body as a global system rather than focusing on a specific injured area. She treats with a biopsychosocial approach, looking not just at the physical injury or ailment, but at all aspects of life that are affected and can affect the nervous systems natural ability to heal the body. She finds this approach to be effective in resolving injuries or issues and restoring the individual back to themselves.

Tara loves staying active, and partakes in several different types of workouts especially Crossfit, running, and resistance stretching. She appreciates the drive for improvement that she sees in her follow athletes everyday. Tara knows this is her opportunity to let Massage Therapy do what it does best; improve performance and enhance body awareness. A recent arrival to Campbell River from the mainland, Tara is looking forward to exploring this gorgeous area and contributing to the betterment of this wonderful community.

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Katie earned her degree in Physiotherapy from the Australian Catholic University in North Sydney and her BA in Exercise and Physical Health Education from the University of Victoria. After living abroad for most of her adult life, the island was calling her back home to establish roots for her young family.

Katie’s physiotherapy approach is rooted in the ideology that bodies are very adaptive and stronger than we probably give them credit for. She is a firm believer in empowering her clients through education and creating collaborative treatment plans to achieve client goals. She is a certified Functional Dry Needling (IMS) practitioner and has an impressive background in exercise rehabilitation & personal training. You should absolutely expect movement & exercise in your program.

In addition to treating musculoskeletal injuries, Katie has extensive post-graduate training in women’s health and pelvic floor dysfunction. She treats people with conditions including incontinence, prolapse, diastasis recti abdominis (DRA), coccydynia, pre/post surgical rehab, painful intercourse, postpartum recovery (including post-cesarean section) & pelvic girdle pain (to name a few). Although Katie enjoys working in all areas of pelvic health, she has a special interest in treating prenatal & postpartum conditions, especially since becoming a mama herself. Her own experience with pregnancy, labour and recovery unlocked a compassion for supporting other mama’s going through a similar journey.

Certifications:

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy – ACU Sydney, Australia • Bachelor of Exercise & Physical Health Education – Uvic, • Endometriosis in Rehabilitation (2024) • Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science (2024) • Reframing Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (2023) • The Female Athlete Level 1- May 2023 • Diastasis: Current concepts for effective assessment and treatment – 2023 • Treating and training the female runner – (current) • Integrating a trauma-informed approach into routine physical therapy practice (part 1, 2, 3)- webinar - 2023 • Foundations: Diaphragm/Pelvic Floor Piston for adult populations – 2022 • Special Considerations for Caesarean Section: Preparing for and Recovering from Belly Birth – 2021 • Pregnancy, Pelvic Girdle Pain and the Pelvic Floor – 2021 • Dyspareunia – including vulvar dyspareunia – 2019 • Pain, science and pelvic health: Neurodynamics and manual therapy – 2019 • Kinetacore Functional Dry Needling Level 2 - 2019 • PABC Webinar: The Anatomy of Therapeutic Alliance: Physiotherapy & Psychotherapy integration and co-treatment for persistent pain – 2019 • Kinetacore Functional Dry Needling Level 1 Certified - 2018 • Female and Male Urinary/Fecal Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Coccydynia – 2018 • Pulling it all together: a physical therapy approach to Diastasis Recti Abdominis – 2017

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Emma is returning to Massage Therapy and is excited to be part of the Foundation Rehab team. She is a full-time mom, part time student and RMT.

Emma is a 2014 graduate from Okanagan Valley School of Massage Therapy and has been practicing on Vancouver Island ever since. She moved to Campbell River in 2020 and is never leaving! Her passion is continuing education related to massage therapy and health care, digestive health, and helping others.

Emma will take the time every appointment to listen, create and work with your therapeutic goals as she delivers the most safe and effective treatment. You can expect a calm, caring, and educational presence to your appointment utilizing both active and passive techniques with a medium to deep pressure.

Emma encourages YOU to move those muscles! You’ll find Emma moving her muscles at Primal Athletics, step aerobics, out on walks or in the pool enjoying water aerobics.

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Chelsea completed her Bachelors of Physiotherapy at the University of British Columbia. She has a lifelong love of helping people achieve their goals whether its getting back to sport or back to gardening. Whether you have a sore shoulder, knee, hip or back Chelsea will make sure you have the strategies and tools to improve your symptoms.

Additionally, Chelsea has focused much of her continuing education on treating the pelvic floor to help people with different forms of incontinence, prolapse, or pelvic pain. With this training she also helps women maintain optimal pelvic health during pregnancy, in preparing for delivery, and in recovery after delivery and treating diastisis recti (abdominal separation).

Chelsea has also expanded her pelvic health practice to treat male patients for pelvic floor issues such as pelvic pain or continence, as well as children suffering from incontinence/bed wetting, constipation and fecal leakage.

Through her formal education she spent time working in the BC Children’s Hospital Torticollis clinic, and this is one of her favourite conditions to treat.

In her free time you can find Chelsea camping, skiing, hiking, or spending quality time with her family.

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Loryanne is the newest addition to the Foundation Rehab team! Hailing from Quebec and a proud graduate of Laval University, she has made her way to the beautiful Vancouver Island 5 years ago and has been a an amzing physiotherapist in our community ever since.

In addition to treating musculoskeletal conditions, Loryanne has a passion for female and male pelvic floor physiotherapy as well as vestibular physiotherapy. She incorporates IMS dry needling and manual therapy into evidence-based approach ensures that her treatment plans are grounded in the latest research. Loryanne has a passion for an active treatment approach, which is a big reason why she decided to join to Foundation Rehab team.

Outside of work, Loryanne embraces an active lifestyle and can often be found on her mountain bike, rock climbing at the local crags, or surfing on the inside right here in Campbell River. Her personal pursuits reflect her passion for movement and physical wellness, further inspiring her dedication to helping others achieve their health goals.

Loryanne is eager to assist you on your journey to wellness so you can continue to embrace the beauty of Vancouver Island!

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Logan has always enjoyed working with people to achieve their goals. This made a career in Physiotherapy a natural fit. His journey started at the University of Victoria in 2005 studying human movement and exercise (Kinesiology) and began in earnest when he graduated from the Masters of Physical Therapy program at the University of British Columbia.

In order to pay the bills along the way Logan worked as a Crew Supervisor for Canada’s only Wildland Fire Fighting Smokejumper program. While jumping out of planes and working in remote areas of the North American wilderness he suffered many bumps and bruises, which stoked his passion for physiotherapy.

In addition to his formal education Logan has spent time working with people from all walks of life including time at the Child Development Centre and as a trainer on a professional hockey team.

Logan loves working with all types of clients but has a particular interest in musculoskeletal injuries, return to sport, and spinal pain. Inspired by evidence based practice, Logan has taken several continuing education courses focusing on back pain, extremity treatment, chronic pain, and pain science. When not trying to further his education, he maintains a love for all things outdoors including mountain biking, surfing, snowboarding, running, swimming, building signs and front desks, and all things movement.

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