Rebecca (she/her) believes that wellness is rooted in finding a balance. She has experienced personally how therapy, exercise and a happy heart can together foster self-alignment. In a treatment, Rebecca might incorporate fluid Swedish techniques, trigger point therapy, nervous system regulation techniques, fascial work, hot stones, cupping and upon request, acupuncture. Her experience includes treating a multitude of pain patterns and postural concerns; as well as performing pre & post-natal massage.

Rebecca is certified in Contemporary Acupuncture & traditional Thai massage. Rebecca knows the power of self-care alongside manual work in healing, and is big on empowering her clients to take active part in their own recovery. She is a graduate of Sutherland-Chan and studied Contemporary acupuncture at McMaster University. She is a member of the Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario and is in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.

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Dr. Erica Balcombe is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who graduated with her doctorate from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine after receiving an undergraduate degree from Brock University. Some of her favourite principles of naturopathic medicine are identifying and treating the root cause of disease, doctor as teacher, treating the patient as a whole, and preventative care.

Dr. Balcombe has a strong passion in creating family wellness, where she likes to focus on mental health, women’s health, children’s health, and digestive health. Her love for evidence-based education helps Dr. Balcombe to support families through areas such as: - Fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond - Anxiety and depression - Trauma - Digestive issues - Autoimmune disorders - And more!

Each patient has a unique treatment plan individualized to their needs and goals with modalities including nutrition and lifestyle counselling, supplementation, mental health counselling, botanical medicine, acupuncture, and massage. One of Dr. Balcombe’s favourite parts of her job is establishing strong relationships with her patients that encompasses trust, loyalty, regard, and mutual knowledge to ensure the most positive experience and outcomes for her patients.

Outside of the office you can find Erica playing with her son, in the kitchen, enjoying the sun and going for walks, or doing yoga.

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Brittany Galan, R.Kin, CAT(C), DOMP, RMT, RYT

Not Accepting New Clients

Registered Kinesiologist, Certified Athletic Therapist, Manual Osteopathic Practitioner & Registered Massage Therapist

Brittany completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at McMaster University (2011). During her studies, she was placed with the McMaster Marauders Football Team which sparked her interest in sports medicine. Brittany went on to complete her Diploma of Osteopathic Manipulative Practice (DOMP) from the Southern Ontario College of Osteopathy (2014). Since that time Brittany has been working in both private practice and on-field with various sports teams. She continued her studies once again to obtain a BAHSc and became a Certified Athletic Therapist (2021) while simultaneously completing a Diploma in Massage Therapy becoming a RMT (2021). Brittany is currently the head Athletic Therapist at Mohawk College with their varsity athletics.

Working with active individuals is what she enjoys most, with patients ranging from varsity athletes and weekend warriors to individuals getting back into activity. She finds it rewarding to give patients the tools to recover and live their life to the fullest. Brittany believes in taking an active and holistic whole-body approach to rehabilitation, in order to determine the root cause of a client’s dysfunction and restore normal functioning. Outside of the clinic, Brittany lives an active lifestyle enjoying the outdoors and following her passions for travel and photography.

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Volha began her journey as a Massage Therapist 10 years ago after beginning her medical career in Belarus.

Volha has extensive experience working with acute and chronic muscle pain and tightness, joint pain, injury rehabilitation, and lymphatic drainage treatments. She is passionate about constantly improving her knowledge of current research and approaches to massage therapy through continuing education courses.

In her free time, Volha can be found enjoying travelling inside and outside of Canada, swimming and spending time with her family and cats

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Acute injury rehabilitation (shoulder, hip, and knee) Back and neck pain management Concussion management

Ryan draws on his massage therapy education as well as his personal training experience to develop a balanced approach to pain management. Ryan believes that no one deserves to live in pain, and with the proper intervention and education, you too, can live a pain-free life.

Ryan has always had a passion for everything health and fitness. He obtained his first personal training certification back in 2017, and it was here that he discovered that his true passion lied in the treatment and prevention of injuries. In attempt to further educated himself, Ryan then studied Massage Therapy at Mohawk College, later graduating with honors. Ryan will admit that while Massage Therapy can work wonders, sometimes the addition of strength training with passive therapy can be the missing link in your rehabilitation.

When he is not working, Ryan can be found in the gym, spending time with friends and/or family, or playing guitar.

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Crystle Numan, B.Sc., M.O.M.Sc, works with a diverse range of client issues and sees improvements in their health once movement restrictions are resolved.  Treatments are gentle and covered under most extended health plans. Children under 10 receive a discount rate. Appointments are 30 minutes. 

Crystle is a member of the Ontario Osteopathic Association. She completed her 4 years of studies at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy in 2018, and has been practising in Hamilton since. She is a preceptor for current students who may shadow treatments from time to time. Crystle also enjoys gardening, biking, sailing, and beekeeping.

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Shalom’s development as a hypnosis practitioner has included a two-year Master’s in Clinical Sociology at the University of North Texas, formal hypnotherapy training, hundreds of hours of vipassana meditation, and over 10 years of various forms of self-explored therapy

Shalom employs an eclectic treatment modality informed by IFS (Internal Family Systems), Gestalt, Existential, and Ericksonian Hypnosis.

His work with others is also heavily informed by his own experiences. As an ex-Orthodox Rabbi, raised in a religious fundamentalist home, he has personally grappled with his own mental health challenges. This brings an extra level of empathy of to his practice, allowing open, honest, and safe communication with his clients.

Shalom takes an existential and stoic approach to life. He don’t sugarcoat things, and believes the biggest questions like death, suffering, and meaning, should be addressed head-on. Maybe with a bit of dark humor thrown in.

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Emma (she/her) has lived and played in Hamilton for over 10 years and worked in social services for over 6 years. Emma aims to create a warm, safe, accepting and playful environment for each person she sees in therapy.

Emma works collaboratively with people to create a personalized plan to meet their needs. This may include processing past experiences and emotions in ways that help make sense of them. Emma takes a curious, and compassionate stance with each client and has a desire to promote healing.

Emma brings a sociocultural lens to her sessions and is aware of the different intersections of identity which shape a persons life experience. She works from an affirming, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens to address power imbalances and works to better understand her own blindspots and internalized biases. Emma has worked with folks from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and gender and sexual identities.

Emma has experience working with anger, abuse, depression, anxiety, gender, sexuality, youth, life-transitions, grief, addictions, stress, trauma, and relationship/family issues. Emma brings her humour, non-judgemental presence and creativity into her sessions and combines different modalities to fit her clients needs best. Some of her favourite modalities are Internal Family Systems, Somatic experiencing, Art therapy exercises and Brief Solution Focused Therapy.

Emma has a Masters of Arts, specializing in Psychotherapy and Spiritual Care from Martin Luther University College at Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Registered Psychotherapist.

When not at work, Emma enjoys putting together a fun outfit, surfing the Great Lakes, lifting weights and making lots of weird art!

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