We’re Growing to Better Meet Your Needs
Introducing our newest team members! Learn about these talented and dedicated therapists, who bring a passion for healthcare, depth of experience, and breadth of knowledge to our clinics. They can’t wait to meet you.
Arwen Anderson
Registered Massage Therapist
Arwen graduated from Camosun College with a Diploma in Massage Therapy. She has an evidence-based approach that blends well with her natural intuition and commitment to patient-centered care. She utilizes a combination of techniques including Swedish massage, trigger point release, myofascial work, and passive and active stretching to provide tailored care for her patients and address their individual needs. With experience working both as a Health Care Aide and a Birth Doula, Arwen enjoys working with patients across a wide range of life stages and conditions.
Naomi Aris Horii
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Naomi is a registered clinial counsellor (RCC) who offers a collaborative, anti-oppressive, trauma-sensitive, justice-oriented approach to support the therapy journey. Knowing that therapy can be a tender process, she works alongside clients with compassion and attentiveness to explore trauma, values, grief, structural barriers, and the way we carry what uniquely shapes us.
Naomi is a Japanese Canadian settler with mixed ancestry, who is privileged to have been raised up on the ancestral, unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations. Currently, Naomi is working alongside Japanese Canadian community and intergenerational trauma, wellness, joy and healing through research, writing, and community offerings.
Therapy can open doors to empowered choice-making, softening, learning, and becoming un-stuck. In the therapy session, Naomi is a patient, present ally and collaborator to a person’s journey. Therapy is hard, and takes a lot of energy, work, and bravery. She honours what it takes for folks to engage in the work of therapy and is sensitive to what can show up in the process.
Informed by an Indigenous worldview of connection as medicine, Naomi incorporates ecological attachment models, the wisdom of the body, mindfulness, and intersectional feminism. She works alongside the challenges of grief, loss, relational/family struggles, and trauma; supporting individuals towards processing anger, rage, trust, life transitions, and integrating the many resources intimacy, love, rest, pleasure, joy, community-care and self-care can give.
If not outside walking, Naomi loves to cook without recipes and make something delicious out of nothing. She enjoys family time, playing music in a noise band, and having impromptu dance parties with her spirited kiddo.
Lunden Bekkers
Registered Massage Therapist
Lunden is a graduate of Camosun College, holding a Diploma in Massage Therapy. She is passionate about wellness and enjoys incorporating a range of techniques in her treatments, including Swedish massage, myofascial release, deep tissue, and joint mobilizations. Lunden works collaboratively with her clients to build personalized treatment plans that align with their goals and lifestyles.
Having experienced the transformative power of massage therapy firsthand, Lunden understands the importance of personalized care. This personal experience fuels her dedication to helping clients achieve their wellness goals.
Lunden is committed to providing inclusive and respectful care. She recognizes that each client brings unique needs and preferences, and she tailors her approach accordingly. Whether working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, varying age groups, or those with different physical abilities, Lunden ensures that every client feels respected, understood, and comfortable during their sessions.
Shyama Jaswal
Acupuncturist
Shyama Jaswal B.A.,RAc.,R.TCM.P.,DTCM Dip.
Shyama completed her Doctorate in Traditional Chinese Medicine (5 year program) from The Canadian College Of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in Victoria, BC. As part of her training, she completed an internship in China in the Traditional Chinese Hospitals of both Cheng Du and Anhui Universities. She also graduated with a B.A. from the University of Victoria in Anthropology & Art History.
Shyama brings over 17 years of experience as a Registered Acupuncturist & Traditional Chinese Herbalist. Her practice of Meditation, Qigong, Amrita Yoga & Mindfulness offer a unique & compassionate approach to balancing the mind, body & spirit.
She encourages her patients to take a proactive and preventative approach to their health & emotional wellness by educating them about diet, lifestyle, & self care. She is committed to supporting them on their healing journey & helping them achieve an optimum quality of life.
Shyama focuses on Women’s Health Concerns. Her special interest & specific education include; hormone balance, metabolic health, blood sugar regulation, menopause, perimenopause, weight gain, stress management, sleep & insomnia, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, fertility,and pain management. She treats all family members with Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine & her Wellness Programs.
Gaylen O’Shea
Registered Massage Therapist
Gaylen graduated from Camosun College with a Diploma in Massage Therapy. She employs a range of techniques including myofascial release, deep tissue, joint mobilizations, and general Swedish massage in order to meet her clients’ treatment goals. Gaylen brings a deep curiosity and a desire for continued learning to her practice, and she aims to understand the root cause of any dysfunction present. Working collaboratively with her clients, she strives to create a treatment environment that feels welcoming and non-judgemental. Gaylen enjoys working with clients across a wide range of life stages and conditions, and finds particular fulfillment supporting clients who are dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health conditions. Outside of her work she enjoys hiking, cooking, and tending to her garden.