Osteopathic Practitioner, Lactation Counsellor
B.Sc. Kin., D.O.M.P., PgCCPain
Anne-Marie incorporates over 15 years of experience working in various rehabilitation settings into her osteopathic practice. She works with babies, children, pre/postnatal, pelvic health concerns, TMJ, neck pain, acute and chronic pain, SI joint pain, sciatica, post-surgery, anxiety, digestive issues, and incorporates a person centred approach to her care.
Prior to studying osteopathy, Anne-Marie obtained her degree in Kinesiology in 2008 from the University of Saskatchewan & University of Queensland in Australia. She then travelled to Central America where she volunteered as a kinesiologist with a professional soccer team and alongside a pediatric physiotherapist, conducting home visits to rural areas to help infants and children experiencing various physical and cognitive challenges.
Anne-Marie graduated from the 5-year + thesis program at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto in 2015 and has since then completed a variety of postgraduate courses in the fields of women’s health and pelvic floor rehabilitation, including pre-and postnatal support, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse management and support for mothers who have had cesarian births, and has completed the educational requirements to become a lactation consultant to add to her pediatric osteopathy practice.
She completed a graduate certificate in chronic pain management through McGill University in 2021.
Anne-Marie fosters an inclusive and welcoming setting where people of all genders, cultures, racial and ethnic identifications.
Other highlights of her career include having volunteered for Osteopathy Without Borders in Peru, creating and delivering an online course on chronic pain for osteopathic practitioners and RMTs, sitting on the board of directors for OsteopathyBC as well as being a member of the research committee for the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths, treating professional ballet dancers and ongoing work with promoting the profession of osteopathy through her work as social media manager for OsteopathyBC.
Anne-Marie is an active member of OsteopathyBC.
