Acupuncturist

They / Them, She / Her

Janie holds a degree in acupuncture from Cégep de Rosemont, where they undertook a research placement focusing on the benefits of acupuncture for anxiety. This experience helped foster a particular interest in mental health, which now plays a significant role in their practice. Having had the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients, they have also developed a keen interest in sexual health and paediatric acupuncture.

As a volleyball coach and former Latin dance teacher, Janie also has a particular interest in musculoskeletal disorders and the management of chronic pain, with a view to improving performance, comfort and quality of life.

Janie provides a caring and safe space for people from the 2ELGBTQIA+ communities and is particularly attuned to the challenges faced within healthcare settings. With an attentive, open and respectful approach, they support each person with treatments tailored to their individual needs and circumstances.

Janie can support you with:

• Mental health support: supporting emotional and mental wellbeing by helping people to better manage stress, anxiety, mood swings, sadness, depression and sleep disorders.

• Post-gender-affirming surgery scar management: supporting a more comfortable recovery, reducing the risk of irregular scarring, improving pain management, and supporting overall wellbeing by helping to manage stress and anxiety, improving sleep and strengthening the immune system.

• Endocrine system: supporting hormonal balance and the endocrine system, particularly during pre-menopause and menopause.

• Pregnancy, childbirth and the reproductive system: supporting the various stages of pregnancy and the postpartum period by helping to relieve discomforts such as muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and digestive issues such as nausea, vomiting or acid reflux.

• Pain management: to relieve pain associated with neuromusculoskeletal imbalances and promote recovery following injury, surgery or discomfort related to physical activity.

• Skin and circulatory systems: supporting the health of the skin and blood and lymphatic circulation, for example in cases of acne, hives, shingles, eczema, oedema, and numbness or a sensation of cold in the hands and feet.

• Respiratory and auditory systems: to support respiratory comfort and the immune system by helping to manage conditions such as asthma, respiratory infections (colds, flu, bronchitis, etc.), seasonal allergies, coughs, shortness of breath and nosebleeds.

• Musculoskeletal system: to relieve various musculoskeletal discomforts, including muscle spasms, Bell’s palsy, tremors and restless legs syndrome.