This Team Cares about You ♥

Dawn Benway is most often the first face you see when you come into our cozy home. She manages our Reception Team, our Client Experience from start-to-finish, and welcomes clients into our caring community. Dawn is passionate about holistic nutrition and makes the best fresh-pressed juices around!

Stef Bourke is a certified Meditation and Alignment Coach. She provides practical tools to help people experience more mindful moments in their day. She loves nature, animals and authentic connection. When she’s not practicing meditation or yoga, she’s outside drinking in the experience of the world we live in.

Val George is a coordinator-extraordinaire at We Thrive, handling the behind-the-scenes details for clients to ensure we are able to offer direct billing and other value-added services for our clients. Val is an avid student of the Course of Miracles and loves to spend time with family and friends.

Kim enjoys working with people and loves being a massage therapist. She has experience with pregnancy massage, treating sciatica, TMJ dysfunction, scar tissue, carpal tunnel syndrome, whiplash and many more common issues. She offers relaxation, deep tissue, pre-natal and cupping massage.

Joanne Manzara, affectionally known as Jo, is the friendly face you will see part-time at our Reception Desk. Jo is fun, positive and loves to help our clients feel welcomed and at ease. Don’t get into a board game or trivia game against Jo, especially if the topic is the hit show “Friends”. She’ll clean your clock!

With 20 years experience in the esthetics and spa industry, Mia McEvoy has countless 5-star reviews for good reason. Skilled and award-winning at aromatherapy massage, Mia’s organic facials and bodywork treatments are raved about. She also offers manicures, pedicures and waxing.

Breanne Queen is a Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator and Somatic Coach dedicated to helping people reconnect with their bodies and find balance. Breanne guides clients out of “survival mode” and into a state of calm and well-being by activating the body’s natural ability to heal and release stress.

Leslie Richards combines her two practices to provide patients with personalized treatment plans. She has experience in Orthopedics and Sports Injury Clinics, Long Term Care Facilities, and has specialized in Pelvic Health, with a special interest in Women’s Health and Yoga Physiotherapy. 

As Co-Founder of We Thrive, and a Chiropodist with more than 25 years in practice and business ownership, Cristol leads our team with compassion and kindness. Always ready with a silly meme or joke, her sense of humour keeps things light. A lover of all animals, especially the vulnerable ones, Cristol cares deeply.

Carrie’s passion for yoga and meditation, led her to study hypnosis and HypnoBirthing®. Hypnosis is similar to guided meditation, but at a much deeper level. In her gentle yoga classes and hypnosis sessions, Carrie encourages people to connect with their deeper selves and make positive changes in their lives.

Kristen helps clients reconnect with their inner guidance, nurture a sense of safety in the body, develop self-acceptance, and a renewed sense of wellbeing. She does this through the practice of EFT, Somatic Therapy, IFS and CBT, and has particular expertise in helping clients navigate anxiety, co-dependency, shame and stress.