About Us
Dr. Alyssa Shepherd attended the University of Waterloo where she completed a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science. Living in Guelph during her Masters research and studies, she fell in love with the city and decided to return and open her practice here upon graduation from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
How to Help Your Family Thrive
Today, too many of us are just trying to get by. We go day by day, from stressor to stressor, simply to survive, never considering what we really need to thrive. Dr. Alyssa believes that every person holds the blueprint for vibrant, robust health – a place where you can thrive instead of just survive. It’s her job to help and guide you, setting up the right conditions and giving you information so that you can embrace and love your life.
There are several ingredients in the full picture of health. With Dr. Alyssa’s care, you can set yourself up to express your optimal level of well-being.
Everyone deserves to have the opportunity to express health at their fullest potential.” Dr. Alyssa
Feel Seen, Heard and Cared About
Dr. Alyssa believes in empowering you. That means you’ll be carefully listened to, then given the information you need to guide your decision-making process. You’ll receive options that work for you, find answers to your questions and feel fully informed to move forward.
When you become a patient, Dr. Alyssa wants to know what has brought you in and what you’re hoping to find. Being fully and truly heard is healing and fulfilling, and a vital part of the care you’ll receive. You can discuss anything you want to share in a confidential, judgement-free space. Ultimately, Dr. Alyssa’s goal is to help you move from where you are now to where you want to be.
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When Dr. Alyssa first went to see a chiropractor, she was nervous and skeptical. But she went anyway because she felt desperate to regain the ability to do the things she loved without pain. She was astounded by the impact and change she felt in the function of her body and enjoyment of life that resulted from having a more optimized and healthy nervous system.
Dr. Alyssa has a particular focus on caring for pregnant women, babies and children. Because of the tremendous changes that take place in our bodies during these periods, it is vital to care for yourself in a proactive manner. Truly, one of the most beautiful gifts we can give to ourselves and our children is the gift of radiant health and the understanding of how to live an empowered and vibrant life!
Consider the mechanics of birth: though natural and quite beautiful, the process of birth often involves some element of stress for mom and baby. Dr. Alyssa can check you and your child’s nervous system after birth to help ensure that you’re both set up to express abundant health. Dr. Alyssa feels truly privileged to witness people building their families and to walk alongside them in this journey!
Dr. Alyssa wants to know what has brought you in and what you’re hoping to find. Being fully and truly heard meets one of our core needs as humans, and is one of the elements necessary for true healing. This is an integral part of Dr. Alyssa’s approach. You can discuss anything you want to share in a confidential, judgement-free space. Ultimately, Dr. Alyssa’s goal is to help you move from where you are now to where you want to be.
Have an Empowered Pregnancy and Birth Experience
Dr. Alyssa is a trained birth doula. She’s also certified in the Webster Technique and has taken extra training in working with pregnant individuals.
Dr. Alyssa loves being able to celebrate the many triumphs and milestones alongside pregnant patients. Some of the best moments are witnessing the excitement when a breech baby turns after starting care, when a mom is able to enjoy her pregnancy with greater ease and less discomfort and pain, and when the pregnant person is able to release and find freedom from limiting beliefs and mind-body stressors that weigh on them during pregnancy and about birth.
An experience that truly underscored to Dr. Alyssa just how transformational holistic prenatal chiropractic care can be was the level of change and shift experienced by a pregnant individual who came in for pregnancy-associated low back pain, but who went on to reveal how she was overcome with anxiety from her previous birth trauma about giving birth again. She shared that she was unable to enjoy being pregnant and consumed with fear of the birth.
Dr. Alyssa utilized a mind-body approach encompassing Webster Technique, Activator adjusting, soft tissue techniques and Neuro Emotional Technique and was astounded by the impact.
When it was time to welcome her second baby, this woman was able to not only enjoy her birth, but use it as a means to connect to a new consciousness and connection to her personal power. Afterward she spoke of this birth as having been the most empowering experience of her life.
You deserve to have the information you need to make your own decisions. You’ll have a great resource when you choose Dr. Alyssa!
Contact Dr. Alyssa now to schedule your first appointment!
