About

Vanessa’s intuitive abilities coupled with her strong science background gives her a well balanced capacity to facilitate change as she views any given ailment from multiple perspectives.

Intuition

When Vanessa was 18 years old she stopped someone in distress from committing suicide. A man had a leather noose around his neck attached an overpass bridge railing and was about to jump when Vanessa and a friend encountered the man. Vanessa felt compelled to investigate and offer help. Vanessa and her friend were able to contact the police and kept the man company until police arrived. That was when Vanessa realized that not everyone has the gift of listening and feeling as keenly as she does. 

Car Accident

In 1998 Vanessa was involved in a serious car accident. She was broadsided by a semi-truck carrying two loads of lumber who ran a red light on a highway intersection. An off-duty police officer called for help and EMS were on scene in minutes. Vanessa appreciated the quick and kind assistance and their efforts. Later that evening, after Vanessa was released from hospital, the off-duty police officer called her parents to offer their condolences. Vanessa vividly remembers her mother telling the police officer that Vanessa was indeed alright and sitting on the couch in the next room. The officer was amazed and claimed that was the worst accident he had ever seen anyone walk away from. This was when Vanessa first realized the impacts that a first responder must experience and sought to find ways to help first responders minimize their workplace trauma. 

Ironically, this accident is how Vanessa got into Acupuncture. She visited an acupuncturist three months post-accident as a pinched nerve in her shoulder where the seatbelt had been was still causing pain. In two acupuncture treatments, this pain vanished and Vanessa loved going for acupuncture. She felt more aligned, clearer, calmer and yet more energized. Her body felt physically better and Vanessa knew that the acupuncture regulated her emotions as well and allowed her to forgive the driver who ran the red light and move on with her life. 

Vanessa’s Strengths

Vanessa has always been able to intuitively listen to her own energy and the energy of others and it is Vanessa’s ability to calmly act on this intuition that facilitates positive change. Energy work is essentially that – intuition and intention. So when you are struggling, in panic or crisis, Vanessa can identify the roots of your struggles and calmly shift them allowing greater ease in you. 

Vanessa’s ultimate goal is to enable you to become less entrenched in struggles so you may live your best life. Vanessa wants to see people thriving rather than merely surviving! In her view, nothing is more rewarding than seeing people lighter, happier, freer, living a life they love! This is Vanessa’s passion and purpose in life!