Meet Our Wellness Collective
Strawberries and Sunshine consists of a passionate team of professionals who are dedicated to supporting children and families in Port Coquitlam, BC and helping them live lives free of chemical, physical, emotional, and sensory interference.
Here you can meet our leading chiropractor and the extensive, growing team who is ready to support you at Strawberries and Sunshine Wellness Collective.
Dr. Nareeta Stephenson
BSc, Mchiro
Even as a child Dr. Nareeta’s goal was to support children and families to find natural health solutions. Fascinated by the science and intricacy of the human body, she graduated from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Chiropractic in 2001.
Inspired by her own family’s journey with neurodevelopmental disorders, she is now devoted to helping these kids and their families through chiropractic, community, and solutions to optimize everyone’s health.
Dr. Kristen Chila
Chiropractor
Dr. Kristen Chila is a chiropractor who is Webster certified and has expertise in CCEP (Extremities specialization). Her educational background includes children’s psychology and holistic nutrition. As a teenager, Dr. Kristen fell in love with the healing art that lies behind chiropractic and has been dedicated to helping others find its benefits ever since. Her ability to connect with children and babies gives her lots of room to work with them and adjust through play and engagement. She enjoys helping the whole family feel at ease and making connections around health choices.
Dr. Amber Kenmuir
Chiropractor
Dr. Amber Kenmuir is a family chiropractor and graduated in 2015 from Life West Chiropractic College. Previously practicing as a dental assistant, Dr. Amber wanted to be in a profession that allowed her to provide more health options for people. She has a very active lifestyle and chiropractic has helped her live with chronic pain since she was a teenager. The best part of her day is when a patient comes in to tell her they are now able to do something that their pain was preventing them from doing before.
Fatima Hozouri
Registered Acupuncturist
Fatima Hozouri is a registered and Certified Balance method acupuncturist with an extensive background in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She has a Bachelor of Science (Biology) from UBC and a doctorate in TCM from the College of TCM in Vancouver. After a past experience with strong antibiotics resulted in devastating side effects, she fell in love with the holistic view and philosophy of ancient therapies and medications. Fatima enjoys supporting her patients to reach their optimum health through Chinese Medicine and an integrated team approach.
Rob Stephenson
Registered Massage Therapist
Rob became a Registered Massage Therapist in the spring 2023, after successfully completing the CMTBC board exams and graduating from the 20 month Competency-Based Mastery Level RMT Program from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster. In his treatments, Rob, uses a variety of therapeutic modalities, including myofascial release, muscle energy techniques and joint mobilizations. Treatments are based on the individual needs and he is comfortable working with any number of conditions, including headaches, overuse injuries, whiplash injuries as well as maintenance and relaxation massages, using hot/cold therapeutic stones.
Judy Munday
Registered Massage Therapist
Judy is a RMT with experience in working with sports injuries, repetitive strain injuries, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, and pre/post-natal patients. She graduated with a diploma from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy and has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree from Simon Fraser University. She uses patient-centred care to construct a treatment plan that is unique to the concerns of each individual…if something isn’t working, she’ll find an alternative.
Emily Oxland
Registered Massage Therapist
Emily loves helping people achieve the lifestyle they strive for via improving their overall health. She received her Bachelor of Kinetics in 2017 from UBC Okanagan and graduated from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2020. Having played university volleyball, she was always around rehabilitation specialists and found that manual therapy was beneficial to keeping her healthy and injury free. Massage therapy combines her interest in how the human body works and her passion for helping others.
Heather Morais
Registered Massage Therapist
Heather is new to the profession and a recent graduate from West Coast College of Massage Therapy (WCCMT – New Westminster campus). She gained extensive experience with various groups throughout the medical field through the outreach practical components of the WCCMT program, including working on patients with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, and a variety of central nervous system pathologies. She was also part of the University of British Columbia and Douglas College athletic outreach programs, working on muscle strains, and other orthopedic conditions with varsity athletes.
Jacqui Lepoureau
Healing Arts Practitioner and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
Jacqui has over 15 years experience as a Healing Arts Practitioner with training as a Clinical Reflexologist, Usui Master Reiki Teacher, Access Bars® Practitioner, and Ayurvedic Head Massage Practitioner. She more recently qualified as a NeurOptimal™ Neurofeedback trainer and Counsellor. She is continually expanding her knowledge about the link between our mental, emotional, physical, energetic, and spiritual bodies. Frequently combining training and intuition to reduce distress, stress and pain, Jacqui provides healing for her clients’ minds, bodies, and souls.
Jagrit (Riti) Batra
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
Riti is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists (ACCT). She is a strong believer in mindfulness and art therapy, both incredibly effective tools that help us access our subconscious minds where our wounds are often stored. It is extremely important for her to practice a wholistic mindset in her personal life. In my counselling practice, this is no different. Our mind, body connection must be aligned in order to find a line through to feeling fully alive
Dr. Shaista Fatehali
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor & Play Therapy
Shaista is a renowned Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, accredited by the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists (ACCT), with a specialized focus on child therapy. She holds a PhD in Early Childhood Development and is a certified teacher in British Columbia, qualifications that greatly enhance her expertise in understanding and nurturing young minds.
In her counseling practice, Shaista emphasizes the use of play therapy and strategic therapeutic approaches, recognizing their effectiveness in helping children explore and express their emotions. Play therapy, in particular, is a cornerstone of her methodology. It provides a natural and engaging way for children to communicate, learn, and process their experiences.
Her approach is holistic, believing strongly that a child’s emotional, mental, and physical development are deeply interconnected. This philosophy underpins her work both in personal life and professional practice, where she strives to align these aspects to help children achieve a sense of balance and wellbeing.
Carla Carvalho
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Carla is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC who is originally from Brazil, where she completed her Masters in Developmental Psychology. Her curiosity about how the mind works has led her to develop a unique and interactive therapy style, for individuals with a variety of neurodiverse needs and social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural challenges, especially people in the autism spectrum. She creates a safe space for her clients using visual tools such as Thinking Maps to communicate.
Mojdeh Rameshni
Registered Clinical Counsellor and Synergetic Play Therapist
Mojdeh is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, and a facilitator of the Virtues Project. She received her Masters in Counselling from City University of Seattle, Vancouver campus. Mojdeh is honoured to work closely with and support parents and children by providing psychoeducation and skill development based on brain development, neurobiology, and child development. Parents and families can meet with Mojdeh virtually and in person.
Suneeta Johnson
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Suneeta (Sunny) Johnson is graduate from City University, with a Master of Clinical Psychology and her RCC designation. She also has a BA in Child and Youth Care Counselling with a specialization in Child Protection. Sunny also has First Nations Social Work Delegation training through the Aboriginal Perspective Society. Using a person-centered and trauma-informed approach, Sunny works on establishing a trusting and positive therapeutic relationship in a safe and non-judgmental space. Sunny has an ability to connect with youth and easily and is passionate about helping them build skills to increase their self-worth and self-efficacy.
Heather Nyberg
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Heather grew up in the Tri-cities and feels at home in the community. With a natural desire to help others, Heather was drawn to the counselling profession following her own challenging life transitions. Being a mother was both an amazing experience and also an enormous change in terms of her own personal identity, goals and ambitions. Through her journey of self exploration, she learned so much about herself and how to navigate life in a healthier and more balanced way. Heather aims to guide others through this path of self discovery while focusing on each person’s unique strengths and aspirations. Heather looks forward to meeting clients and exploring new topics in addition to her interest areas in ADHD populations, life transitions and grief work.
Dr. Jessica Maguire
Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Jessica is a certified naturopathic doctor who graduated from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine. She specializes in fertility and preconception planning, autoimmune health, digestion, hormonal health, and mental health. She takes the principles of Naturopathic medicine to heart: do no harm, the healing power of nature, identify and treat the root cause of an illness, and treat the whole person. She loves hearing when a patient says they feel better from following her recommendations.
Krista A. Parr
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Krista believes that one size does not fit all, and unique individuals have unique nutritional needs. She graduated from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in 2013. Since earning her diploma she has dedicated herself to specializing in supporting women on their fertility journeys, both before and after birth, via nutrition. She loves to teach and do in-home cooking sessions with clients to help them feel confident in the kitchen
Shawn Chuang
Occupational Therapist (COTBC)
Shawn is a Registered Occupational Therapist and the founder of Kidstart Pediatric Therapy Inc. He graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in Taiwan, and then received advanced training in Sensory Integration and completed the ASI certificate program in CLASI (Collaborative for Leadership inASI), and he’s an SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) feeding therapist and a DIR Floortime practitioner. Shawn is a strong advocate for awareness for children with special needs.
Front Team
Of course, our Collective wouldn’t be able to operate so smoothly without our incredibly supportive and efficient front desk team. You’ll hear their friendly voices on the phone and theirs will be the first smiles you see when you walk in the door.
Joanna
