wholistic care in ottawa’s glebe
Whole-body, trauma-informed care in a space that feels nothing like a clinic, grounded by Indigenous values.
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How we help.
Whether you're managing chronic pain, recovering from an injury, or simply ready to feel more like yourself, our trauma-informed care meets you where you are: from chiropractic to nutrition, massage, and more.
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Gentle, specific chiropractic adjustments that restore your brain-to-body connection and bring your nervous system back to its highest capacity.
Whether you are dealing with headaches, jaw pain, low back pain, hip pain, or looking for support with chronic pain, our comprehensive testing and care could help!
No cracking is necessary if it is not for you.
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Naturopathic medicine is a holistic, evidence-informed approach to healthcare that focuses on identifying and treating the root causes of illness rather than just managing symptoms.
Whether you're seeking support for digestive health, hormones, stress, fatigue, or chronic health concerns, naturopathic medicine offers personalized treatment plans designed to optimize your long-term health and well-being.
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Massage therapy is a hands-on treatment that helps relieve muscle tension, reduce pain, improve circulation, and promote relaxation.
Whether you're recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or reducing stress, therapeutic massage supports healing, enhances mobility, and improves your overall well-being.
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Personalized nutritional support that looks at the full picture of your health, including how you eat, live, rest, and feel. Accompanied by bioelectric scans to give deeper insight into your specific concerns.
Offered by a Registered Holistic Nutritionist to support you with gut health, bloating, heartburn, and reducing inflammation for chronic conditions like post-concussion syndrome you may be managing.
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A natural, non-invasive therapy using gentle pressure on reflex points to help your body restore balance and release tension.
Stimulating the nervous system through the feet, this ancient healing practice can both relax the body and support healing.
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A gentle, rhythmic technique that supports the body's natural ability to reduce inflammation, clear fluid retention, and heal.
Offered by massage therapy and reflexology.
What makes us a different kind of healing space.
Trauma-informed care
We recognize that pain doesn't always start in the body. Your history, your experiences, and the weight of the systems that aren’t built for you to thrive, all live in your experience and your nervous system. We take the time to understand that before anything else.
Relationship before treatment
We're not here to move bones and send you on your way. Every session is built on genuine connection with your practitioner and your body. You'll leave with a deeper understanding of what your body has been trying to tell you.
Indigenous-led & decolonized care
Founded by Dr. Sadie Laronde, an Anishinaabe Ojibwe chiropractor, The Effect is rooted in Indigenous wisdom and a wholistic understanding of health: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
All bodies welcome
2SLQBTQIA+, Immigrant, Indigenous, Black, Brown, the global majority communities are warmly welcome at The Effect. Whatever you're carrying and wherever you're starting from, you belong.
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Wholistic Chiropractic
Dr. Sadie brings nervous system function to its highest capacity by improving your brain-to-body connection with gentle and specific adjustments throughout the body.
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Massage Therapy
Ellen’s practice integrates techniques such as has Craniosacral Therapy, myofascial release, deep-tissue massage, and lymphatic resets to help clients reconnect with their body’s natural rhythms.
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Naturopathic Medicine
Dr. Laura helps people develop a personalized healing plan that may include nutrition, herbal medicine, acupuncture, lifestyle adaptations, mind-body practices for long-term deeper healing.
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Holistic Nutrition
Nickie works to guide you on which foods, supplements & lifestyle pieces can help you reach your health goals with specific testing and problem-solving for lifestyle support.
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Reflexology
Paulette offers holistic, natural and non-invasive reflexology therapy that involves the application of soothing pressure on various reflexes points of your feet, hands, ears or face.
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What is Indigenous-led wellness?
Your healing is not selfish. It impacts more than just you; it’s for the people before you, and even seven generations before and after you.
We believe in the butterfly effect; that small positive steps you take today can make lasting ripple effects in your family, community, and even the world.
The Effect is founded by Indigenous woman, Dr. Sadie Laronde, and she feels pride in the adversities Indigenous people have overcome and acknowledges the road to healing we have ahead.
Being led by the wisdom of the medicine wheel, we help you heal physical pain, improve your nervous system health, find your food routine, or work the relationship to youe mind, body, emotions, or spirit. The Effect Healing Collective wants to collaborate with you towards intergenerational wellness.
Our Story
At the heart of our care is a belief: healing is your birthright. Founded by Dr. Sadie Laronde, an Anishinaabe chiropractor and trauma-informed practitioner, our practice blends Indigenous wisdom, nervous system science, and wholistic tools to support healing on all levels — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.
We are here to help you reconnect with your body, reclaim your energy, and remember your wholeness. From chiropractic care and energy healing to life coaching, every service is offered with compassion, curiosity, and cultural safety.
Healing here isn’t just treatment — it’s a return to who you truly are.
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