About Our Practice
Welcome to Our Family Health Clinic
Welcome Home! We want our space to feel more like a home than a clinic. You will often see our little ones running up and down the halls and “helping” the doctors during the day.
Our focus is on proactive disease prevention and health promotion through an integrated and highly collaborative model. We believe that everybody has the capacity for an improved quality of life and we strive to create a space where you feel that is possible as well.
Our practitioners provide comprehensive treatment programs that are tailored to the unique needs of the individual. We can use a variety of assessment tools including blood, urine, stool, saliva and breath testing to determine the cause of dis-ease within the body and leverage current scientific research, clinical experience and patient’s goals to formulate a plan that is both attainable and sustainable. Our doctors are passionate about empowering patients to seek their optimal wellbeing.
Meet Our Practitioners
This husband and wife team is the dynamic duo of alternative and complimentary health in Chilliwack. The pair are on a mission to help people achieve their highest level of health, regardless of starting point. Both our doctors are continually advancing their knowledge and scope when it comes to your health so they can truly find the best fit for you to move forward on your health journey.
Dr. Ryan Lewis, ND
Dr. Lewis’ compassionate and genuine personality makes it easy to let your experience be heard. His knowledge and deep understanding of the human body gives him the ability to explain the possible contributors to your current state of health and distinguish the best path forward.
Dr. Lewis’ primary areas of focus are pain and performance. He wants to help you perform at your best, no matter if your stage is on the playing field, at home, or on the job site. Optimal aging is the ultimate goal for all of his patients. He has extensive experience in helping those in pain to come out of it using a variety of naturopathic modalities, including prolotherapy and IV nutrient therapy.
Dr. Vanessa Forstbauer, ND
Dr. Forstbauer’s calm and gracious spirit allows a space for anyone to share their journey. Her curiousity and intuitive nature help piece together the fabric of your journey in a way that makes it easier to understand. With greater understanding, comes the ability to determine what factors are most important in moving forward to get you the results your looking for regarding your health.
Dr. Forstbauer is passionate about empowering and educating her patients to take control of their health and live optimally. Her primary areas of focus are women’s health, digestive and metabolic issues, and pediatric health. There is a special place in her heart for all things pregnancy, and she offers doula services as well.
Jeffrey Street, RMT
In 2014, Jeffrey graduated from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, and has been a practicing RMT ever since. He is looking forward to contributing to your healing from injury or strain, or simply being a part of your general well-being, employing common techniques such as GTO, Trigger Point, and Myofascial Release, dense-connective-tissue-
Kara MacKay, RMT
Kara graduated from the Pacific Coastal College of Massage Therapy and started working as an RMT in 2023. She is a kind and enthusiastic individual who is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of her clients. She has experience working with all ages, from children to older adults. Kara enjoys unraveling the complexities of the human body, assessing client’s concerns and building a treatment plan to meet their goals. As a strong supporter of the body’s ability to heal itself given the right environment, she uses a variety of relaxation and therapeutic techniques. Client participation in home exercises, lifestyle adaptations and collaborative efforts with a multidisciplinary team of practitioners is also encouraged. Outside of the clinic, Kara enjoys traveling, skiing, gardening and yoga.
Kristen McDow, Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Kristen is passionate about helping people heal their bodies naturally through simple and practical lifestyle changes.
She strongly believes in a client-centered approach where you work together as a team to heal the root cause of your symptoms. Her focus is not only on food as medicine, but also a whole-body approach which highlights sleep, stress, movement and more.
Krystal Poje, Counsellor
Passionate and dedicated with 10 years’ experience, specializing in holistic healing, integrating trauma modalities with self-awareness and self-compassion to foster a mind-spirit-body connection, creating a safe space, and nurturing environment. Deeply committed to guiding individuals towards resilience, balance, and congruence that cultivates self-empowerment and healing from shame and past traumatic experiences, she strives to facilitate transformative, sustainable change and overall well-being to support lifelong health and healthy connection to self, others and to Creator of heaven and earth.
Could this be you?
Are you interested in joining our team? We are open to having passionate healthcare providers join us either in our space or on our referral list. Shoot us an email and introduce yourself. We look forward to meeting you!
Our Mission Is to Provide High Quality Integrated Healthcare for the Modern Era
Our Vision is to set a new standard of patient experience within Canadian Healthcare
Experienced Doctors
Dr. Lewis has been in practice since 2016 and Dr. Forstbauer since 2017. Both have extensive experience and are constantly upgrading their knowledge and perfecting their expertise.
In Depth Investigations
In depth assessments are available including comprehensive blood, urine, stool and saliva testing. These assessments are used to help determine the main causes of dis-ese and act as objective markers to track progress.
Collaborative Care
Our doctors value collaboration over competition. We offer a collaborative care model between because we believe your best care will come from a comprehensive approach with all the angles evaluated.
Clear Communication
It is important to us that you understand and comprehend your plan. We strive to be clear in our treatment recommendations and the open regarding the cost associated. If there is need for clarity, our admin is equipped to answer your questions or book you in for an appointment if needed.
Health Programs
There are often themes of dis-ease common to groups of people, and we believe it is always easier to make lasting changes when done in community. This is why we have started to build out some group programming to be released later in 2024.
Direct Billing
We are able to direct bill most extended health insurance plans for the naturopathic services offered.
