About Our Practice

At Seek Optimal Wellbeing we want to get to the bottom of your health struggles. We strive to create a new standard of excellence that allows you the opportunity to get the answers about your health you crave, while providing an evidence informed treatment strategy to get you feeling your optimal.

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

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-frictions, joint mobilizations, petrissage, and good old effleurage. Jeffrey is excited to work for and with you at Seek Optimal Wellness, in downtown Chilliwack. Some of his interests are playing chess and backgammon, reading, motorcycle riding, hiking, and walking his little dog (a morkie), Summer. One of his favourite novels is Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis, and a movie he likes to watch every year is Groundhog Day, with Bill Murray. He’s visited China and Kenya, but really loves it here in British Columbia. His favourite area of the province is the Slocan Valley, where he would love to retire in a little cabin in the woods with a vegetable garden and some chickens, and his library of books. Jeffrey still has a lot to figure out about life, and he’s more than open to talk, although he’s learning sometimes being silent is best while treating people. He is married and has grown children.

Kara MacKay RMT

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.

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

Better Health Care is Our Mission

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