Compare Your Care Options
Different expertise. One connected team.
Each member of your healthcare team sees your health from a different perspective. Compare their roles, discover who may be a good starting point and see how their expertise can work together around you.
You don’t need to choose perfectly. If you’re still unsure, our care team can help.
Find The Care That Fits
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Family Physician
Medical assessment, diagnosis and coordination
Start here for new or unexplained symptoms, medication, investigations, preventive care or an ongoing medical condition.
Works well with: Any member of the team when medical assessment or coordination is needed.
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Womens Health Physician
Reproductive, hormonal and gynecologic care
Start here for complex period concerns, pelvic symptoms, PCOS, fertility, menopause or other women’s-health concerns requiring medical assessment.
Works well with: Pelvic-health physiotherapy and mental-health professionals.
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Counsellor or Therapist
Emotions, experiences, relationships and patterns
Start here when you want therapeutic support for anxiety, grief, trauma, relationships, emotional regulation or coping patterns.
Works well with: Physicians, psychiatric nursing, mental-health education and occupational therapy.
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Psychiatric Nurse
Mental-health assessment and clinical support
Start here when you need a more comprehensive assessment of mental-health symptoms, clinical education, treatment planning or ongoing therapeutic support.
Ex: Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, PTSD
Works well with: Physicians, counsellors, mental-health educators and occupational therapists.
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Mental-Health Educator
Understanding, practical tools and navigation
Start here when you want to understand what you’re experiencing, learn practical strategies or identify appropriate services and resources.
She also provides:
School and classroom presentations
Professional development for educators and staff
Parent and caregiver education
Community presentations
Interactive workshops
Customized education for organizations and teams
Works well with: Physicians, counsellors, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy and coaching.
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Coach
Goals, habits, accountability and action
Start here when you have a goal and want structure, momentum and accountability to make sustainable changes.
Works well with: Mental-health educators, occupational therapists and physicians.
Coaching is forward-focused and does not replace medical assessment or mental-health treatment when those services are needed.
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Occupational Therapist
Daily function, routines and participation
Start here when symptoms are affecting school, work, parenting, energy, sensory needs, executive functioning, self-care or everyday activities.
Works well with: Physicians, mental-health professionals, physiotherapists and coaches.
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Physiotherapist
Pain, movement and physical function
Start here for pain, injury, mobility, strength, balance, dizziness, pelvic-health symptoms or physical rehabilitation.
Works well with: Physicians, occupational therapists and mental-health professionals when symptoms affect multiple areas of life.
How the roles complement one another
One concern can have more than one piece
You may only need one professional. Sometimes, however, different perspectives help complete the picture.
Mental health and overwhelm
A physician may assess medical contributors and medication needs.
A counsellor or psychiatric nurse may provide therapy and clinical mental-health support.
An educator or OT may help with understanding, routines and everyday functioning.
Pain or injury
A physician may assess medical causes and warning signs, ruling out dangerous causes.
A physiotherapist may assess movement and physical contributors while creating and following up on a physical treatment plan.
An occupational therapist may address how symptoms affect school, work and daily activities and work with the individual and families to create custom resources and strategies.
Women’s and pelvic health
A women’s-health physician may provide medical assessment and treatment.
A pelvic-health physiotherapist may assess and treat physical contributors.
A mental-health professional may support the emotional, relational or trauma-related effects.
ADHD and executive functioning
A physician may diagnose and provide medication treatment.
An occupational therapist may address routines, environments and daily functioning.
A counsellor, educator or coach may contribute therapeutic support, practical tools or accountability depending on the person’s needs.
Team-based care does not mean everyone needs every service.
It means the right expertise is available when it can meaningfully contribute to your care.