Pascaline Phillips: Renegade Ex-Naturopath
You are here to embark on your healing journey or to recalibrate the path that you’re on. My goal is to meet you where you are and work with you, to eliminate the dis-ease that is holding you back from an abundant and joyful life.
I am curently welcoming new patients into my practice – both in Toronto and Picton.
As a highly experienced holistic practitioner, with well over 20 years in practice as a Naturopathic Doctor, I have helped countless patients to heal and recover from inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, as well as digestive problems and microbial overgrowth, cardiovascular diseases, and allergies. I also have years of experience helping patients to overcome cancer – whether it’s as a complementary treatment or an entirely holistic approach.
Approach
Striving to understand each patient’s unique health situation – through a detailed intake, a homeopathic case-taking, and physical testing – are major elements in designing an efficacious treatment. That, and the fact that I have always been uncompromising in treating my patients. Whether it is to recommend an optimal dosage or brand of vitamins and other supplements. Or the need to clearly communicate to my patients what is harming them – whether it is prescription drugs or vaccines – I have never held back on my commitment to doing what is best for my patients’ health.
I enjoy working with people at all stages of their lives – from infants to children to adults as well as older, wiser humans.
I also love to work with and help your animals achieve their best health. These beautiful four-legged companions of ours deserve the same optimal health care that we seek for ourselves. We can do so much better than what the current paradigm provides for them. With poor nutrition and over-medicalization, their lifespans have been appallingly reduced from where they were decades ago.
Services
HOMEOPATHY
Homeopathy is the use of minute doses of natural substances to stimulate our self-healing capacities. This is one of the most gentle yet powerful and deeply effective forms of medicine.
BOTANICAL MEDICINE
Herbs support and improve organ and endocrine function, to balance hormones and the immune system, and to treat any acute conditions such as allergies and asthma.
NUTRITION AND DIET
Nutritional Health through diet is one of the most impactful and deeply acting modalities. Dietary changes improve general well-being, nutritional balance and detoxify.
CRYSTAL ACUPUNCTURE AND REIKI
ssCrystal ‘acupuncture’ is the placing of specific crystals / stones on acupuncture points.
Once in place, the stones activate vortexes, drawing out any negative energies that need to be released. This process detaches years of trauma, programming, ancestral binds, as well as entity attachment. It is not uncommon to have entities – we have so many pockets of energy stuck to us – whether it’s an argument or something that shook us and stayed with us. It’s also not uncommon to have entity or spirit attachment, as these tend to slip in while we are experiencing trauma.
Releasing trauma is one of the most profound gifts that we can experience.
COUNSELING
Optimal health centres around body and mind. Most disease is rooted in mental/emotional dysfunction. My goal is to help you recognize those patterns and change your responses.
About Pascaline
I remember experiencing an epiphany in my mid-teens, while pondering which career path to take: I realized the best choice was to do what I’m passionate about. Back then, it was cooking. At that time I was one of only a handful of female chefs in Toronto, and I loved what I was doing. But I also knew that there was another, more fulfilling career, around the corner.
Becoming very ill after a lengthy trip through Africa finally brought me to see a Naturopathic doctor. That experience – building back my strength and health – guided me toward a path of natural healing and the joy of bringing this experience to others.
I have a special focus in homeopathy, and over the years I have developed new remedies when a needed remedy does not yet exist.
Since 2017 I have written a biweekly health-based column for the National Post’s regional papers – because reaching as many people as possible to educate them around foods, environmental toxins and our body’s innate ability to heal is something that I have always been very passionate about.
Experience
With over 20 years practicing as a naturopath, it has been time for another transition. While remaining within the healing professions, I have retired my naturopathic license, in order to move beyond a naturopathic paradigm and open up new avenues in terms of how I practice and what I offer you on your healing journey.
Education
- Honours Bachelor of Science 1996 (University of Toronto)
- Advanced Reiki Training 1999 (Healing Fire)
- Diploma Naturopathic Medicine 2000 (CCNM)
- Toronto School of TCM 1998 – 2001 (in-depth study of traditional Chinese herbology, acupuncture and theory)
- Homeopathic Master Clinician (HMC) 2010 (Louis Klein)
- Crystal Acupuncture 2022 – 23 (Upper Clarity School of Stone Medicine)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you do home visits?
- I will offer in-home visits for patients with physical barriers who are unable to make it to the office. Fees are based on the standard rates. An additional $75 travel fee will apply.
Do you do virtual consultations?
- Depending on the individual case, phone or Skype consultations may be acceptable for follow-up visits. Fees are assessed according to the standard rates (what I would charge for an in-person appointment).
- Appointments for patients who live far from my clinics or outside of Canada are all done virtually
- I do require a deposit prior to your virtual appointment. Please see the “Fees” section for this.
What should I expect at my first appointment?
- eYour first visit is 1 ½ to 2 hours for an adult and 1 to 1 ½ hours for a child. I will take you through a detailed history and a screening physical exam. The goal in this visit is to go beyond the obvious signs and symptoms that you are experiencing to understanding the true nature of your concerns – the root cause(s). The source of your pain is not always the cause of your pain. I will ask questions about your general heath – both physical and mental/emotional. This is part of how I gather information to better understand your health concerns. I find out about your past to see what effect it is having on your present state. At the end of your first visit I will provide a treatment plan, such as dietary modifications, vitamins, herbal supplements or lifestyle changes. Between your initial and follow-up appointment, I am doing research and often finding a homeopathic remedy for you. Considerable thought and work go into developing an individualized treatment plan that takes into account the whole picture of your health.
Are your services covered by insurance?
- Since retiring my naturopathic license my services are no longer covered by healthcare benefits (insurance through your workplace).
I can’t afford to see you – do you have a payment plan?
My services are available to anyone who wants to work on their health. I do not provide pro bono work (most people do not value free stuff), however, I do offer a sliding scale to students (without health benefits), the elderly, and those who are under-employed or unemployed. This I offer on an individual basis after discussing your situation with you and what you are able to afford.
FEES:
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You will notice that I charge less at my Picton office. That is simply a reflection of urban dwellers earning higher incomes than people working in rural areas.
I realize there are many exceptions on both sides – especially with so many urban dwellers now living in the county and working remotely. However, I also need to scale my fees relative to what other practitioners are charging.
*currently – these fees include HST.
FEES for TORONTO OFFICE as of 1 Aug 2023:
Pediatric
Initial appointment (75-90 minutes) – $220
Follow-up (30 min’s) – $100Adult
Initial appointment (~2 hrs) – $300
60 minutes or acupuncture treatment – $180
45 minutes – $150
30 minutes – $100
15 minutes – $60FEES for PICTON OFFICE as of 1 Aug 2023:
Pediatric
Initial appointment – $200
Follow-up – $90Adult
Initial appointment (~ 2 hrs) – $260
60 minutes – $170
45 minutes – $130
30 minutes – $90
15 minutes – $50
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS:
The fees are the same as for my Toronto practice.
The only difference is that I require a deposit prior to your appointment: $150 for an ainitial appointment and $80 for follow-up appointments. And I will invoice you after the appointment for the remainder of the fee.
Contact
Panacea Holistic Health
.Toronto
Address
1245 Danforth ave – ste 209 Toronto ON M4J 5B5
Phone
+1 647-519-7906
Hours
Fridays and Saturdays 9 – 6pm
Virtual appointment hours vary according to your time zone
Directions
- My office is inside the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine at 1245 Danforth Avenue, on the south side across from Greenwood subway station. Enter at the east side of the building beneath the black awning, and up to the 2nd floor – Suite 209. Street parking is available, as well as parking behind the building.
Panacea Holistic Health
.Picton
Address
17 East Mary street Picton, ON, K0K 2T0
Phone
+1 613-476-5918
+1 647-519-7906
Hours
Mondays 1 – 5pm
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9 – 6pm
Virtual appointment hours vary according to your time zone
Directions
- In the heart of Picton, just down from Main street – the first street off of Bridge street. There is a parking pad beside the clinic as well as street parking along the north side of East Mary. The clinic entrance is the rear porch door, into the kitchen (aka the waiting room).