Optimum Wellness Centres: Shawnessy

Dr. Vold has been a Doctor of Chiropractic for 17 years. He attended Life Chiropractic College West in Hayward, California and graduated magna cum laude in December of 2001. Dr. Vold first worked in Colorado for 7 years and has been practicing in Alberta for 10 years.

Dr. Vold is passionate about helping his patients and welcomes them at any age or from any background. He employs many different techniques, such as Diversified Adjustments, Graston, Active Release and Acupuncture, to give his patients the best possible results.

You can meet Dr. Vold at the Canyon Meadows Optimum Wellness Centres location.

Dr. Teya is a born and raised Calgarian. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Ambrose University in Calgary, AB, in which she also played both collegiate level volleyball and futsal. She then obtained her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from University of Western States in Portland, OR.

Dr. Teya believes that patient education is very important in resolving symptoms, and she wants to find the root cause of your symptoms to allow for better success. She uses a variety of techniques such as manual adjustments, soft tissue therapy and rehabilitation exercises to create a personalized treatment plan. Dr. Teya educates her patients that chiropractic care can help reduce symptoms, but it can also be used as preventative treatment, which can help create a healthier lifestyle.  

In her spare time, Dr. Teya likes to coach high school girls volleyball, live an active lifestyle and hang out with her friends and family! 

Margaret Maidment is a graduate of the Masters of Counselling and Art Therapy program (MC:AT) from Athabasca University and the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. She has worked with children in the private school system and older adults in hospice and at-home care. Margaret has also worked with the Canadian Armed Forces to create presentations about coping skills for post-deployment stress and post-traumatic stress disorder. Margaret uses art therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and solution-focused therapies to help clients with the healing process. She focuses on building the client’s coping and problem solving skills to address client issues and helping the client to adapt to change within their lives. Margaret works with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Margaret specializes in treating:
Anger management, abuse, relationship enhancement
Adolescent issues with behavioural retraining, bullying, parent-adolescent relationships, isolation, depression, suicidality
Anxiety spectrum disorders: post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, panic attacks, life-transition stress, nightmares/terrors
Caregiver issues with relationship strain, burn-out, depression
Depression (chronic and seasonal), grief and loss, end-of-life issues.

I, Flavia has been a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) for the past 13 years. I studied and graduated from The Northern Institute of Massage Therapy back in 2007.

Over the past 13 year I have worked with Optimum Wellness Centres and embarked on other adventures such as becoming a mother. I have 4 beautiful children that are mesmerizing and create wonderful challenges daily, along side motherhood I continued to work privately.

In the past 13 years I have excelled in many different modalities of Massage Therapy some of which include: Pregnancy Massage, Infant Massage, Jade Hot Stone Massage, Acupressure and Meridian Lines, Therapeutic, Swedish Relaxation Massage, Myofascial Cupping, Reiki and many more. I absolutely love what I do and am eager to learn more modalities to help clients reach their Optimum health. I also speak 4 different languages and can read and write in each one of them as well, they are Portuguese, French, Spanish and English.

I am ecstatic about returning to work for Optimum and working with such great teammates as well as wonderful clientele.

Having a personal background with health and wellness, could say that helping and empowering clients to understand their bodies and discover the gentle power of massage healing makes me very passionate.

Prior to coming to Canada, I was an RN by profession in the Philippines, a medical administrative professional at Foothills Medical Centre. I graduated with consistently 90+ marks from Makami College with Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy Diploma and a currently active member with CRMTA.

I always strongly believe that a professional way in treating clients is through a detailed health history, orthopedic assessment, and a treatment plan with health teachings. By providing focused massage therapy I continuously listen to my clients and tailor every treatment within their needs in both mind and body to ensure the best possible outcome.

Different kinds of modalities that I am proficient at are Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Swedish relaxation, Myofascial release (manual and cupping), Hot stones, PNF stretches, Lymphatic, and Sports massage. I am always looking to integrate new treatments and therapies into my practice and that continuous learning is important for any good Massage Therapist.

Given my experience and education with exceptional contributions to health care services, you could always rely on me as an energetic, compassionate, and dedicated person.
On the side note, I am married and a father to two sons. In my spare time, travelling, hiking, reading, and playing sports with my family makes me feel content and connected.

Stanley has been treating patients in the medical profession for 30 years and started in the custom foot orthotic field 20 years ago. His passion for pedorthics drives his ability to find helpful solutions and to share educational information with his patients. He strives to provide the best possible experience in foot care. His patients regularly comment on his thoroughness and attention to detail in his assessments which include an analysis of posture, biomechanical gait movement patterns and lower extremity musculoskeletal function. Video gait analysis provides the ability to visually show patient exactly when and where their imbalances occur. He encourages his patients to participate in their own recovery by taking the time to educate them about their medical condition, footwear selection, orthotics and home rehabilitation programs.

Stanley graduated with a Diploma in Sports Injury Management (Athletic Therapy) from Sheridan College in 1991 after completing a Bachelor of Physical Education from Brock University. He subsequently became a Certified Athletic Therapist in 1992, a Canadian Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder Instructor in 2000, a Certified Pedorthic Technician in 2002 and a Certified Pedorthist in 2003. Stanley has been a member of the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association since 1990, a Canadian Red Cross Training Partner since 2000 and a member of the College of Pedorthics of Canada / Pedorthic Association of Canada since 2002.

Stanley recharges his energy by engaging in outdoor pursuits, especially on a sunny, warm Alberta day. To keep active, Stanley currently participates in camping, white water river kayaking, alpine skiing, mountain biking, jogging, martial arts as well as weight and cardio training. Stanley also enjoys riding his motorcycle in the mountains during the warmer months of the year.