CANADA
Judy Cheng
Jasper Place Medical Center
489-8470
She is the one Doctor that never once brought up my weight, only
when I did. I have friends that are large themselves who are
patients of hers, and, like me, are very pleased with her
kindess, respect, and dignity she gives us. I have never
received a lecture, or a spiel about how I need to loose weight,
and how any of my problems are related to it.
Nicolaas Janssen, M.D., General Practitioner
340 Campbell Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 3G7, Canada
(250) 753-3202
I'm 290 lbs, 5'7". I got my first ever physical done by Dr.
Janssen. He was kind, receptive to questions, tried to take my
mind off of what was happening because he knew I was nervous, he
even warmed up the instruments before sticking them in or on me.
I have seen him multiple times in the past year for different
things, and he's never once brought up my weight. I told him
about my bad knees and how my right one twists frequently. He
never once made mention of my weight being bad for my joints. He
gave me some advice on strengthening my knee, and told me it
would keep twisting but the effects would lessen if I kept
working at it. He's a great doctor, and he treats people like
human beings.
Tassia Waddell
tassiaw@gmail.com
http://annora.wordpress.com
Jacqui Gingras, MSc, RD, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Therapist
September 2007: I was informed that Jacqui Gingras has moved to
Toronto so I moved her info there.
Ray Ranger, Registered Massage Therapist
Trikinetic Massage Therapy
302-1750 East 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
604-879-9400
www.trikinetic.ca
Self-referred.
I am fat myself, and make sure that my clinic space for not just
other fatties, but for queer and trans folk as well.
Manitoba
Lindsey Mazur, PHEc, RD
Nutrition Counsellor
Women's Health Clinic; and the
Provincial Eating Disorder Prevention and Recovery Program
2nd Floor, 419 Graham Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0M3
Phone: (204) 947-2422 ext. 517
http://www.womenshealthclinic.org/programs
Self-referred.
We are working on updating our website to include the term HAES
but our clinic has be working with HAES before it was called
HAES. We are a feminist, prochoice, women's health clinic and
HAES tenants are part of our core values. Our dietitians work
from a non-dieting approach with a focus on health and overall
wellbeing. We will work with you in a non-judgmental way to
meet your unique needs, based on your nutrition and health
concerns.
Dr. Cochen, GYN
Riverside Professional Building.
Ottawa, Canada
They treated me with respect, did not offer the age old spiel,
of lose weight, nor did the doctor blame my condition on my
weight.
See West Hill
Joy Burlton, BHSc DHMHS Homeopath
2221 Yonge st suite 504 Toronto Ontario M4S 2B4 (yonge and eglinton)
647-828-2049
www.joyspath.com
joy@joyspath.com
Self-referred.
I am a classically trained homeopath and enjoy using homeopathy
to help people get the most out of their lives. Everyone
deserves to be healthy and happy in both body and mind. I
believe that health comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and
my goal is that people feel comfortable both emotionally and
physically in the bodies that they have. I have a special focus
on the natural treatment of anxiety and depression as well as
helping people to deal with problematic eating if that is a self
identified issue. Fat is not the health problem, negative body
image is!
Mt Pleasant Therapy Centre
1670 Bayview Ave, Ste 304
Toronto, ON, M4G 3C2
416.488.2838 ext 3
www.mtpleasanttherapy.com
Self-referred.
We are a group psychotherapy practice that work in the area of
eating disorders as well as many other mental health issues. We
believe that fat discrimination occurs throughout the
medical/health profession and all of our therapists are aware of
this bias and practice within a "healthy at every size"
framework. We have 2 psychologists, one psychiatrist, one
dietitian, one art therapist, one counsellor and a social
worker. -- Vera Roncon, MA, C. Psych.
Nutritional and Eating Disorders Clinic
4950 Yonge St. #1206, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6K1
(416) 229-6656 fax (416) 229-2421
Self-referred.
The clinic has 2 physicians, 1 dietician, and 1 psychologist.
Their attitude is "Personality and capability have nothing
directly to do with weight." -- carolem@istar.ca
Jacqui Gingras, PhD, RD, Registered Dietitian, Nutrition Therapist
http://www.ryerson.ca/~jgingras/therapy.htm
jgingras@ryerson.ca
Self-referred.
"Jacqui specializes in the emotional aspects of nourishment. Her
unique approach blends expertise in the areas of disordered
eating, body image, metabolism, and the food/mood connection.
Jacqui supports women wanting to rebuild their relationships
with food. She invites clients to reacquaint themselves with
guilt-free eating and to acknowledge food as just one of many
important aspects of life. She believes in learning to trust the
body's innate cues of hunger as a way to recover from eating
disturbances and discover authentic, empowered sources of
nourishment and health."
Sylvia Kerr, RD, Registered Dietitian
120 Eglinton Avenue East (Yonge & Eglinton)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ON M4P 1E2
416-483-9588
Specializes in diabetes management, pediatrics,
and eating disorders. She is trained in Ellyn Satter's program
"Treating the Dieting Casualty," which is for adults who have
dieted most of their lives and want to learn to eat normally and
healthfully again, without dieting. She believes that people can
be healthy AND fat. -- peggynature@hotmail.com
Dr. Mark, Family Doctor
5550 Lawrence Ave. E., Unit 7
West Hill, Ontario M1C 3B2 (near Scarborough)
416-283-3700
My kids and I went to him when we lived in Scarborough over a
year ago. He never raised the issue about fat. I felt very
accepted by him never uncomfortable.
William Cecutti, GP, family practice
Munir Nathoo, GP, family practice
Garden St & Rossland Rd
Whitby, ON
(905) 430-5305
Very accepting of a determination not to diet. Doesn't require
weighing unless necessary. Rarely mentions weight as an issue
except when inquiring as to whether weight is going up or down
as a side effect of a medication. Office has large blood
pressure cuffs which nurses will get without question and often
at their own initiative. Doesn't use gowns but allows patient to
remain in their clothing or use a sheet for a cover (ie leave
own top on and cover legs for a pap)....Few armless chairs but
most office chairs can accomodate up to about 350 lbs
comfortably. Dr Nathoo is taking new patients. Both see patients
on a walk-in basis. There are two other Drs there who only do
walk-ins but I don't them well enough to judge plus I think they
are both scared of me cuz they just kinda do what I tell them
:-) -- Tanya
Catherine Kudo, endocrinology
Queen Elizabeth Health Complex
Medical Specialists Clinic
2100 Marlow Ave.
Montreal, Quebec
H4A 3L5
Tel. 514-485-5096
I found Dr. Kudo through a recommendation from my opthamalogist,
who is also not fat phobic. Also, a super-sized friend sees her
for her thyroid problems.
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