Dr. Tonya Coutts

Dr. Tonya Coutts, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM) 

“I became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine when I realized that to maintain my own health I had to change my lifestyle all together”.   Tonya was working as a Chef in a fast paced environment, the excitement and the lifestyle were all fun but the late nights and long hours were starting to take their toll on her health. There were many routes Tonya could have chosen to accomplish her goal; She could have cut her hours as a chef, hired more staff, or taken a break or a holiday.  “I could have used the management skills I had and completely changed directions but none of those options seemed they would be very fulfilling. What was it I needed?  -Balance, plain and simple”.

Finding balance would be one of Tonya’s greatest tasks! She completely changed paths and worked as a night manager in a very busy kitchen and went to school full time at the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine until she left for China to complete an internship program at Mian Yang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Tonya Coutts has been practicing since her return from China at Endurance on 8th Health Centre. Using the ancient practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine, her goal is to maintain a healing relationship with her patients and to provide the skills needed to lead a more balanced and healthy lifestyle!