About Us
Our beautiful wellness centre is located in the heart of the Headwaters region and offers the feeling of coming home. We believe that the journey to health begins with how you feel inside and out. Our centre reflects that. We offer you a community, a family and a place to come home to when you need it the most. We want you to feel your best so you can get back to leading a wholesome and fulfilling life.
We are a family of heart centred practitioners, healers and teachers that are deeply passionate about connecting body, mind and spirit. At Headwaters Wellness our focus is on YOU. We care compassionately about all aspect of your wellness. True healing goes just beyond the physical and we are here to support your journey.
Headwaters Wellness is nestled in Alton, in the Hills of the Headwaters, surrounded by rolling hills, abundant rivers and waterfalls. Alton is a charming little village surrounded by the communities of Orangeville, Erin, Hillsburgh,Caledon Village, Belfountain & Inglewood.
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner and Reiki Master
Nat Kipling, H. B.Kin, MOMSc
Nat Kipling is an Osteopathic Manual Therapist. In fall 2015, Nat brought Headwaters Wellness to life with the intention of making it much more than a wellness clinic. The goal was to create a place that brings love and light to the healing process and emphasize the positive side of health…. “wellness”.
Nat fell in love with osteopathy many years ago and took the leap to return to school after it helped her eldest daughter’s colic. The premise of Osteopathy is to use gentle body work to facilitate the bodies own healing capacity (how mother nature intended). Nat brings a soulful approach to her practice and understands that healing is much deeper than just physical. She is dedicated to inspiring and empowering others to find health from within and lead a fulfilling life. Her goal with each treatment is to connect body to soul. Nat also cranial sacral therapy as offers as a part of her Osteopathy sessions.
She also leads group monthly meditation circles in the Headwaters Wellness studio and offers Reiki Energy Healing Sessions. These sessions are one-on-one and blend energetic healing and meditation.
Nat is happy to call Alton her home and believes in the power of community. She fell in love with the community so much she decided to plant further roots here and open the doors to Headwaters Wellness. This decision has enabled her to be close to her young family as they grow and give back to the community. When she is not working she loves spending time with her family close to nature, especially on the water. Nat her husband recently opened Gather Cafe along side Headwaters Wellness
Services Offered:
Osteopathy and Crainiosacral Therapy
Meditation
Reiki Energy Healing
Registered Social Worker
Kate Pugh
Kate Pugh is a registered Social Worker and has been in the field for over 19 years. Even as a young child Kate was drawn to helping others though difficult moments and challenging life circumstance. She obtained a Bachelor of Social Work at McMaster University in 2000 and went on to obtain her Masters of Social Work at the University of Toronto in 2004. Kate grew up in Dufferin and return to the area with her family a few years ago. She enjoys walks in the many beautiful nature trails in Dufferin and Caledon and practices yoga. She sees these activities as key to her own healing and wellness.
Over the years Kate has worked for a number of social service agencies and has assisted individuals and families with a variety of difficulties. These experiences aid her in her knowledge of resources available to those she meets with as well as in her understanding of the variety of challenges people can be confronted with. Kate offers compassion and seeks to aid her clients explore their circumstance through keen listening and by asking skillful/thought provoking questions. It is her hope that the experience will help her clients continue to adapt, grow and flourish.
Lifelong learning is important to Kate and she regularly looks for opportunities to expand her knowledge and skillset. She has also worked as a trainer and Supervisor.
Kate draws from a number of different therapeutic approaches mainly Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Attachment theory, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness and Trauma Informed.
Services Offered:
Counselling
Psychotherapy