Meet our Therapists
At Hydrostone Body & Mind, we have a team of caring therapists who are dedicated to helping you achieve your wellness goals. Our therapists have the expertise and training to provide you with the best possible treatment plan.
Karen Llewellyn
Call or Text: 902-233-1033
Karen Llewellyn As a client informed therapist, I believe my role is to support and empower people to heal and work through whatever obstacles they are facing in their lives. I have been in practice at Kachina since its creation over 24 years ago, working with clients of all ages and abilities.
I work primarily with individuals. who have been impacted by trauma, abuse and loss, who are experiencing difficulties in their lives, relationships and ability to function as a result. Negative experiences affect our emotional health and leave us unable to be fully present in our lives. The healing process allows us to reconnect with ourselves, develop resiliency and change those patterns that are holding us back.
Michelle Malloy
Call or Text: 902-488-2922
Michelle Malloy holds both a Master of Education (Counselling) from Acadia University and a Master of Education (Adult Education) from Mount Saint Vincent University. She is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and is registered as a member of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association.
She is a Registered Counselling Therapist and a member of the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists. Her story: Every single day people experience loss and/or live with a trauma wound. My therapeutic work is with people trying to manage day-to-day with a multitude of overwhelming emotions – anger, sadness, numbness, anxiety, depression. My training as a counselling therapist and my professional development in grief recovery and trauma have been instrumental in helping me heal my own wounds. It’s work. It’s taking one step at a time. As a Narrative Therapist,
I want to help you tell your story of loss. Stories are transformational. I want our stories to be a stories of healing and hope.
Dr. Lisa White, Psychologist
Call: 782-641-0845
I am a registered psychologist and I work with individuals 19 years-of-age and over. I create a warm, relaxed therapeutic space for my clients and make building a trusting relationship my first priority. When given the opportunity to explore both our difficulties and our strengths in a safe and compassionate environment, we can cultivate skills and understanding that can activate our own “inner healer.” It is my goal to collaboratively foster this experience with my clients.
Errin Williams
Errin Williams, MSW, RSW, is a Clinical Social Work Therapist with over 20 years of experience working with youth, adults, and families. Errin is a trained DBT therapist (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and approaches clinical work from a client centered approach. Errin works with clients to help them understand and achieve their mental wellness goals.
She has special interest counselling people who work in the creative industries. In addition to her private practice, she develops and facilitates wellness programming for the East Coast Music Association.
Melody Smith
B.ED, CCP, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW, RMFT
Call or Text: (902) 404-9871
Melody, a McGill University graduate, is a registered Marriage & Family Therapist (CAMFT|AAMFT) and a Clinical Social Work Therapist (NSCSW|CASW). She provides emotional support, career counselling, and diagnostic and therapeutic services to her clients who might present with psychosocial, psychological, mental health, and/or life related issues.
She works with a range of clients from across the life span to make significant life changes through using short-term modalities. Though her professional training is rooted in a solid theoretical base, she leans toward practicing from a mindfulness, cognitive behavioral approach combined with a supple blending from a holistic path in her attempt to help clients develop the skills, techniques, and consciousness needed so that they may gain greater awareness and insight into their lives and lifestyle habits that may be keeping them stuck in harmful patterns.
Melody’s services support a variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, family-of-origin issues, relationship enhancement, conflict, stress, self-esteem, boundary issues, communication, empowerment, assertiveness, sexual orientation concerns, past psychological trauma, suicidal ideation, and coping with grief/loss.
Lynn MacDonald
At Hydrostone Body & Mind Clinic, we believe that true wellness is achieved when body and mind are in harmony. That's why we offer a variety of services designed to help you achieve a relaxed and balanced state, both physically and mentally. Our experienced practitioners are dedicated to helping you achieve your health goals, whether through massage, acupuncture, or nutrition counseling. Our clinic is a space where you can feel cared for, listened to, and supported every step of the way.
Joyce E. Kennedy, PhD, CTD
Joyce has been an educator for over forty years. She currently teaches university assessment courses and has experience in classroom, universities, vocational and workplace settings. Joyce has held senior leadership positions in education administration working as a principal, as well as a provincial supervisor and evaluator.
Early in her career she developed a desire and passion for working with children who are diverse learners and specializes in working with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. She knows without question that all learners benefit from assessment.
Leigh Gillis, MEd
Leigh has worked in education for over twenty years; spending much of this time working with university students and workers in employment settings to develop essential learning skills.
It was when her own child was diagnosed at age 7 with a learning disability and ADHD that she began to fully understand how much a positive or negative experience in learning impacts a child’s development and their confidence.
As a parent, she wanted to help her child learn and as an educator she knew an assessment would provide the key of knowing where to start.
Jen Moss
Jennifer is an osteopathic manual practitioner who has been practicing first in Bedford then in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the past twenty-five years.
As a therapist, Jennifer has a special interest in post surgical care. She has completed post graduate training in both concussion management and pelvic health with a focus on uterine and bladder prolapse and incontinence.
Jane Holden practices Collaborative Health Care so that you and your loved ones will feel better. Jane has been assisting people to feel better and relieve pain since 1987. Treatments are tailored to each individual and may include one or more techniques.
Your Benefits:
• Relieve pain & chronic conditions
• Feel better & have more energy
• Enjoy calmness, improved mood, and renewed strength for life’s challenges
In addition to Acupuncture and Bowen Technique, your treatments may also include Acupressure, Flower Essences, Massage, Therapeutic Touch and NAET Allergy Elimination.
Call: 902-802-4258
Georgia Schurman
Call: 902-802-4258
Georgia Schurman graduated at the top of her class from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy. In her training, she excelled in clinical assessments, anatomy, and specialized in pregnancy and chronic illnesses. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours from Saint-Mary’s University.
It was through her studies that Georgia developed a passion for learning about the body and how it functions. She believes that the body is always attempting to intuitively move towards health, and it is her role to aid in facilitating this process. She is also deeply committed to trauma informed perspectives, and strives to create a space that responds to her clients wants and needs.
Outside of treating people she is happiest being by the ocean, reading, biking around town and spending time with people she love
Alasdair Lowe
Acupuncture is my specialty, and as such, I believe it is the best complementary medicine available. Surgery and antibiotics can often be jarring to the patient, or require recovery time. Acupuncture can shorten that time and help the body adapt to the changes happening within.
Our immune system and general homeostasis can be bolstered and maintained with acupuncture. Many everyday ailments and conditions can be improved, if not wholly resolved, with a few acupuncture treatments. Acupuncture is often misunderstood, and many of us overlook its viability.
Brittany Brown
Brittany is a Registered Dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant who specializes in infant and maternal nutrition.
She has been practicing for more than a decade and is committed to a holistic approach that recognizes all individuals as creative, resourceful and whole.
She blends her professional insight with curiosity, empathy, and a bit of humour to foster meaningful change for the clients she serves.