Northumberland Chiropractic Care

Who We Are

“The power that made the body, heals the body”, B.J. Palmer

Our Mission:
Our Chiropractic mission is to maximize life potential by minimizing subluxations in a warm, caring, loving environment that allows our patients to heal and transform their lives and share this gift with others.

We also strive to provide a variety of high quality healing services to assist our patients in achieving their wellness goals.

Dr. Robin Whale, B.Sc., D.C.

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Dr. Robin Whale has been a Chiropractor for 17 years and has been practicing in Port Hope, Ontario for 16 of those years. He has also been running a successful part-time practice in Millbrook, Ontario for the past 7 years. He is completely dedicated to practicing the Art, Science and Philosophy of Chiropractic and has made healing not only his profession, but his way of life. Dr. Whale has also studied acupuncture and has a wide range of knowledge about herbal and other natural supplements. He has many long term patients who have seen amazing transformations in their health and lives through the power of the Chiropractic adjustment and by taking responsibility for how their mental attitude and lifestyle choices affect their health.

Dr. Caroline Taylor, B.Sc., D.C.

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Dr. Caroline Taylor has been practicing Chiropractic for 7 years and has been living in Port Hope for the past 4 ½ years, as the other half of this husband and wife healing team. She is currently practicing part time and is a full time mom to their young son Emerson. Dr. Taylor is also very inspired by the capacity of the body to heal itself when it is in the proper alignment and free from nervous system interference. She puts a focus on how people’s lifestyle choices create subsequent ‘stresses’ on the body that limit their full expression of health. She loves spending time educating existing patients and members of the community at large about relevant health issues and the role chiropractic could play in their well being.

Monique Coll-Cox, R.M.T. & Craniosacral Practitioner

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Monique Coll-Cox joined Northumberland Chiropractic in September of 2007. Monique attended the three year massage therapy program at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough and distinguished herself by graduating with the honour of “Outstanding Academic Achievement”. Monique has always been fascinated with the complex yet logical mechanism of the human body and has always enjoyed studying nutrition and alternative medicine. Returning to school full time as a mature student was a challenge and an immense satisfaction. Prior to going back to school she was raising her two children and keeping busy year round with a number of endeavors including long term occasional teaching, coaching and instructing downhill skiing and mountain biking racing. Monique loves working with people to help them improve their quality of life. She offers her clients a wide range of care including: cranio sacral therapy, visceral manipulation, T.M.J., prenatal, active soft tissue release, relaxation, deep tissue, rehabilitation. Her motto is, “Cherish the past, plan for the future and always live the moment.”

Rachelle Koetstra, R.M.T.

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Rachelle joined the Millbrook branch of our practice in July of 2008, after graduating from the 3 year massage therapy program at Sir Sanford Flemin College. She is a registered member of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Rachelle is very passionate about her chosen career and she strives to assist her clients to attain not only healing but wellness. She brings with her a bubbly outgoing personality, skilled hands and a caring heart. She loves nature and being outdoors and embraces life to the fullest every day. We are grateful that she has chosen to join us; her smile and healing ability are a welcome addition to our practice.

Richard Rammler, R.M.T. & Reiki Practitioner

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Richard Rammler is a Registered Massage Therapist, trained in Swedish massage and deep tissue techniques. He began a practice as a member of the Millbrook location of Northumberland Chiropractic but in 2008 he made the choice to move his practice into his new home and instead now practices part time in our Port Hope office. He has enjoyed helping people achieve their health goals and attain optimal well being for over 5 years. He is also a trained Reiki practitioner and facilitates energy healing to assist the body in unblocking emotional, mental, and physical stress. This helps to speed innate intelligence to re-align negative patterning and give the body, mind and spirit a boost to do what it does best, heal. Whether your need is to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension, attain relief from chronic pain or change and enhance your quality of life, his Mission is to help you along your way.

Francesca Warriner, Reiki Master – Hypnotherapist

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Francesca is a sensitive, honest, compassionate facilitator, a guided teacher who challenges, supports and inspires. Her gentle approach and encouragement helps you move towards your own place of well being.

She has been practicing Reiki since 1993 and was initiated as a Reiki Master in 1997. Being a Reiki Master for her is a life commitment to personal growth and healing. She is also trained in Hypnosis, Solution Focused Therapy, Shamanism and Sound Therapy.

Her perceptive nature and intuitive knowing enhances your ability to live your life to its greatest potential.

Barb Pemberton, C.H.A. and Office Manager

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Barb has been a Chiropractic Healing Assistant for Dr. Whale for 8 years and her bright smile and quick wit has become the trademark of our reception desk. She also has her own Chiropractic healing experience as a patient of Dr. Whale and credits Chiropractic with making huge shifts in her feeling of well being and quality of life. She is an invaluable member of our team who keeps all of the processes flowing at the front desk so that Dr. Whale can be free to give the best adjustments possible. She also takes care of all the paperwork behind the scenes so that everything runs smoothly. Barb loves to connect with each patient, finding out what is important to them and relating that to their health and wellness.

Pamela Martel, C.H.A.

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Pamela is the newest member of our healing team. Pamela found her way to this new career path by maintaining a positive attitude and having a keen interest in personal exploration. She attributes her source of inspiration to her loving family, including her husband and 3 year old daughter. She joins us with a wealth of experience in exemplary customer service and loves to serve people in whatever way she is able. She is eager to learn all that she can about Chiropractic and to find her role in the patient’s healing process. Her warm and bubbly personality are a huge asset to this healing practice, we welcome her enthusiastic energy and know that she will help patients feel right at home.

Tina Gougeon, C.H.A.

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Tina is also one of our newest team members, although she is certainly not new to Chiropractic. Not only has she been a Chiropractic patient for many years, she has over 10 years of experience as a Chiropractic Healing Assistant, but took a break to raise her beautiful family of three children. She is now returning to this field to once again assist people in their journey to becoming well and to witness healing miracles. We look forward to the contribution her gentle, kind ways and experience will make to our healing practice.