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our team
Here at The Poppy Clinic we have a team of caring healthcare professionals who look out for you and your whole health. With you at the center, an advocate for yourself and your family.
DR. MICHELLE PERIS
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR, CLINIC OWNER,
CREATOR OF THE WILD COLLECTIVE
Dr. Michelle Peris is a Naturopathic Doctor and visionary community leader dedicated to helping women shed what no longer serves them—physically, emotionally, and energetically. She is the director of The Poppy Clinic, where she leads the Shed Metabolic Reset Program, and the host of the Wild Medicine podcast. As the founder of The Wild Collective, a global community health initiative, she empowers women to reconnect with their innate intelligence, decode the language of their bodies, and cultivate deep, meaningful connections. Through this unconventional approach to health and transformation, she witnesses women breaking free from societal expectations, reclaiming their power, and stepping boldly into a life they are wildly in love with.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHED METABOLIC RESET PROGRAM HERE
DR. AFROUSHEH AMINI
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR, FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER
Dr. Afrousheh Amini is a Naturopathic Doctor trained in Functional Medicine with 10+ years of experience in wellness. In addition to being a Naturopathic Doctor, she is certified by the Institute of Functional Medicine, holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and a degree in Holistic Nutrition. She has completed additional training in pharmacology and has her prescribing rights in Ontario. Dr. Amini’s practice has a special focus on hormonal health and fertility.
WOMEN’S HEALTH, FERTILITY, PCOS, HEAVY PERIODS, PMS, MENOPAUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, DIGESTIVE HEALTH
CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE
DR. TARA RAWANA
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR, CNP
My name is Dr. Tara. I’m a Naturopathic Doctor, Holistic Nutritionist, and hold a certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
In my clinical practice, I focus on two areas of special interest: mental health concerns and tween and teen health. Along with my certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Social Work, I completed additional clinical training in mental health during my final year of naturopathic medical school. This provided me with ample experience in treating a variety of mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PMS, and insomnia.
My passion for tween and teen health led me to co-found All About Mental Empowerment while pursuing my doctorate degree. Our company has collaborated with over 70 schools across 6 school boards, supporting the mental health of tens of thousands of students yearly through our interactive, action-based mental health workshops. I’m also the content creator and facilitator of the Empowered Tween program, a comprehensive 6-module program designed to strengthen the relationship between moms and their tween daughters as they navigate puberty. I run this program at The Poppy Clinic a few times per year.
During my tween and teen years, I struggled with severe eczema that covered both of my hands, anxiety, crippling perfectionism, debilitating menstrual cramps, and a disordered relationship with food. Throughout those challenging years, I wished for more support. As a Naturopathic Doctor, my goal is to provide a space for your tween or teen to receive the medical information and integrative health care they deserve.
I look forward to welcoming you and your kids into my office to help your whole family achieve optimal health.
MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL AGES & TEEN AND TWEEN HEALTHCARE
DR. KIRSTY GAYLOR
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
I am passionate about creating an open space to discuss health needs and goals on all levels of mind, body and soul. My treatment plans will be both motivating and achievable for you. My thorough approach looks at every person’s genetic make-up, risk factors, lifestyle, diet, social and emotional factors to create a continuum of health By creating a pattern of health, together we can look at past and present health habits and conditions, so that we can influence future health and prevent chronic disease It is important to not only treat disease but through prevention keep you healthy and vibrant.
Where does Naturopathy and Western medicine fit? I see them as a beautiful complement to one another. I strive to work collaboratively with other medical professionals to achieve safe and effective results.
IV SERVICES & NEBULIZED GLUTATHIONE TREATMENTS
EMILY DEVARGAS
ENERGY HEALING PRACTITIONER/
POPPY ADMIN
Emily is an Energy Healing Practitioner in Reiki, Healing Touch, Theta Healing, Chakra cleansing and balancing, Sound Healing, Energetic Allergy Healing and much more. Emily uses her intuition and energy healing modalities to receive information about the root cause of her client’s health and life issues. Emily works with her clients in an empowering way to discover and uncover the root energetic causes underlying their experience, which can include suppressed emotion, stress, fears, anxiety, limiting beliefs, negative ancestral patterns and programming, current and past-life traumas, oaths, and vows, and attached entities. Emily then uses her energy healing abilities to clear those energies, and restore your Divine blueprints, allowing her clients to transform their lives and reconnect to their authentic selves.
ERIN FLANNERY
NUTRITION COACH / PERSONAL TRAINER / CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR / DOER OF ALL THINGS POPPY & WILD COLLECTIVE
Erin is kind of a jack of all trades….and she likes that about herself. She enjoys many things in life and likes to share those with others. Here at the clinic, Erin runs yoga classes both online and in-person, helps with admin, is also a professional graphic designer, tech support, organizer of all things, and loves to cook/bake and share on our social media!
HEY THERE, LETS pop talk!
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