OUR DEDICATED TEAM

DTCM, R.Ac - Dr. of TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND ACUPUNCTURE

With over a decade of frontline emergency medical experience and a deep passion for healing, Dr. Taylor Barilla blends modern clinical insight with the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat the root causes of pain, trauma, and imbalance. Dr. Taylor completed the Double Major from the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and graduated as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Registered Acupuncturist in 2025. Her clinical focus lies in supporting first responders, athletes, and individuals living with emotional trauma, PTSD, and chronic pain. She specializes in trauma- informed care-offering compassionate, individualized treatment that integrates body, mind, and spirit.

Dr. Taylor's unique background includes over a decade as a Primary Care Paramedic, extensive experience in sports medicine as a hockey and lacrosse trainer, and ongoing research into how stored emotions manifest physically. Her thesis, The Neurological and Biomechanical Effects of Acupuncture on Emotions as a Stored Pathogen, explores how mental trauma can be released through the body to promote lasting healing. In her practice, Dr. Taylor combines evidence-based modalities with classical Chinese approaches to restore flow, function, and vitality.

Guided by the philosophy "Heal your body's health by balancing your mental health" Dr. Taylor is committed to helping others reclaim their health, reconnect with their bodies, and live more fully.

R.Ac - DR. OF ACUPUNCTURE, REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST, CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPIST, EQUINE TRAINER

Tella offers a deeply personalized approach to healing by combining acupuncture, massage therapy, and Hypnopuncture—a powerful fusion of acupuncture and clinical hypnosis. Her integrative treatments are designed to support meaningful, lasting change in both body and mind.

With a special focus on weight loss, mental health, and trauma recovery, Tella’s work is rooted in compassion, clinical expertise, and the belief that healing begins when we feel safe, seen, and supported. Whether you're carrying chronic stress, struggling with emotional eating, or feeling disconnected from your body, each session meets you where you are—and gently guides you toward where you want to be.

Drawing on the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the transformative power of the subconscious mind, Tella helps clients regulate their nervous system, release stored tension and emotional patterns, and reconnect with their natural resilience.

Offerings include:
Acupuncture — to balance hormones, calm the mind, and restore energy

Massage Therapy — to release physical and emotional tension

Hypnopuncture — to shift unconscious patterns related to stress, trauma, and weight

Gentle, judgment-free support — for emotional healing and embodied change

Fun Fact: Tella unintentionally donates more chuck-it balls to the bow river than most sporting goods stores do in a year. Thanks to her three high-energy dogs with Olympic-level enthusiasm and zero ball recall, every walk turns into a chaotic game of fetch-me-not. Locals now believe the river is naturally seeded with orange/blue orbs—and somewhere downstream, a very confused beaver is starting a collection.

Learn more about Tella and HypnoPuncture at https://www.hypnopuncturecalgary.ca

LL.B., MACP - PSYCHOTHERAPIST, CANADIAN CERTIFIED COUNSELLOR

Ana started out in the field of law, having completed a Bachelor of Laws in International and European Law, before pivoting to psychology. She holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and is currently in the process of registering as a Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. She is also Level 2 Certified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and has completed professional training in the holistic treatment of mental health conditions, looking at factors such as diet, sleep, exercise, and stress. 

Our bodies and brains are in constant communion; thus, physical health and mental health are synonymous. Ana is passionate about helping her clients explore the root causes for their mental health concerns and create long-term and sustainable positive change. In doing this, she takes an integrative approach to mental health, with a particular focus on the impact of physical health and gut health on mental health. She infuses gut-health supporting protocols into therapy, looking at ways to optimize diet, exercise, sleep, and stress to best support our bodies and brains by reducing systemic inflammation and chronic stress. Clients will learn to better understand the inner workings of their body and brain, in the aim of becoming more in-tune with their physiology and themself as a whole. Ana's goal is to help guide her clients on a journey towards understanding themselves and their patterns better, creating more functional and adaptive habits for a richer, more meaningful life.

Outside the office, Ana's biggest passion is food; you can find her whipping up all sorts of new gut-friendly recipes to test on friends and family, and endlessly perusing cookbooks for inspiration. 

Learn more about Ana at https://www.anahaggstrom.com/

R.AC, B.A. (HONS) - DR. OF ACUPUNCTURE, FOUNDER

Optimizing your health and wellness through life’s many transformations is at the heart of Pearle’s practice.

Blending modern techniques with the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Pearle offers a safe, personalized, and deeply supportive treatment experience. Her integrative approach includes sports medicine, fire cupping, Gua Sha, Acutonics, auricular therapy (ear seeds), and TCM-based herbal and dietary therapy—all tailored to meet your unique needs.

Pearle’s journey into holistic health began with her own search for better well-being, which led to her first acupuncture treatment. That pivotal experience opened her eyes to a whole new way of understanding health and inspired her to leave a 10-year corporate career to pursue a diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. During her studies, she completed a hands-on internship with a TCM Master, an experience that deeply shaped her clinical skills and continues to inform her practice today.

In her current work, Pearle has found that integrating Acutonics—a sound-based therapy — and the modern technology of IPL laser - into her acupuncture treatments adds an extra depth to the relaxation and energetic experience for her clients with quicker results.

A lifelong learner with a passion for wellness, motherhood, and clean beauty, Pearle continues to train with world-renowned experts in Acupuncture and Acutonics. Her dedication to mental health has also led her to complete Canada’s first university-accredited graduate certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) at Vancouver Island University. Studying alongside medical doctors, psychologists the, and healthcare professionals, Pearle hopes to one day thoughtfully integrate PAT with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

When she’s not in the clinic, you’ll find Pearle chasing adventures with her young family, spending time with friends and her two dogs—or enjoying a well-earned snack.

Learn more at www.pearlelaw.ca