Dr. Holly Hochstadt is a vitalistic chiropractor. She recognizes that the human body has an innate ability to heal itself, and that chiropractic care helps remove interference to our inborn healing capacity, allowing for a fuller expression of health and vitality.  She believes that health includes our physical, emotional, social, mental (and even spiritual) well being. Her philosophy of care is to address the root cause of your health concerns, rather than just treating symptoms. 

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Dr. Holly cares for people of all ages and stages of life, from newborn to end-of-life.  She works with laborers, desk workers, homemakers, athletes, performers, and people recovering from any health challenge, illness, injury, or loss. She also provides chiropractic care to women throughout the perinatal period.  She is trained in the Webster Technique to support pregnant women in optimizing pelvic mobility before and during pregnancy.  

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After graduating from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon in 1995, she practiced in the heart of Seattle for 24 years, and then continued in an agricultural community in Southern Alberta for 4 years.  She joyfully returned to the West Coast in 2023, and is enjoying exploring our region with her partner and her hiking groups.  She loves gardening, cooking, reading, kirtan, and building community.

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Dr. Holly offers a wide range of chiropractic adjusting approaches, including traditional manual chiropractic, drop table, instruments, and tonal BGI chiropractic. She has practiced Bio-Geometric Integration (BGI) since 2000.  This tonal style of chiropractic assesses how the body is storing tension from past overloads, where the body is ready to process tension, and then uses gentle fingertip pressure to facilitate the body in accessing, unwinding, and integrating it.  Her goal is always to find the best method for each client, to assist their healing and expressing more of their full potential in life and in the world.

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She recognizes that while healing happens largely from the inside-out, it is also affected by outside-in factors. She is a firm believer in empowering her clients through education and in taking an active role in their own health. She provides educational resources and support to help her clients on this path, including recommendations for nutrition, supplements, specific exercises for the physical body, or methods to support the parasympathetic nervous system in grounding and healing.  Dr. Holly is committed to providing personalized and compassionate care to every client. She works to create a treatment plan that fits each person’s specific needs and goals.

 

Dr. Holly values integrity, compassion, connection, and caring for each client like a beloved family member.  She is grateful to support the Cowichan Valley community on the path of expressing health and human potential.