Janessa Bell

Janessa was born and raised in Thunder Bay, she has always wanted to devote her future career and education in the pursuit of helping others. She graduated from Lakehead University in 2013 with an Honour’s Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Biology, with the hope of building a strong foundation for a post-secondary degree somewhere in the medical field.

Life, however, had other plans. Janessa was diagnosed with a chronic illness that redirected her into a time that she now calls “A degree in health and healing”. It was during this time that her path to finding and practicing Osteopathy began because the only relief she could find from her many symptoms was via the skilled ministrations of her future friend and colleague, Jaqueline Spring. With her newfound strength and faith in her body’s ability to heal, Janessa enrolled in the 4-year intensive program at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in 2018. Over many years of persistence, hard work, travel and support from her family and partner John, she graduated in 2022 and is now in a position to help others in the same way that Osteopathic therapy has helped her.

Janessa is incredibly passionate about this work as she describes herself often as a “walking billboard” for the craft. She is excited to bring her newfound skillset and personal experience back to her hometown, and would be honoured to help you on your individual journey of health and/or healing!