Natasha Watson
Natasha Watson moved to Oak Bay as a young person, from Kamloops, BC. She still lives in Oak Bay, with her three children and husband. Natasha has been with Arbutus for five years, since the very first days at Amphion Street. In a previous career, she worked at an accounting firm, specializing in tax returns.
Natasha’s hobbies include interior design, painting, and furniture upcycling. She and her family do hiking, and relaxing at local beaches, lakes, and islands.
Natasha was a soccer player, but has moved onto mom-coaching. You can find Natasha on the sidelines of the soccer pitch, cheering.

Extremely effective massage therapy
As always, Kristin provided very expert, very focused and extremely effective massage therapy.

The first person I contact to assess and deliver treatment
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Within weeks she had me back to running!

14 years
We have been seeing Sandy for last 14 years. She is a fantastic professional know her stuff very well. We strongly recommend her for all your physio needs.

If there was another star, I would gladly give it
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Helped in lowering my concussion symptoms

Able to book online
Highly recommend! The staff are friendly, able to book online, street parking, and direct billing.

Much less pain
Excellent – managed to work through all the necessary joints and muscles with much less pain than I have experienced with others in the past!

Stronger than before the injury

Dedicated to ensuring you make a full recovery
Connor is the best physiotherapist I have ever worked with. He takes the time to get to know you and your problems. Moreover, he is sincerely dedicated to ensuring you make a full recovery. I would recommend him to anyone in need of an awesome physiotherapist.

More range of motion and less pain
Serious improvement after one visit. More range of motion and less pain and discomfort. Cody upped the ante and tackled some sore spots that will move the whole process along. Excellent work and easy-to-work-with personality. Many thanks.

Repair my body past what I thought was possible

So happy to have found this place

So knowledgeable and take the time to really listen
All of the practitioners at Arbutus Physiotherapy are so knowledgeable and take the time to really listen to your concerns and address them. Everything about the office, from the practitioners to the front staff made me feel welcome and cared for. Definitely 5 stars!!

In sync with his patients
Connor is wise, professional and in sync with his patients. As a physiotherapist he tries to get to the root of what is causing your discomfort. He offers suggestions to support your healing process and is great at follow up! His care and attention is appreciated.

Made all the difference in my quality of life
Dr. Veronica Hewstan is a talented and caring Chiropractic practitioner. Even when I have been away from the office for a few months, she remembers details about my life and previous treatments. The Active Release Technique & Graston Technique have made all the difference in my quality of life. I cannot highly recommend her enough.

In good hands
Thank you so much. You’re all so amazing, even during this difficult time. You are in good hands there.

Making lives better
These folks are working really hard to make our lives better !

Lovely environment
Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Clean facilities. Lovely environment.

A restorative tonic
Kristen makes the world a better place! She is a wonderful listener, full of a gentle vitality and always a willingness to provide great advice. An hour in her company is a restorative tonic. Thank you!

Both soothing and informative
Stephanie is wonderful! Her personality is both soothing and informative. She fit me in early and I feel 100% better just a few hours later.

Knowledgeable with a sense of humour
Brandon is great very knowledgeable and effective with a lovely sense of humour.

Respectful and knowledgeable

Knowledgeable, kind, and attuned to the body
So glad I started going to Arbutus Physio. Ashley is so knowledgeable, kind, and attuned to the body!

Incredible feel for what is going on and how to fix it
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Gratitude
Lena was amazing! So grateful

The relief is immeasurable!
After a year of at times agonizing pain and repeat misdiagnosis, I feel I finally hit a pot of gold being in Sandy’s highly skillful and very thorough care. The relief from finally knowing the cause of my pain and from receiving effective treatment at last is immeasurable!

Helped to resolve some of my old chronic injuries
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Multiple disciplines in one location
Direct bill and I like that I can see multiple disciplines in one location

Athletic background

Balance of professional conduct and personal ease
Super pleasant personally, thorough assessment and Connor made helpful suggestions and treatment plan. Nice balance of professional conduct, knowledge and personal ease- Impressed!

The framework to continue to heal

Took the time to explain

I look forward to my appointments

Relief of back and neck pain
As a carpenter who is constantly throwing his back alignment out, i have been seeing Dr. Veronica Hewstan for relief of back and neck pain. She is a wonderful practitioner and has a beautiful clinic. I would highly recommend her for anyone seeking chiropractic care

Skilled and thorough
Staff is always friendly and engaging. Practitioners are very skilled and thorough with assessments and treatments. Highly recommended!

Nice environment and friendly staff members

Everything I could have asked for

Very impressed
Very impressed with the staff. Friendly, helpful and knew who I was after my first visit. Libby, my physio is great. Very knowledgeable, down to earth and really works to help my condition out.

My life has seriously been changed!

If you have a sports injury look no further
Fantastic care from Christy Mader, if you have a sports injury look no further, this is someone who really knows what she is doing!

A treatment plan to help meet my goals
Lena Walther is an exceptional physiotherapist. She completed a thorough examination, provided me information on the assessment findings, and structured a treatment plan to help meet my goals. I would highly recommend Lena!

One of the most medically rewarding journeys I’ve been through
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Exceptional practitioner
There’s a reason for the mountain of positive reviews. Exceptional practitioner. Thank you Sandy.

If I could rate it higher I would

Everything you want in a healthcare practitioner
Rosie has helped me tremendously with my reoccurring back pain. Not only is she professional and knowledgeable, she is also compassionate and non-judgmental….everything you want in a healthcare practitioner. Rosie loves her job-and it shows! I never hesitate to recommend her to family or friends.

There’s hope
There’s hope for my knees, which I did not have. Professional and knowledgable. Happy I went in.

Highly recommend

A friendly pleasant atmosphere

Feels like one big family there

Up-to-date on latest evidence based research

Sweet, understanding and actually helped
Amazing people here. Friendly and awesome. My physiotherapist Fawn Whiting was sweet, understanding and actually helped relieve back pain from which i was suffering for a few years. She taught me few excercises which i still do from time to time to relieve back pain. Thanks Arbutus and Fawn 😁

My rehabilitation program was easy to follow
Sandy Wilson is the consummate professional. My running injury was diagnosed efficiently, the treatment was highly effective and my rehabilitation program was easy to follow. What more could one ask for?
