Derek is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario ’91. He has worked as a cancer researcher at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota ’91-’94. As a graduate of The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine ’98, he completed over 4,000 hours of classroom training and supervised clinical experience during a four-year period. On completion of this program, he passed the external Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations (NPLEX) and provincial examinations before establishing his practice in ’98.
As a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Derek is trained and licensed in the arts and science of Traditional Dietary Therapy – TCM, clinical nutrition, prevention and lifestyle counseling, homeopathic medicine, herbal/botanical medicine, oriental medicine and acupuncture, Flower Essences and Hydrotherapy.
Derek is also trained in multiple powerful, non-invasive bodyworks: The Bowen Technique, Koryo Acupuncture, and Craniosacral Therapy.
With regards to the Bowen Technique, Derek is both a Certified Bowenwork Practitioner and a Licensed Instructor in the therapy.