Our clinic offers: Medical herbal consultations, Holistic nutritional consultations, Supplement consultations, Custom, handcrafted remedies
We also carry the following variety of products for both internal and external use: Herbal teas, Herbal Tinctures, Supplements and vitamins, bath and body care products, essential oils
Call us or come visit in person to learn more about what we can do for you.
She didn’t come to herbal medicine through a textbook.
Michelle came to herbal medicine through her own health. Years of navigating challenges that conventional medicine wasn’t resolving, and eventually finding something that actually helped, shaped everything about how she works with people today.
Michelle spent five years studying herbalism and nutrition at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, one of the most rigorous clinical herbal training programs in Canada.
The Training
Michelle spent five years studying herbalism and nutrition at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, one of the most rigorous clinical herbal training programs in Canada. She graduated with a deep grounding in the evidence base for herbal medicine, the clinical frameworks that shape individualized care, and a practice philosophy that has only deepened in the years since.
Twenty-plus years later, she's still the person who reads the research and still the person who trusts what she knows in her bones.
What Apotheka Became
She opened Apotheka because she had been the person who didn’t know where to turn—and she wanted there to be somewhere better to go.
The vision was never just a store. It was a place where high-quality herbal medicine and real clinical guidance existed in the same space. Where someone navigating a health concern could find products they trust, and a practitioner who would actually listen.
A hub. A community. Something that could reach people from coast to coast.
That’s still the vision, now backed by years of clinical experience, trusted formulations, and a growing community of people who turn to Apotheka for real support.
How She Works
Michelle doesn’t work from a formula. She works from the full picture.
Every consultation and custom remedy begins with listening. Your body, your patterns, your experiences—all of it matters. She looks at your constitution, your cycle, your stress, your digestion, and what you’ve already tried.
If something else would support you better, she’ll say that too. That honesty is part of the care.
Her work is grounded in clinical training, shaped by experience, and rooted in a genuine commitment to supporting people well.
The Deeper Current
Michelle carries her ancestry with her into the work. Her roots span the Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan, Métis lineage from Quebec, and Cree and Blackfoot heritage, a thread that runs through everything, felt more than spoken.
Her grandmother survived the residential school system and rarely spoke of her culture. But her presence said everything. In her grandmother's company, Michelle felt something she couldn't fully name: a spirit, a strength, a sense of belonging to something that the world had tried to silence.
Ready to work together?
Book a consultation or get a free mini-consult to find out what herbal support could do for you.
