Whole-person care rooted in clinical experience.
Dr. Kathleen Regan has been practicing naturopathic medicine in Toronto since 2010. Her approach combines clinical nutrition, evidence-informed natural therapies, acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and individualized testing to create care that fits the real rhythms of each patient’s life.
She believes health begins with how and what we eat, and her primary clinical focus is nutrition. Drawing from both traditional and evidence-informed approaches, Kathleen works with patients to build sustainable habits and practical treatment plans — one step at a time.
Kathleen also takes a hands-on approach to care by integrating acupuncture and craniosacral therapy into treatment. These physical therapies allow her to listen closely to the body and support healing in a deeper, more connected way.
Her practice focuses on women’s health, family planning, prenatal wellness, holistic family care, pediatric care, elder care, digestive health, metabolic concerns, stress, fatigue, and complex chronic conditions. She also has a special interest in holistic support for children and adults with developmental and physical disability.
Credentials at a Glance
Understanding the person first, then the symptoms.
Kathleen’s clinical approach begins with careful listening, thorough assessment, and understanding how symptoms develop over time. Her goal is to understand the underlying patterns contributing to imbalance and identify practical ways to support long-term health.
Before completing her naturopathic training, Kathleen earned a Bachelor of Science in Research Psychology from the University of Toronto with a special interest in attention, memory, and neurodevelopment across the lifespan. She later worked in the medical-legal field as an analyst in brain injury and physical trauma, following complex cases over many years and developing a deep understanding of the Canadian healthcare system and collaborative patient care.
This background continues to shape her practice today through detailed history taking, active listening, pattern recognition across body systems, physical examination, and thoughtful use of laboratory testing and natural therapies.
Kathleen believes that small, consistent changes often create the most meaningful long-term health outcomes. Treatment plans are designed to be realistic, sustainable, and tailored to the realities of each patient’s daily life.
Why nutrition matters even in the most complex cases.
Over the course of her career, Kathleen has worked and volunteered across clinical, educational, rehabilitation, research, and community care settings supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, acquired brain injury, physical disability, and age-related cognitive change. These experiences gave her a broad understanding of how health challenges affect individuals and families across the lifespan, while also reinforcing the meaningful role that nutrition, lifestyle, supportive therapies, and daily habits can play in function, resilience, and quality of life.
Kathleen’s clinical perspective has also been shaped by personal experience supporting a child with complex medical needs. That journey deepened her understanding of the practical realities families navigate within healthcare systems and reinforced something she has long believed: small, sustainable changes can have a profound impact on health, quality of life, and a family’s ability to participate actively in care.
Clinical Areas of Special Interest
Natural Therapies Used in Care
Advanced Bodywork Training
Kathleen has extended her clinical skills through advanced training in Bowen Therapy and Cranial Sacral Therapy. She has completed Cranial Sacral 1 & 2, SomatoEmotional Release 1, and Paediatric Cranial Sacral Therapy 1 through the Upledger Institute, with whom she continues to study and refine her hands-on skills.
She also keeps current in her core clinical areas with a special interest in functional medicine, including the evidence-based use of nutrition, natural supplements, and lab testing in patient care.
Where to Find Kathleen
Kathleen sees patients in person at two Toronto clinic locations and offers virtual care to patients across Ontario.