Women's Health Collaborative Team

The team at Women’s Health Collaborative is made up of a number of talented, caring and passionate women, who are dedicated to your health and well-being.

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Sara Martin BA, BEd

Owner | Facilitator

Sara Martin is the owner and facilitator of Women’s Health Collaborative. She received an Honours BA in Englishfrom the University of Toronto and a BEd from OISE, I worked with my Mom from the age of 12 as a part-time receptionist at Resto Clean and witnessed nearly all of the 40 years of loving care my Mom brought to her clients. With this love, and my skills honed from a 17-year career in education and multiple home-based businesses, I have the unique skills to create a loving nest for healing and connection.

Sarah Vaughan

Colonic Hydrotherapy

Sarah Vaughan has been a practicing Colonic Hydrotherapist for 15 years. She lived abroad and studied in a number of Holistic Modalities which she draws on while assisting clients in their healing journey. She is trained in Jin Shin Jyutsu Energy Work, Reiki, Meditation Instruction, Applied Yogic Sciences, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Reflexology, Theta Healing, and has extensive study in Holistic Nutrition, Hypnotherapy, and Trauma Informed Care. With all that knowledge and training, Sarah still balances the needs of the client as far as meeting them where they are at and to what level they are wanting to incorporate shifts and changes in their lifestyle

Zainab Bah

I am a Traditional Chinese Medicine Student Practitioner, an Acupuncturist, a Yoni Practitioner, and a Body Work Practitioner. My interest in holistic medicine came to me naturally as I grew up in West Africa where we practice traditional medicine; herbs for healing malaria, injuries, and everything you can think of! With this environment, I came to appreciate the power of plants. 

I completed two years of nursing assistant training in Sierra Leone but because of the war everything was shut down. I came to Canada as a refugee in 1998 and from that time, I have worked a variety of jobs, from a medical lab technician to a job at MDS Pharma Services.

After my daughter was born, I trained as an acupuncturist and completed the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner. The curiosity and love for this practice made me want to continue my studies with the advanced program. 

I love to help. I love people, and I like to see people happy and to feel their best. 

Triptta Neb MA

Transitioning from a successful 24-year corporate career, focussed on human development and leadership, I’ve evolved into an energy worker. My journey from a knowledge worker to someone pursuing fulfillment, began in 2008. While navigating the corporate world, I facilitated strategies for multinationals, coached CEOs and implemented talent management systems, ran many leadership development sessions, and travelled the world doing so. However, as I ascended in my career, I felt increasingly disconnected from myself. In my pursuit of sustained transformation, I explored various certified modalities. It was the discovery of energetics shifts that brought about lasting change. These shifts allowed me to embrace vulnerability, reduce cognitive dissonance, overcome impostor syndrome, and reconnect with my authentic self. Today I specialize in working with high performers and doers, helping them find connectedness, overcome imposter syndrome, and live their true purpose with balance and fulfillment. My focus is on guiding individuals to harness their energy for personal and professional growth, fostering a journey towards authentic living.

My education and certifications include a Masters in Organizational Development and Change, Certified Master Facilitator of Leadership Models, like situational leadership, Certified Yoga Practitioner, Certified Breathwork Practitioner, Certified Reiki Practitioner, Certified in Quantum Healing, and currently finishing my certification in Clinical Tapping (EFT).

Joanna Gorres MA, RP

I’m Joanna, registered psychotherapist (qualifying) and certified life coach. I value authenticity, mutual respect, and self-agency, which guides my collaborative work with my clients. I draw from my lived experiences as someone who is a co-parent, Filipino immigrant to Canada, queer, neurodivergent, and in trauma recovery. I believe that spirituality is completely personal, and I am deeply spiritual with a background in Christian Theology and leanings towards Buddhist Philosophy.

Jimena Mascaro BA, CNP

Jimena is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Postpartum Doula, Mama, and intuitive. She is also the founder of Ancestra Natural and Craft Healing based in Toronto, Ontario.

Her practice focuses on supporting and empowering modern women to use ancestral wisdom in their daily lives.  Her focus is on women’s health, particularly in hormonal and digestive health, fertility and postpartum.

Jimena believes that to become our most radiant self, we must get to the root cause of what keeps us out of balance. To be balanced, and feel radiant and safe in our bodies, we need to nourish ourselves, that’s why nutrition is the foundation of our health.

Melanie Dignam MSW RSW

Melanie Dignam, MSW RSW, is an integrative psychotherapist in Private Practice from Toronto, ON, Canada.  Melanie specializes in trauma resolution and healing using evidence-informed practices that intend to shift individuals towards an embodied experience of the mind + body + spirit through therapeutic support and reconnection to Self.

Below are the areas of practice where Melanie can offer some expertise and wisdom during sessions:

  • Depression
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Dissociation
  • Anxiety+Panic+Fear
  • Self-Esteem+Self-Care
  • Self-Sabotage+Self Harm
  • Relational Trauma
  • Acute Trauma
  • Toxic Relationships
  • Pain Management
  • Self Discovery + Self Leadership