Dr. Shailla Vaidya practices Mind-Body Medicine, integrating therapeutic yoga and compassion-based therapies. She holds a GP Focused Practice Designation in Psychotherapy.

Dr. Vaidya graduated from Dalhousie Medical School, the University of Ottawa’s Family and Emergency Medicine residency program, and earned a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University. For over two decades, Dr. Vaidya has delivered innovative healthcare to diverse and marginalized populations, leveraging her unique combination of Eastern Wisdom and Western Medicine to help individuals effectively manage and overcome stress-related illnesses. Her trauma-informed, therapeutic Yoga and Lifestyle Medicine programs have measurably improved patient outcomes and quality of life. Additionally, she is teacher-trained in the Mindful Self-Compassion program, Internal Family Systems (Level 1) and somatic therapies.

Dr. Vaidya continuously integrates the latest findings into her clinical practice, helping patients apply evidence-based strategies to better manage their health and improve their quality of life.