About Our Team
Who are we?
We are veterinarians, wildlife, conservation and wellness advocates, coaches, social workers, therapists, yoga and meditation teachers that are collaborating for the benefit of our profession, our humanity and our planet. We believe we can make a difference, and the ripple effect we perpetuate will change our world, the way we live and the way we practice medicine.
Dr. Galina Bershteyn
DVM, CVA, CVFT, AVMA Certificate of Workplace Wellbeing, AVMA Veterinary Wellbeing Educator
Dr. Galina Bershteyn received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Canada after an 11 year career as a Registered Veterinary Technician. She continued on to Chi Institute of TCVM in Florida to become a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist and Certified Veterinary Food Therapist in 2012.
Galina obtained 20 plus years of experience as a veterinary technician and then a locum veterinarian at companion animal, equine, emergency and exotic practices in Canada the US and the UK. She then opened her holistic practice in London, Ontario focusing on acupuncture, food therapy, aromatherapy as well as integrative medicine. Along with years of clinical experience in different roles and branches of veterinary practice, she has a unique practical approach to medicine and focuses on holistic principles in practice.
She focuses her extensive experience in practice team interactions combined with the AVMA’s Train -the-Trainer, Veterinary Wellbeing Educator and Certificate of Wellbeing in the Workplace programs, to assist veterinary professionals to establish better team relationships and wellbeing in their practices.
Galina is an avid scuba diver and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor working with Iguana Divers in Santa Teresa and assisting with ocean conservation and monitoring projects including Manta Ray tagging and working with CREMA a local marine non profit, singer/songwriter, artist, and spiritual world traveler.
