Osteopath in Ottawa (Kanata) – Feel Your Best Self!

If you’re looking for an osteopath in Ottawa, chances are something has been on your mind. Maybe it’s a back that tightens up by Thursday, a neck that aches after long days at a screen, or an old injury that never quite let go.

At Aktiv Osteopathy in Kanata, Kathleen Stevens takes the time to hear your story before she touches a thing. Then she uses gentle, hands-on osteopathy to look at your whole body, not just the sore spot, so you can move more freely and feel more like yourself again.

You don’t have to push through it alone. Let’s work out what your body has been trying to tell you.

Osteopathy Explained and how it Supports

Curious what an osteopath actually does? Osteopathy is a gentle, hands-on approach that looks at how your whole body works together.

How Osteopathy Works

Kathleen Stevens,
BA, M.OMSc

Meet Kathleen Stevens, your osteopath in Kanata: her story, her training, and the caring, whole-person approach she brings to every patient.

Meet Kathleen

Your First Osteopathy Visit in Ottawa

Booking a first visit can feel like a big step, so we’ve made it simple. See what to expect, what it costs, and book online in just a few minutes.

Rates and Booking


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Osteopathy for back pain, neck pain, sciatica and headaches
You know that nagging ache that follows you from the desk to the couch to bed? Pain often shows up in one place while its cause sits somewhere else. Kathleen looks at how your whole body is working together, then uses gentle, hands-on techniques to ease tension and help you move more comfortably, so sitting, driving and sleeping feel easier again.

Osteopathy for sports injuries
Whether you train for races, play in a weekend league or simply love being active, a strain can throw off your whole routine. We help you recover, work out why it happened, and get back to the things you love with more trust in your body.

Craniosacral therapy in Ottawa
Some days you don’t need fixing, you need to slow down. Craniosacral therapy is a very gentle, hands-on therapy offered for stress and relaxation. With a light touch and plenty of quiet, many people use it as one calm hour in a busy week to breathe, settle and reset.

Youth osteopathic treatment
Watching your child hurt, or a young athlete get sidelined by pain, is hard. As a youth osteopath in Ottawa, Kathleen offers movement assessments and gentle, age-appropriate care for kids, teens and young athletes, including growing-related knee or heel pain such as Osgood-Schlatter and Sever’s. She explains what she finds in plain language, for you and for them.


Words from Kathleen...

Head, shoulders, knees and toes… but what about your hands?

Think about everything your hands do in a day: typing, texting, cooking, lifting, holding someone close. We rarely stretch them, and they let us know when they’ve had enough. If you’ve noticed new aches in your hands or wrists, Kathleen shares simple daily stretches you can do at home to keep them happy. Read article