ATNS Canada Chapter

Shira Smith Bloomfield is a Registered Psychotherapist practicing virtually in Ontario, with a primary focus on chronic pain and neuroplastic symptoms. She also works with perinatal clients, overwhelmed parents, anxious individuals, families living with food allergy, homeschool/unschool families, and Highly Sensitive People (HSP).

She is trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, Flash (4 Blinks), and perinatal mental health, and works from a Person-Centred foundation. She is especially interested in expanding awareness and interprofessional collaboration around chronic pain treatment in Canada, and is part of a cross-disciplinary group of clinicians who have formed the ATNS Canada Chapter.

Caley Bell-Pasht is a Toronto-based registered psychotherapist who specializes in the area of chronic pain and illness. She has 15 years of experience working with people suffering from chronic pain. Psychotherapy is a second career for her. After 13 years as a practicing chiropractor she retrained so that she could better help those suffering from complex and chronic pain. She uses evidence-based talk therapy and lifestyle interventions like pain science education, nervous system modulation, pain reprocessing therapy (PRT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help people suffer less and regain control of their lives.

Dr. Adam Bletsoe is a chiropractor and educator with a clinical focus on chronic pain, stress-related symptoms, and nervous system regulation. For over two decades, his work has centered on helping people move out of persistent pain by restoring safety, capacity, and confidence in their bodies.

He integrates manual therapy, mindfulness, pain neuroscience, and somatic awareness to support patients in understanding that they are not broken, but responding intelligently to load, stress, and life experience. His approach emphasizes clarity, compassion, and practical tools that translate into daily life.

As an ATNS board member, Adam is committed to advancing nervous system literacy, supporting practitioner education, and integrating trauma-informed, body-led care into real-world practice.

Dr. Adrian Cohen is an experienced chiropractor in Toronto who has worked with a range of patients from high performance athletes (NHL, MLB, NBA, Canadian National Squash, University of Virginia Track and Field team) to patients simply in need of high quality chiropractic care.

With Dr. Cohen’s extensive knowledge of biomechanics and sports injuries, paired with a personal training and strength and conditioning specialist background (CSCS), his practice treats patients with neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction. Dr. Cohen utilizes a unique treatment system for the primary goal of reducing pain and dysfunction, while increasing strength and improving athletic performance. This proven treatment system also applies to those who require performance optimization from the physical stress of the regular activities of daily living, such as taking out the garbage or prolonged work postures, which can lead to repetitive strain injuries.

He also has a special interest in clinical nutrition and has successfully helped people lose weight and gain lean muscle mass safely and effectively.

He applies functional neurological rehabilitation and concussion protocols (Carrick Institute) to individuals suffering from post concussion syndrome, chronic pain, insomnia, and many conditions associated with mental and physical stress.

Tara Laing is an occupational therapist and psychotherapist in Toronto, specializing in the assessment and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD, with a special interest in the treatment of neuroplastic pain and other symptoms. Tara also provides supervision and clinical consultation to other psychotherapists. Her work integrates evidence‑based pain recovery approaches, including Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy (EAET). Tara delivers trauma‑focused interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for clients with PTSD, and provides a range of other cognitive behavioural therapies for individuals experiencing OCD, mood, and anxiety disorders. 

A certified member of the Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CACBT) and an active member of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS), Tara is committed to shifting the paradigm around the treatment for chronic pain and boosting public understanding of neuroplastic symptoms. Her practice is grounded in compassionate care, collaboration, clinical rigor, and a deep belief in the brain’s capacity for change and our individual capacity to heal.