Meet Shawn D’Souza
Manual Osteopathic Practitioner
As a manual osteopathic practitioner, Shawn D’Souza is dedicated to providing personalized, compassionate care to patients of all ages. Originally educated as an engineer at the University of Toronto, Shawn found his true calling in helping people live their fullest lives. This passion led him to osteopathy, where he learned how to engage with the body’s innate ability to heal and regulate itself in order to bring about lasting change within a person.
As a graduate of the Canadian College of Osteopathy, Shawn has a strong foundation in anatomy, physiology and bio-mechanics, and is well-equipped to address the complex health needs of a patient. He incorporates musculoskeletal, visceral and cranial techniques to help people restore functionality, improve quality of life and manage their health.
First and foremost an advocate for the patient, Shawn recognizes each individual as unique in their body, mind and experience. Listening to each patient’s story, responding to their unique situation and incorporating a multi-disciplinary approach, he strives to offer each patient their best way forward into health.
Shawn believes in osteopathy as both a practice for healing as well as an invitation to thrive. A recipient of the Andrew Taylor Still Award for his research intersecting cognitive science with osteopathic practice, he continues to study to how osteopathy can be effectively understood and applied in patients’ lives.
As an active member of the Ontario Association of Osteopaths, Shawn is committed to providing the highest level of care, and maintaining best practices for professional standards and ethical conduct.
