About
Victoria Joanna BBA, CNP, RNCP
Victoria is a certified nutritionist and professional life coach who is committed to helping people live healthy, passionate and fulfilling lives. She holds a BBA in Marketing from the Schulich School of Business and an Honors Diploma in Nutrition from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition. She is trained in the co-active model from the Coaches Training Institute in California, and has studied additional coaching and behavioral modalities such as NLP and Solutions Focus.
Victoria has been dedicated to health and wellness for over 12 years, and believes in a holistic approach, where emotions and mindset are just as important as nutrition in achieving optimal health. As a speaker, coach and nutritionist she educates individuals on the importance of nutrition as a foundation for a happy life, and empowers them to take charge of their health so they can pursue their full potential.
With over 10 years of corporate leadership experience in advertising and marketing, Victoria has the unique ability to understand the challenges faced by busy people in demanding jobs and fast-paced lives. Having experienced chronic digestive problems and endless dieting, she is able to help her clients achieve their ideal body in a permanent and healthy way by correcting physical imbalances, and addressing emotional and lifestyle habits.
Her enthusiasm and passion allow her to motivate and inspire individuals to create real change in their lives. She is deeply committed to helping people succeed in making lasting changes that lead them on the path to health, happiness and a fulfilling life.
Victoria runs a Wellness Coaching practice in Toronto which offers one-on-one consultations, group coaching, workshops and seminars in the areas of health and wellbeing, weight loss, stress management, prevention and lifestyle coaching. She is also the in-house nutritionist at elementsTM Toronto, a boutique wellness facility for women.
Read about her story…
Client Testimonials
For the first time in my adult life, I feel like a normally functioning human being! I tried a lot other things over the years, but was finally able to find a way to manage conditions that have bothered me for years. My digestion has improved significantly, I have way more energy, my anemia has improved and I lost those hard to lose, last 5lbs! I feel like I have a much better handle on how to manage my health. Mentally, I feel much stronger and better able to deal with stress.
Although I have traditionally prided myself on being somewhat in the know when it comes to nutrition, Victoria enabled me to make even better choices, and reduce my cravings for foods that weren’t necessarily that good for my body – a major win for a foodie like me!
She provided me with a solid foundation, that motivated me to try something I’ve never done – boot camp. I am loving adding new things to my fitness regimen and feel empowered. I am getting ready to run a 5K – something I would have never even attempted before, without Victoria’s encouragement and support.
~ N. L.
Publishing
I started working with Victoria in the hopes of gaining some insight on how to better manage my ulcerative colitis. I expected some nutritional advice and maybe some suggestions on supplementation and other alternative therapies. But what I gained from the coaching aspect was so much more. Clarity on my goals, my dreams, my values and insights into my actions and beliefs, most importantly, the beliefs that were standing in the way of my hopes and dreams I had for my life. Within a year of my first session, the dreams we had mapped out have started to come into fruition: I was promoted, my husband and I bought a second home (our dream home) and we’re having our first baby this spring. It’s the life I have always dreamt of.
I’ve learned techniques for managing my own self-sabotage and tools to help me access the part of me that holds all of the universe’s possibility. These are gifts I’ll have for my entire life and I am truly grateful. I feel blessed to have worked with Victoria and I can’t recommend her highly enough.
~ S. W.
Advertising
It was truly divine intervention that Victoria came into my life. Following the loss of my father, she was a pillar of support and guidance for what I can only explain was my very lost soul. She coached me through my emotional pain, mental angst and physical symptoms of grief – guiding me through the journey to once again find my true self. I look forward to every day as an opportunity to portray the best that I can be and to strive to make my dreams come true – all the while using the tools that Victoria has taught me. Although I have fallen off the wagon a couple of times, Victoria has helped me to be gentle with myself, and her coaching has allowed me to jump up, dust myself off, and get right back on it.
I have learned that I am capable of accomplishing anything that I believe in and that I have control over the actions and outcomes around me. I also learned that diet and supplements play a huge part in not only physical health, but also mental well-being. Through coaching I have regained the sense of self I had prior to my loss and believe that I can achieve the goals and dreams that I commit to. From a health perspective, I have been able to manage my IBS, improve my diet, and increase my energy. I started running and hot yoga, and love the way I feel every day.
Working with Victoria, you can tell she wants nothing but the most sincere success for those around her. She is passionate and cares about clients.
~ A. R.
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