Referrals & Collaborative Care

There’s a meaningful difference between telling a patient “you should see a pelvic physiotherapist” and actually connecting them with the right one.

At Sequence Wellness, we’ve put deliberate effort into building a referral network we can stand behind — not a generic list of disciplines, but a growing community of practitioners we have personally met, whose approach we understand, and whose work we’ve found to be a genuine fit for the kinds of patients we see.

The way we build our network

We regularly schedule one-on-one conversations with practitioners across Ontario — physiotherapists, psychotherapists, pelvic health specialists, acupuncturists, and others — to understand how they work, what their clinical focus is, and what kinds of patients they tend to serve best. We ask the same questions we’d want answered before sending someone we care about to a new provider.

This means that when we refer a patient, we’re not just naming a profession. We’re saying: this specific person, with this specific approach, is who we think will serve you best given what we know about you.

What a referral from us looks like in practice

When one of our naturopathic doctors identifies that a patient would benefit from support outside our scope, we:

• Discuss the recommendation with the patient and explain why we think it’s appropriate
• Suggest a specific practitioner (or a small number of options) from our network based on their needs, location, and preferences
• Provide context to the patient about what to expect from that type of care
• With patient consent, communicate with the receiving practitioner to ensure continuity

We follow up. If a patient tells us a referral wasn’t the right fit, we take that seriously — both for that patient and in how we maintain our network going forward.

We refer to — but are not limited to

Our current referral network includes practitioners in the following areas. Because we are a virtual clinic serving patients across Ontario, we aim to have connections in multiple regions and with practitioners offering virtual care where it’s available.

• Pelvic health physiotherapy — for pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, urinary concerns, postpartum recovery, and pelvic floor dysfunction
• Psychotherapy and mental health — for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and the emotional burden of chronic illness
• Holistic nutrition — for in-depth dietary support that complements our clinical recommendations
• Physiotherapy — for musculoskeletal concerns, joint pain, and movement support
• Massage therapy — for pain management and nervous system regulation
• Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine — for hormonal support, fertility, stress, and digestive health
• Chiropractic care — for spinal and structural concerns
• Osteopathy — for manual therapy and whole-body structural support
• Gynecology and women’s health specialists — for investigation and management of endometriosis, fibroids, abnormal bleeding, and fertility
• Midwifery — for perinatal care, particularly for our patients managing PCOS or hormonal health concerns during pregnancy

Meet the practitioners in our network →