Fabienne Calvert Filteau, BA, RAc

Hello, and welcome! I’m a Registered Acupuncturist in good standing with the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC (CCHPBC), practicing in Yukon and northern British Columbia.

My practice is rooted in the foundations of traditional Chinese medicine, and I’m perpetually fascinated by the places where traditional and western medicines meet. I work in private practice and community-based health settings, and love learning with and from fellow TCM practitioners, nurses, counsellors, Elders, physicians, allied health providers, and community health teams. It is a privilege to offer care within broader ecosystems of support.

People often see me for help with pain management, chronic illness and tension, digestive and hormonal health, perinatal care, sleep, rest, mental health, and life transitions.

Before becoming an acupuncturist, I worked in social care roles across rural and urban communities—supporting children, youth, families, and adults navigating complex systems and systemic barriers to wellness. These experiences shape the way I approach healthcare and my commitment to relational practice.

As a practitioner of euro-settler ancestry, I work to actively study and unlearn the impacts of white body supremacy—how it lives in tissues, power dynamics, clinical relationships, and the ways health and care are understood and delivered. I continue to reckon with the legacy of harm brought by settler colonialism, including within healthcare systems, with a commitment to practicing in ways that uphold Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination, in service of right relationship.

I celebrate the spectrum of genders, sexual orientations, abilities, cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds that make up the rich diversity of human experience, and strive to create a space of welcome for all who come into relationship with my work. My perspective as a white, queer, gender-fluid person from a middle-class background, socialized as a girl/woman, shapes how I move through the world and how the world meets me. I continue to broaden my perspective so I can show up with compassion, self-responsibility, humility, and love in my work and in my life.

If you're curious about acupuncture or wondering if it might be supportive, please feel free to reach out. I'm happy to answer questions or help you find the right care for your needs.

Continuing Education + Professional Development (selected):

The Tao of Trauma, Alaine Duncan — 2024–25 cohort (in progress)

Wholistic Healing Practices & Cultural Trauma, Wilfrid Laurier University — 2024–ongoing (in progress) (Modules: WHP #1 Decolonizing Trauma Work; WHP #2 Indigenizing Trauma Work)

Two-Spirit Healing & Teachings: Decolonizing Sex, Gender and/or Sexuality, CBRC (Yukon, Jessy Dame & Martin Morberg) — 2024

Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism & Embodied Anti-Racism Intensive, R. Menakem — 2023

Community Acupuncture 101, Pacific Rim College — 2021

African American History of Acupuncture, Acupuncturists Without Borders — 2021

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Yoga and Healthcare Professionals, Fine Balance Yoga—2017

Maternity Acupuncture, Pacific Rim College, Debra Betts — 2017    

Perinatal and trauma-informed family support training — 2013–2015 (Hazelton, BC), including FASD-informed practice, breastfeeding education, grief and loss through NHA and The Justice Institute, and BCAPOP conference workshops with Monique Gray Smith, Dr. Gabor Maté, and Vikki Reynolds