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Counselling, massage or telemedicine?
Start with the right kind of help.
Elevr is a coaching practice. It is not a counselling or psychotherapy clinic, not a massage therapy clinic and not a medical telemedicine service. This page tells you which professional belongs where — and what Daniel can do alongside them.
- Clear scope
- No diagnosis
- No prescriptions
- Coaching only
The short answer
If it is clinical, it belongs with a clinician.
Search engines put counselling, massage and telemedicine next to coaching. They are not the same service, and pretending otherwise would waste your time or delay real care. Here is the honest map.
Counselling / psychotherapy
Talk to a licensed mental health professional.
If you are looking for counselling or psychotherapy, choose a licensed psychologist, psychotherapist, counsellor or clinical social worker in your province or country. Ask what they are regulated for and what they treat.
Daniel is not your therapist. Neuro-OS and wellness coaching are coaching and education, not clinical mental health care.
If you are in crisis
Do not wait for an application.
Contact your local emergency number or a crisis line in your country now. In Canada, 988 is the Suicide Crisis Helpline. In the US, 988 is the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you are elsewhere, use your local emergency service.
This page is not a crisis service and does not provide urgent help.
Massage therapy
Choose a registered massage therapist.
If you want massage therapy, choose a registered massage therapist (RMT) or the regulated equivalent in your jurisdiction. In Ontario, RMTs are regulated by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO).
Softwave at York is a device-based adjunct, not massage therapy. It does not replace an RMT, physiotherapy or medical care.
What Daniel does
Load, strength and return-to-sport coaching.
If your question is how to train around a tendon, return to a sport, or build strength without losing the season, that is coaching. It can sit alongside massage, physiotherapy or a physician's care.
Medical telemedicine
See a licensed clinician in your jurisdiction.
Telemedicine means medical care at a distance: diagnosis, prescriptions, referrals and treatment from a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. Daniel does not provide it. Virtual coaching is not a medical visit.
Licensing is jurisdictional. A clinician licensed in Ontario is not automatically licensed to treat you in Kenya, South Africa, Alberta or British Columbia. Use a clinician licensed where you are.
What virtual coaching is
Programming, review and accountability.
Virtual coaching is the training, recovery and return-to-sport plan, reviewed by video and messaging. It is education and coaching. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace medical care.
If you want coaching alongside care
Bring the plan to your clinician.
If you already have a therapist, physiotherapist, physician or surgeon, Daniel can build the coaching around their restrictions — with your consent. The clinical relationship stays with them.
What Daniel offers
- Pain and return-to-sport coaching, online worldwide
- Wellness and performance coaching, online worldwide
- Softwave at York, Toronto, for existing clients and approved referrals
- In-person sessions by arrangement in Edmonton, Vancouver, Nairobi, Sandton and Cape Town
Questions
The short answers
Does Daniel offer counselling?
No. Daniel is a performance coach, not a counsellor, psychotherapist or psychologist. If you need counselling, choose a licensed professional in your province or country.
Does Daniel offer massage therapy?
No. Softwave in Toronto is not massage therapy. If you need a registered massage therapist, choose one regulated in your jurisdiction.
Does Daniel offer telemedicine?
No. Virtual coaching is not medical telemedicine. It does not include diagnosis, prescriptions or medical treatment. See a licensed physician or nurse practitioner in your jurisdiction.
Can I do coaching while seeing a therapist or clinician?
Yes, with your consent. Daniel can work alongside your clinician's restrictions and communicate with them if you ask him to. Coaching does not replace clinical care.
What if I am in crisis?
Contact your local emergency number or a crisis service in your country now. This page and Elevr are not crisis services.
Next step
Not sure? Start with the honest answer.
If you need clinical care, get it first. If you want coaching alongside it, Daniel will tell you whether he is the right fit.