I get that, I totally do! I also spent thousands of dollars to figure out how to clear my skin and balance my hormones after getting off the pill.

Yet even if you’ve already seen other naturopathic doctors or holistic practitioners, I can tell you that my approach will still be different. I take a truly holistic and heart-centered approach to my work with clients, with a focus on reconnecting and realigning with Nature and with yourself. Healing is 90% mindset–believing that you can heal. The only way to really change these deep-seated beliefs around not being able to heal is by reconnecting with the truth of who you are and with the wisdom within Nature (your wild roots!)–this brings about truly holistic and transformation healing (the wonder of alchemy!)

Of course, we’ll dive into how to address the physical (hormones, gut health, nutrition, detoxification, etc.) while working with Nature’s medicine (like plant medicine, homeopathy, and healing foods), but all of this is to peel back the layers of imbalance and get to the true root cause, which is ultimately rooted in a disconnection from Nature and from oneself. 

I can’t promise that your symptoms will be gone after the program is over. Healing takes time, and that timing is different for everyone. We’ve all got a unique journey in life, and part of that journey is soul-searching and healing on every level of our being: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

The healing journey is never linear (meaning, you’ve got acne at point A, and the acne improves predictably and incrementally until you reach point B, where your skin is clear). Instead, the healing journey is often spiralic in nature. You experience some healing, and then you may spiral back to having familiar symptoms; however, each “setback” point is further along that healing journey, like the shape of a spiral.

While it may seem like a setback, these symptom flares are actually a sign of working through a deeper layer of healing, reminding you of how far you’ve come. It’s not possible to know how long this journey will take, as every person is different, but if you stick with the program and keep working on yourself, you’ll find that healing will happen sooner than you think!

I certainly discuss nutrition and key supplements in my consults. However, my focus is on healing the mental/emotional side to acne and hormone imbalances, and working with Nature’s medicine to heal (including plant medicine and homeopathy). I discuss nutrition because healthy, nutrient-dense foods play an important role in our health and well-being, but I will never tell you that you must adhere to a certain diet, or that there’s a one-size-fits-all way of eating, because there’s not.

As for supplements, I utilize them sparingly, for very specific reasons, and always short-term. I believe that we shouldn’t have to take supplements all the time to be healthy.

No, not typically. I don’t rely on labs to help my clients, because labs are simply a single snapshot in time, meaning that they’re reductionist in nature and don’t allow for a holistic view of what’s actually going on. I find that deciphering the pattern of your symptoms allows for a more accurate representation of what your body and your hormones are up to.

However, if you’d like lab work, I can offer you my suggestions for testing and you can order the tests on your own (I’m unable to order labs for out-of-state clients). I’m able to educate you on your lab results, yet I believe that true healing doesn’t happen when you see an abnormal lab finding and take a certain supplement to “fix” that hormone imbalance. Labs can be helpful, certainly, but there’s so much more to YOU as a whole and unique person than your lab values!

Yes, I do! If you’re in need of a payment plan, email me and we can discuss what works best.

I capitalize words when they symbolize something greater than their usual meaning. To me, Nature is intelligent and loving, and communing with and reconnecting to Nature is my spiritual practice. When people typically use the word “nature,” they’re referring to something they can control, manipulate, and exploit for resources; they don’t use the word in reverence.

Most humans don’t recognize their inherent connection to Nature, nor do they see that all of Nature is intelligent, generous, and full of meaning and beauty.

To me, that disconnection from Nature (and the widespread notion that humans are somehow above or separate from that Wholeness of which we are intricately a part of) is the root of all disease and suffering.

I believe that we–as individuals and as a human collective–have become increasingly disconnected from Nature, from ourselves, and from each other. Many of us stare at screens all day, isolated from the natural world and other people. We eat processed foods that are a far cry from the real food provided by Nature, or we disregard Nature’s rhythms and stay up all night when we should be sleeping.

Collectively, we’ve lost trust in our bodies’ innate ability to heal, and instead place trust in man-made pills and medical technology, instead of trusting our bodies and the medicine we’ve been gifted by Nature.

As human beings, we are not separate from Nature, from one another, or from any other living being here on Earth. We are all interconnected and interdependent in a cycle of reciprocity, and our individual health (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) affects the health of all those around us, including our Earth. I’ve come to realize that this disconnection from Nature and from ourselves is the ultimate root cause of disease.

This is why a BIG part of your healing journey is about healing your connection to Nature, and recognizing that as a part of the natural world, YOU have so much more power when it comes to your health than you’ve been led to believe.⁠ It’s also about healing your connection to yourself and realigning with your own inner healer, remembering that you’re already whole, already enough, and Nature supports you 100%.

My holistic approach is centered around the wisdom of Nature, rooted in the principles of alchemy (inner transformation), vitalism, and a strong connection to self and the natural world.

I work with Nature’s medicine, including herbal medicine, homeopathy, self-care, mind-body medicine, real foods, and natural living practices that are aligned with Nature’s seasons and rhythms.

Healing is ultimately about returning to our roots–returning to Nature–so that we can heal our fundamental wound of being disconnected from our true source of healing: ourselves.

Remember that Nature has all the tools you need to heal yourself. And as a part of the natural world, so do you. Trust in Nature’s wisdom and that your body knows how to heal.