FAQs

  • With over a decade of experience in conventional primary care and additional training in integrative and functional medicine, I support patients with a wide range of health concerns. Common conditions I work with include:

    • Autoimmune disorders (such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and inflammatory bowel diseases)

    • Functional gut issues (including IBS, SIBO, constipation, diarrhea, gas, and bloating)

    • Skin conditions (like psoriasis, eczema, and hives)

    • Mold toxicity and environmental illness

    • Metabolic imbalances (such as weight gain and elevated blood sugar)

    • Hormone imbalances and hormone replacement therapy

    • Chronic fatigue, brain fog, and low resilience

    While I approach care holistically and tailor treatment to each individual, I have a special passion for helping people heal from functional gut disorders like IBS and small intestinal overgrowths. Restoring balance to the gut microbiome—often the root of so many chronic symptoms—is one of the most powerful ways I’ve seen people reclaim their energy, mood, and quality of life.

  • Initial appointment: 60 minutes, $300

    Follow up appointment: 40 minutes, $150

    Follow up appointment: 20 minutes, $75

    If you sign up for a membership option (only for follow-up visits), cost will be distributed across a 12 month time frame.

    Current membership pricing:

    4 visits/12 months: $50/month

    8 visits/12months: $93/month

    For Scar Release Therapy (*Note: This price reflects visit solely focused on scar release; does not include full integrative assessment.)

    Initial Visit: 40 minutes, $100

    Follow-up visit: 20 minutes, $50

    Vagus Nerve Stimulation: $15/session

  • No, I do not bill insurance to help maintain high quality care and adequate time with patients. Many individuals have high deductibles and copays with insurance plans; therefore, it would not necessarily provide benefit. Additionally, insurance companies have various restrictions and stipulations, taking away focus on patient quality and care.

    I do accept various forms of payment, including cash, credit cards, check, and HSA/FSA accounts. Payment is due at the time of visit. I also have monthly membership options to help aid in cost if looking to see me more regularly. Depending on the test/labs recommended, you may also use insurance; however, coverage will be determined by your policy/insurance company. A superbill may also be provided at end of visit upon request for possible reimbursement for your visit (excludes Medicare). A superbill would not be applicable to a membership plan.

  • When you book an initial appointment, you will become registered in the Charm Health portal. You will receive an intake form and consent forms to complete in Charm. To make the most of your visit and time, it is important to be comprehensive in filling these out. This will allow for in-depth understanding of your health history, concerns, and goals moving forward.

    By providing information regarding your care team and also signing the consent to treatment form, this allows access to local Epic systems to review notes prior to your initial visit. This could include notes from your primary care provider, specialists, and review labs/imaging that have been performed. It may also prompt the need to sign a release of records to fill gaps in health information (if your practitioners are not in a local Epic system).

    All of this will allow for a comprehensive whole-person view of your health and wellness, which we will review at your visit, and develop an individualized plan moving forward. This may include lifestyle changes, supplement/pharmaceutical recommendations, along with additional lab work/functional lab testing. We will also discuss membership options at the end of your visit.

  • While I provide many services that may overlap with primary care, I do not address urgent/acute issues or provide physical exams, well child visits, or immunizations. Therefore, it is important you have established care with a PCP and have had a physical exam in the last year.

  • This will depend on the labs determined to be most appropriate in examining your health concerns. Many labs can be ordered via Epic through Mercy/Trinity Health, Metro/U of M West and Spectrum/Corewell Health if you are an established patient at one of these locations. A lab slip can also be faxed to numerous other locations to have blood drawn. Specialty labs may be ordered to your home and collected there, or taken to a lab for collection, depending on the test ordered. Quest and labcorp tend to have more comprehensive lab options available compared to the large health systems.

  • Yes! Initial visits and follow-up visits can be performed via telehealth. In-person visits are also available.

  • I offer two types of memberships, which can be discussed at the end of your initial consultation. These are recurrent payments for 12 consecutive months.

    One option covers 4 visits over 12 months (at intervals determined individually by us at appointments) and one that covers 8 visits over 12 months. With these memberships, you get an additional percentage off recommended supplements if purchased through my online supplement dispensory.

    I believe in order to make sustainable lifestyle changes and achieve health goals, regularly scheduled appointments are key. Therefore, most clients will benefit from the 8 visits per year membership initially.

    If you feel you are in need of minor changes/adjustments, or are regularly working with other providers, 4 visits may be enough, or we may shift to this plan at a later time.

    If you use your visits up before the 12 months, you can consider purchasing another membership plan (payments may overlap) or pay individually for visits moving forward.

    These visits are to be used within the 12 month time frame, and cancellation is not allowed unless the client moves out of state.

  • Functional medicine is all about finding the “why” behind your health concerns. Instead of only treating symptoms, it looks for root causes—like gut imbalances, hormone shifts, or inflammation—and creates a personalized plan using nutrition, lifestyle changes, and natural supports to help your body heal.

    Integrative medicine is a bigger picture approach. It brings together the best of conventional medicine (when you need prescriptions, labs, or referrals) with holistic practices (like stress support, movement, and natural therapies). It sees you as a whole person—mind, body, and spirit—not just a set of symptoms.

    How they come together in my practice:
    Think of integrative medicine as the “umbrella” that covers everything. Under that umbrella, I use functional medicine tools to dig deeper into root causes, while also weaving in holistic and lifestyle care. This way, we can address what’s going on right now and support your long-term wellness.

    In short: Functional medicine asks why. Integrative medicine brings it all together for truly whole-person care.