Weight Inclusive Health Care for All
THE FAT NATUROPATH
Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon
Naturopathic medicine gives us the tools to work with your body's own capacity for healing, while holding space for everything that makes your experience uniquely yours.
As your provider, I look at the whole picture and build sustainable support. We will always move at your pace and supports along the way.
Your care may include:
A thorough, unhurried health intake
Lab work based on your specific needs and history
Nutritional and lifestyle support that meets you where you are — without judgment or rigidity
Appropriate naturopathic and conventional treatments
Strategies for nervous system support and resilience
Coordination with other members of your care team
Body-informed perspective drawn from 15+ years of massage therapy practice
If you are seeking care that takes your full humanity seriously and sees chronic and complex conditions with curiosity rather than frustration, works within a Health At Every Size® framework, acknowledges the role of systemic barriers in health, and holds space without judgment, we may be a good fit.
Ready to take the first step? Complete the new client form and we'll go from there.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you be my primary care provider?
As a licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Oregon, I can prescribe medications, order labs and imaging, make referrals, and manage ongoing patient care and regularly do these things in my practice.
However, many insurance companies classify NDs as specialists rather than primary care providers, which can affect your copay structure.
For this reason, I don't formally designate myself as a PCP in patient paperwork - it's a legal and billing distinction, not a reflection of the scope of care I provide.
Because I am a solo practitioner, some patients benefit from maintaining a relationship with a larger primary care practice for services I'm not currently set up to offer in-office, including vaccines and rapid testing for strep, flu, or COVID. Within that arrangement, I typically manage the majority of their ongoing care.
If you're unsure whether this kind of collaborative setup would work for your situation, I'm happy to talk it through.
Are you accepting new patients?
Yes! I am accepting new patients in person at my SW Portland office and via telehealth.
Where is your office located?
My new office location is:
1340 SW Bertha Blvd, Suite 102, Portland.
My office hours are:
Wednesday: 11am-7pm
Thursday-Saturday: 10am-7pm