Throughout my life I have witnessed my loved ones struggle with their health, become overwhelmed with conflicting information and ultimately failed by the conventional medical system. That’s why I decided to become a Naturopathic Doctor and develop my mission to help you reclaim your healthy, vibrant self through personalized natural medicine.

For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to help people, but I didn’t exactly know how to turn that into a career. I’ve always been fascinated with medicine and the human body; as a child I was constantly asking my mom for the best ER stories after her shifts as a nurse and loved thumbing through her old medical dictionary for fun. I continued to fuel this curiosity throughout school, and I longed to make a difference in peoples’ lives. Looking back, I can’t think of a better way to help people than with their most basic requirement, health.

During my undergraduate training I considered medical school but became frustrated with the training I would have received there. While I understand and respect the need for pharmaceutical intervention, I didn’t want that to be my only tool available. After witnessing my family members’ & my own health struggles not resolving with conventional care, I knew there had to be another way. I was eventually introduced to Naturopathic Medicine and completely resonated with its founding principles; I knew this was what I needed to do to achieve my lifelong goal of helping people.

I then attended National University of Health Sciences outside Chicago, IL. It was there that I truly learned about the body’s innate ability to heal when given the right conditions and to utilize natural healing modalities such as nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, physical medicine and hydrotherapy. This time solidified my belief that we all deserve to live a healthful life and we encompass the ability to achieve this if we have the right guidance.

I know there is so much confusing information out there in the health and wellness sphere that despite their best intentions, people simply don’t know how to be healthy. That’s where I come in! My mission is to help you reclaim your healthy, vibrant self through personalized natural medicine. I do this work so that you can live a life you love and inspire others in your community to take charge of their health as well. Through this medicine we can build healthier lives and communities.

We will be on this healing journey together as a team, because I believe a solid support system is key to creating a healthy lifestyle that lasts. I will be your health detective, advocate, educator and cheerleader throughout this process. Together we will create the healthful life you deserve.

When I’m not treating patients, you can find me exploring the outdoors, with my nose in a good book or stuffing my face with the tastiest food Grand Rapids has to offer! I love to laugh, sing, dance, hit the gym and spend time with my significant other, Rob.

Treatment Specialities

• Weight Management
• Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
• Hormonal Imbalance (Men & Women)
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Wellness Promotion & Preventative Medicine