As a Certified Diabetes Educator, I spent the first 10 years of my practice almost exclusively working with weight management and diabetes cases, earning this highly specialized credential. Based on my years of experience, I do not believe in following a Keto or strict low carb approach, as I have my eye on the goal of achieving long term successful outcomes for my clients that are realistic and achievable for the long haul. I will allow small amounts of delicious but lower glycemic forms of carbs spread throughout your day that will keep you full while preventing a blood sugar spike, with practical ideas and recipes provided. If spaced properly throughout the day, and if combined with supplements and “smart exercise” (to be defined!) almost all individuals I work with are successfully able to manage blood sugars while still including some “carb-y” feeling foods that keep them satisfied. I also have worked hard to develop some yummy muffin and energy ball recipes that are blood sugar and even calorie/weight management friendly but still taste great!

I try to price my services at a fair amount to make it accessible to most individuals while still allowing me the time to invest in each case intensively to see results. Functional Medicine costs more than insurance-based/traditional services for a reason- it requires extensive provider knowledge and advanced training, time-investment in cases, ongoing provider education, and is not widely accessible.

While many Functional Medicine Doctors require you to come for numerous never-ending sessions, I try to help the majority of cases in 3-4 total sessions. While the cost of these average 3-4 sessions combined with supplements will run roughly $1500 total over the course of 4-6 months, in the big scheme of things, this is a no-brainer. While other functional practitioners take their patients down a rabbit-hole of numerous tests that run into the thousands, I have learned how to avoid that, with similar results. After working with SO many individuals for so many years, I have come to the conclusion that healing the body with a functional medicine perspective is a one-time investment for lifetime gain. There is absolutely no price tag on your health or on feeling good!

In addition, I have often noted that the money comes back to you in the form of fewer medical bills/medication expenses and fewer missed days of work. From the IBS or Crohn’s client that can now get to work on time and focus on activities, to the IVF client who requires fewer retrievals, the PCOS client that got pregnant without medical intervention, and the rheumatoid arthritis or Colitis case that reverses her disease and decreases medication, in the long run, all SAVED money.