“I don’t feel like myself anymore.”
I’ve heard some version of those words from women for more than 13 years.
I’m an Integrative & Functional Health Practitioner specializing in women’s health, with over 22 years of experience in healthcare. For more than 13 years, I’ve supported women through changing hormones, weight and body-composition changes, fatigue, poor sleep, cravings, thyroid concerns and that frustrating feeling that the things that used to work simply don’t anymore.
My training began in 2012 with health coaching and nutrition through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and continued with advanced functional medicine training through The School of Applied Functional Medicine, where I deepened my training in gut and thyroid health, metabolic and hormone health, nutrition, and the evidence-informed use of nutritional supplements. I’m also completing my certification as a Menopause Specialist through GGS Academy.
I continue to build on that education through professional conferences and trainings, including those offered by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and the Integrative Healthcare Symposium.
Hormones are changing. Weight is shifting. Sleep isn’t what it used to be. Energy is unpredictable. Cravings show up out of nowhere. The same food and exercise strategies aren’t producing the same results. And all too often, you’re being told that your labs look “fine.”
I know how frustrating—and honestly, how hopeless—that can feel. More on my personal journey →
I’ve been navigating perimenopause along with my own thyroid struggles and weight fluctuations for over 10 years, beginning at age 36. I’ve experienced the frustration of getting pieces of information from different providers without anyone really helping me connect them.
A lot of my passion for this work grew out of being the woman sitting in the doctor’s office knowing something didn’t feel right but not really understanding why. I don’t want other women to spend years feeling the way I did.
There is nothing I love more than watching the light bulb go on when a woman finally understands something about her body that has confused or frustrated her for years.
That’s what lights me up. That’s why I still love doing this work.
My job isn’t to hand you another restrictive diet, a shopping bag full of supplements or an impossible list of things you need to do perfectly.
It’s to listen. To ask questions. To help you connect the dots between hormones, metabolism, thyroid health, blood sugar, nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress, movement and the realities of your life. I want you to leave our work feeling hopeful, heard and more confident in your ability to understand and care for your body—not dependent on me to tell you what to do forever.
Education and Advanced Trainings
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing– Bryant University
- School of Applied Functional Medicine | Level 1 & 2 Certified (600+ hours training and case studies)
- Certified Menopause Specialist | GGS Academy | Estimated completion December 2026
- Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach | Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Menopause, Trauma and Psychedelics | A Private Womens Retreat with Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried
- Sexy, Juicy, Joyful: Sex Drive | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried | A4M/George Washington University Accredited Course
- Breast Health and Breast Cancer | A4M/George Washington University Accredited Course
- The Connection Between Thyroid, Weight Gain and Metabolic Health |A4M/George Washington University Accredited Course
- Mind-Body Medicine Conference | Gut Brain Connection and Novel Approaches to to Trauma | Thomas Jefferson University | Marcus Institute of Integrative Health
- HPATG Axis: Adrenal/Thyroid Balance and Dysfunction | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Sex Hormone Balance, Dysfunction, and Assessment | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Navigating Perimenopause & Menopause | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried | Communiversity
- Beautiful Hormones: Hormone Replacement Therapy | Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried | Communiversity
- Menopause, Perimenopause and Menopausal Hormone Therapy | Precision Analytical Practitioner Training
- The Menopausal Microbiome | Dr. Carrie Jones, ND | Biocidin Academy for Professionals
- Disease Begins in the Gut | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Reversing Metabolic Dysfunction | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Exploring the Power of the Dutch Test | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
- Supplements & Nutrition Level 1 & Level 2 | The School for Applied Functional Medicine
