Naturopathic
Medicine
Our Naturopathic
Doctor (ND) offers an optional initial 15-20 minute free phone
consult. This consult gives one the opportunity to ask questions
about the process of working with an ND, and allows a person to
chat with our naturopathic doctor, to see if they feel it will
be good connection.
The first
official visit with our ND can either be booked following the
initial free phone consult or directly. If you are familiar with
naturopathic care and/or have had an encouraging referral it is
often not necessary to book the free consult. This first visit
is 1.5 to 2 hrs in length and is basically an ‘intake’
appointment. There are health history forms that need to be filled
out prior to the visit (please see ‘forms’ section
on our website), which would be brought in at the time of this
first appointment. Further health and lifestyle information will
gathered in this first visit, along with a detailed review of
your health goals and desires.
Following
the first visit, you may be required to get a series of assessments
done in regards to food sensitivities or other issues. This will
be very dependent on what you present with and want to work on.
Most often, you are referred to outside sources for these assessments.
Once assessments
have been completed, you would book a follow-up visit (45-60 minutes
in length), where our naturopathic doctor will give you a program
to begin working with (this visit is usually booked 1-2 weeks
after your first appointment).
At this point,
you are an active client with our ND, and you may feel free to
book further visits as necessary (generally 45 minutes in length
as appropriate).
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