Credentials

I’ve worked as a nurse in a conventional healthcare setting:

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Gynecology and Women’s Oncology
  • Perinatal Care
  • Cardiac Telemetry
  • Neurology, Neurosurgery, Stroke and Epilepsy

I’ve worked as a Family Practitioner in a functional medicine setting:

• Owner and Nurse Practitioner at Nourish House Calls
• Pain Management and Functional Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner at From Pain to Wellness, LLC

I’m the parent of a daughter (Sophie) with autism and mother of neurotypical twins (Jude and Emily). Sophie’s path to success has not been a straight line. There were plenty of trials and errors along the way. In addition to traditional therapies like:

• ABA therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Physical therapy
• Social work
• Developmental therapy
• Medication

I also gained experience with a variety of integrative treatments like:

• Gluten/Dairy/Soy-free diets
• Neurofeedback
• Chiropractic neurology
• Low-level laser therapy
• Vitamins/Supplements
• Chelation therapy
• Chinese herbalists
• Craniosacral therapy
• Sensory integration
• Primitive Reflex Integration therapy
• Therapeutic Listening program

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