
– Joya Van Der Laan, MSN FNP-BC
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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