Hi, I’m Dr. Elly

I guide women towards health on all levels (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually) through building a robust metabolism, a strong and fit body, balancing hormones, and cultivating trust and intimacy with their bodies so they feel connected to their radiance.

Your symptoms are your body’s intelligent way of communicating with you, and I help you learn to listen to, honor, and trust your body. I teach you how to restore balance in your body naturally and sustainably through LIVING in a way that promotes your health and radiance.

Reclaiming your health is an adventure, and maintaining it is a lifelong journey. Both require an open mind, a readiness to learn, and a willingness to take yourself on. It brings me great joy to support you, guide you, and share knowledge and resources with you that will empower you to cultivate the healthy body, mind and spirit that allows you to feel fully connected to yourself and to your life.

My intentions are to help you develop more understanding of your body, deeper trust in your body, and real confidence in how you live and care for yourself. My desire for you is that your external body is a reflection of the radiance of your feminine heart and soul, and for you to feel connected to your life-force energy that allows you to create the life that brings you ultimate fulfillment and happiness.

My Background…

I come from a family of medical doctors. Growing up, I was exposed to a wide spectrum of attitudes towards medicine and how one cares for the body when it is expressing symptoms. From a very young age, I felt an awareness of the contrast between conventional and holistic approaches. The latter style always resonated with me; I understood that this was the only way to allow the body to heal on a deeper level.

I myself was guided onto the path of medicine after my experience in my teenage years battling an eating disorder and mental illness known as anorexia. I was completely disconnected from my body. I felt disempowered as I navigated the conventional medical model. When I hit rock bottom, I knew that I had to reclaim my health. It was time to create my own way.

So I embarked on an adventure of inner healing and embodiment; little did I know that it would powerfully shape my purpose in life.

At age fifteen, I began the work of learning how to connect with my being on all levels — body, mind and spirit. Through learning to utilize nutrition as medicine, exploring movement that re-connected me to my body, while striving to understand my inner psychological realm, I began to unpack why my illness manifested the way it did, work through it and move beyond it so I could live the meaningful life I deeply yearned for.

My process illuminated the intricate connection between the body and mind. I discovered that the more I cultivated my mind and body, the healthier I became. This led me to pursue my undergraduate degrees in psychology and dance at the University of Washington, with a deeper knowledge that I wanted to make a contribution to the world. Upon discovering the field of naturopathic medicine, I knew it was my calling as it would allow me to blend nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, psychology, and movement, and channel them all into the passion that had been ignited in me for health, healing and meaningful medicine.

“Calorie restriction isn’t going to give you what you will get by building a stronger body.”

My Approach

The body doesn’t lie. Your symptoms are your body’s wise communication to you.

My job is to be your body detective. I help you to gather the puzzle pieces of information and connect all the clues to see the full picture so that you can solve the mystery of what’s going on in your body and improve your health in the most natural way possible.

I am passionate about helping you to uncover the underlying cause of your symptoms. You and I will work as a team to determine what is going on in your body. Then we create an individualized plan of action that is realistic for you to feel confident that you are taking the best steps to support your unique body and make your vision for your health and life a reality.

Healing is a long game. It takes time, energy, and investment in the future of your life. I offer six and 12-month packages that will allow you to create a real opportunity for your health to transform.

I utilize comprehensive labwork and functional testing to identify underlying imbalances and better understand the state of your physiology. This allows us both to get a better understanding of your body so I can individualize my recommendations to you, and we can get a baseline for which to use to track your progress over time.

Most women require support for multiple systems in their bodies. This may include balancing hormones, stabilizing blood sugar, supporting liver detoxification, healing the digestive system, balancing the microbiome, calming the nervous system, and repleting nutrient deficiencies to support your biochemistry. My individualized treatment plans address all systems and imbalances in your unique situation to promote healing and longevity. I guide you to heal your body with lifestyle, nutrition, and strategic supplementation.