She deeply values the body’s natural capacity for healing and optimizing health through nutrition and physical activity. She appreciates the relationships she develops with patients and finds that by developing trust and understanding she is better able to meet the individual needs of her patients. Her scope of practice has been varied: she has worked with refugees from Africa and the Middle East; and worked in remote locations in Alaska, in public health and private practices. She enjoys the detective work of identifying the root cause of illnesses and treating appropriately with the least intensive methods. In addition to managing long-term medical conditions, she also performs annual exams for women and men, sports physicals, gynecological exams, and she treats minor urgent illnesses and injuries.