Start Here: The Discovery Session
All new patients begin with a Discovery Session.
This comprehensive first appointment is designed to help us understand your health history, current symptoms, lifestyle, environment, stressors, previous lab work, and personal goals. Rather than asking you to choose a service or program on your own, the Discovery Session allows us to identify the care path that may be the best fit for you.
Whether you are interested in functional medicine, functional psychiatry, weight management, hormone optimization, or support for a specific condition, this is the first step.
Before your visit, you’ll complete detailed intake forms covering your symptoms, medical and family history, lifestyle habits, sleep, stress, digestion, medications, supplements, and recent lab results, if available.
You’ll also be asked to upload any recent lab work to the patient portal before your appointment so it can be reviewed in advance and used to better understand your health timeline.
Why Start With a Discovery Session?
Your symptoms, history, lifestyle, and goals are unique. The Discovery Session gives us time to look at the full picture before making recommendations.
During this appointment, we review the underlying factors that may be contributing to your current health concerns and discuss the most appropriate next steps for your care. This helps ensure that your plan is personalized rather than one-size-fits-all.
Before Your Appointment
During your Discovery Session, we’ll take a comprehensive look at your health history, lifestyle, environment, stressors, symptoms, and any underlying factors that may be contributing to your current health concerns.
You can expect:
A detailed history and lifestyle assessment: Before your visit, you’ll complete intake forms covering your current symptoms, past medical history, family history, diet, exercise routine, sleep patterns, stress levels, bowel movements, medications, supplements, and other lifestyle factors. You’ll also be asked to upload any recent lab results into the patient portal before your appointment. You may bring lab results with you, but it is best for me to review them ahead of time so I can begin creating a timeline of events that may have led to your current problem or disease.
An in-depth discussion: During your appointment, we’ll review your history together, including any previous labs, and make any corrections needed to ensure we are on the same page. We’ll discuss every aspect of your health, including the body, mind, and spirit.
Education and understanding: I really want patients to understand the “why” behind the recommendations I make. No questions or subjects are off limits during this visit. When patients are fully informed and understand why certain changes are necessary, it helps them feel more confident and stay committed to the treatment plan. We may discuss nutrition, stress management, environmental toxins, sleep, movement, and other lifestyle factors involved in maintaining or restoring health.
A discussion about ongoing care and support options: Real transformation is an ongoing journey, so come ready to discuss next steps. Functional medicine is an investigative process where we look for the root cause of symptoms and disease. Your voice matters here because you are the key decision-maker when considering your treatment options.
Functional and conventional lab considerations: If lab testing is needed, only labs that are appropriate based on your unique symptoms and history will be ordered to help keep costs down. We utilize both conventional and functional lab testing to provide a more comprehensive assessment of your health. Even when conventional blood testing is ordered, results are often interpreted through a functional or holistic perspective.
During Your Discover Session
After your Discovery Session, we’ll discuss the most appropriate next step based on your needs and goals.
That may include:
A personalized care plan
Recommended lab testing
A functional medicine follow-up
A functional psychiatry care path
A weight management or hormone optimization program
Nutrition, lifestyle, or supplement recommendations
Ongoing support options
The Discovery Session helps ensure that you are not guessing which service or program to choose. Instead, we use this first visit to determine the care path that best fits your situation.
What Happens After the Discovery Session?
The Discovery Session is best suited for people who are ready to take an active role in their health and are open to meaningful lifestyle changes.
It may be a good fit if you are:
Looking for answers to lingering health issues despite conventional therapies
Interested in identifying possible root causes of symptoms or disease
Considering functional medicine, functional psychiatry, weight management, or hormone optimization
Managing chronic or complex health concerns
Interested in prevention, longevity, performance, or aging well
An athlete or active individual looking for a competitive edge
Motivated to make sustainable changes to support your health
Who Is This For?
The Discovery Session is $350.
This fee includes the appointment as well as the time spent before your visit reviewing your comprehensive health history, intake questionnaires, medical records, and previous lab results provided before the appointment.
Both in-person and telehealth appointments are available.
The fee does not include the cost of labs, medications, or supplements.
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