All consultations are done via Video Call on the Practice Better platform which is compliant with HIPAA, PIPEDA, PHIPA, and GDPR regulations. Clients are able to create a free Better portal to fill out forms and attend video calls.

The intake process consists of two appointments: one Initial Consultation Video Call AND one Follow Up Consultation Video Call. For intake, clients will be sent a link to join Better and create their client portal. Clients will be sent intake forms via Better to be completed online; a Client Agreement Form, an Informed Consent Form and an Intake Questionnaire.   Once completed, clients will be able to book the date and time for the Initial Consultation Video Call. During the Initial Consultation Video Call, we will discuss the case and all relevant details.  During the Follow Up Consultation, typically booked the following week, we will discuss the details of the wellness plan. If the client is booking a Program, additional intake steps may be needed as well.

During the Initial Consultation Video Call, I will do a detailed health history review and a nutritional assessment. We also discuss your current symptomatology, including your physical and your mental / emotional symptoms as all of this information is considered when creating a healing plan. As a nutritionist, I know that finding the correct diet for each person is essential as a foundation of health. When on this call I will review your dietary habits to see where there is room for improvement. When optimizing eating, I take into account blood type, endocrine / body type, food sensitivities and current health goals and issues.

The first Follow Up is scheduled the week after the Initial Consultation to allow me to full review the case, research the best possible remedies and supplements and formulate a wellness plan. During this Follow Up Video Call, I will explain the protocol / wellness plan.  This plan includes items that need to be addressed, supplements, homeopathics and/or biotherapeutic remedies indicated, as well as dietary adjustments. Clients are encouraged to ask questions, so they fully understand what is involved on their path to wellness.

In the subsequent visits, the protocol is reviewed and we discuss what changes have occurred over the course of the month and then, based on information, how to move forward.   This process is based on my PEAR way of working with clients.  PEAR stands for Plan, Execute, Assess and Revise. Here is how this works: I create a customized protocol “Plan” for you based on your health issues and with your input, you (as client) “Execute” the plan to the best of your ability, then each month at our Follow Up appointment we “Assess” the plan – what worked, what didn’t and any improvements gained and any issues that have come up.  Then we Revise the plan based on this information and the process repeats again.   

The thing to understand is this; the process of restoring health naturally is just that – a process that involves time and effort. As the body heals over time, the protocol must continually be adjusted to supply the body with what it needs to overcome the physiological issues that are limiting it. This process involves finding the correct diet, removing all obstacles to cure, helping the body deal with its toxic load, supporting organ systems and enzyme pathways and supplying the nutrients that it needs to rebuild. To do this, the subsequent Follow Up appointments are scheduled every 4 weeks. In each appointment, symptomatology is reviewed and adjustments are made as necessary to the protocol. Most people require monthly visits at first to expedite the healing process, then they go on to maintenance protocols with yearly check-ins.

Because I do custom protocols, I will list in exactly which remedies and / or supplements I think are indicated in the wellness plan. This eliminated the guesswork of generic recommendations, choosing between different brands and trying to figure out dosing.   Remedies indicated could be a supplement, homeopathic or biotherapeutic remedy. Clients are always free to purchase their supplements where ever they like; for example a natural dispensary like the Big Carrot or Smith’s Pharmacy here in Toronto, a neighbourhood health food store or on-line. 

For convenience, I will also send clients a Fullscript recommendation which lists the all the products indicated. Fullscript is an on-line dispensary where clients can purchase their products for delivery and benefit from my client discount.  In full disclosure, I receive a small commission for products purchased via Fullscript.

No problem - all visits are done via Practice Better Video Calls which means you can meet me on your computer where ever you are!