Hi, I’m Dr. Laura
I’m a Naturopathic Doctor. My focus is helping people find or regain peace, joy and ease in their life and health. I use modern lab tests and functional medicine techniques to get objective information about your current health. And I use the tools of nature - food, herbs, mind/body, cranial sacral and reiki - to support your healing.
Personally, I’m a science nerd with undergraduate training in biochemistry and physics from University of CO in Boulder. I became interested in applying these basic sciences to help people, and received my Naturopathic Doctorate in 2012 from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. I practiced in San Francisco for 7 years with focus in complex chronic disease, inflammation and autoimmunity.
After a few years off to attend to 3 young kiddos, a move to Colorado and lots of personal growth, I’m eager to support people of Longmont and the surrounding Colorado areas (Mead, Firestone, Berthoud, Loveland, etc…) on their journey to feeling better.
I’m a busy mama with a husband and three young children, Abe (8), Hattie (5) and Ursula (3). So keeping the ship up and running smoothly is a big part of my day to day life. I love nature and outdoor adventures. I lift weights and enjoy feeling strong, especially as I’m getting older. In my ample free time (*cough*cough*), I enjoy reading fairy tales, weaving blankets and kitchen towels on my 36” floor loom and I am an aspiring amateur naturalist with a growing “curio cabinet” of oddities: cool rocks and fossils I found, bones, coins, feathers, eggshells, plant specimens and interesting insects.
Here’s a list of the additional trainings and continuing educations I’ve completed:
Institute for Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine: Menopause - Winter 2024
UCSF Rheumatology Board Review and Clinic Update - Aug 2018
Advanced Practice Module - Detox: Institute for Functional Medicine - Oct 2016
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice: Institute for Functional Medicine - June 2016
Yoga Teacher Training: RYT 100 hours, Yoga Garden, San Francisco - Winter 2013
Herbal Medicine for Body Systems: California School of Herbal Studies - Fall 2013
Clinical Hypnosis: Oregon Health and Science University - Winter 2011
Reiki - Level 1 &2: Practitioner Training - Spring 2008
Massage Therapy Training - 100 hrs: Bamboo Garden Spa, Fort Bragg, CA - Fall 2007