Hi, I'm Dr. Taylor.
I'm probably not the naturopathic doctor you're picturing.
I know what people think when they hear "naturopathic doctor." They picture being told to cut out gluten, dairy, coffee, and joy. A 12-page protocol they don't have the time or energy to follow. A cabinet full of supplements that costs a fortune. A detox they need to mentally prepare for.
That is so far from what I do — and honestly, it's so far from what the evidence actually supports.
I'm the ND who will probably tell you to stop taking half the supplements you're already on. Who isn't going to put you on an elimination diet without a very good reason. Who thinks you should eat the bagged salad, buy non-organic, and stop spending money on tests you don't need.
I also want to be clear about something: naturopathic medicine does not mean anti-medication. It does not mean anti-modern medicine. That was never the vision — and it's never been mine.
I prescribe medication when it's the right tool. I work alongside your family doctor. I believe that if someone feels like medication means they failed, we have done something terribly wrong.
The goal was never to replace conventional medicine. It was to fill the gaps and there are a lot of them.
How I Got Here
I've struggled with my own mental health since I was a teenager.
Before naturopathic medicine, I spent four years playing Division I Women's Hockey at RIT — which taught me a lot about performance, resilience, and what it means to push through when things are hard. What it didn't teach me was how to actually take care of myself.
The only options I was offered were medication and therapy. And I want to be clear — I highly recommend both. But even then, it always felt incomplete to me. Like something was still missing.
So I did what a lot of you have probably done. I tried everything the wellness industry told me to try. Dairy free. Gluten free. Sugar free. Candida cleanses. Restriction. Supplements. More supplements. Nothing stuck. And when nothing worked, I blamed myself — for not having enough willpower, for not being able to figure it out on my own, for not finding my "root cause" — whatever that even means anymore.
At some point I stopped chasing every answer and actually got support and that's when things started to make sense. When I became an ND, I made a decision about the kind of practice I wanted to build.
No extremes. No restrictions that don't have a real reason behind them. No fancy gadgets or tests or 20-supplement protocols. Just the hard, simple, consistent, evidence-based things that actually work — the kind you can actually do for the rest of your life.
That's how I approach care. With a lot of compassion for where you're at when you come to me — and a lot of science that actually holds up
What I believe about your care.
I don't think there should be a world where we're comparing medication to lifestyle — like you have to pick a side. We need both. And we need better support to actually do both well.
What I see in practice is that most people aren't lacking information, they're overwhelmed by it. They've walked out of a 5-minute appointment with more questions than answers. They've gone down an online rabbit hole at midnight trying to make sense of what their doctor said. They're doing their best with incomplete information, no follow-up, and a wellness industry that profits from their confusion.
That's where I come in.
I help you navigate the noise. Figure out what actually applies to you. Make decisions based on evidence, not fear, not trends, not what someone with a discount code told you on Instagram.
You probably don't need 100 supplements. You probably need 2 or 3, the right ones, at the right time. You probably don't need a $500 hormone panel. You probably need someone to spend actual time with you and look at the full picture.
That's what I'm here to do.
The
Credentials
Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).
Mental Health Fellowship with The Confident Clinician
A bit more about me.
Ottawa born, BC converted — and honestly couldn't imagine it any other way
You'll find me outside as much as possible — running trails, hiking, or just wandering around with dog
Movement and the gym are a big part of my life and a big part of how I think about health for my patients too
I'm constantly working on my own recovery from burnout and overworking — so I get it more than you know
I spend as much time as I can with my family, friends, and partner
I love coffee. Like, really love coffee. So no — I'm not going to tell you to give yours up
Not perfect. Very human. Just trying to figure it out like everyone else.