The conventional approach to chronic and autoimmune disease isn't enough for everyone. If you're feeling frustrated with the care you've received, are looking for answers, and want to start actually healing, the Monroe Center for Integrative Health may be able to help you.
When you have a chronic or autoimmune disease, navigating the healthcare system shouldn't feel like you're inside of a pinball machine. You shouldn't feel dismissed, discouraged, and disgusted by those taking care of you. You shouldn't have to figure things out on your own or be given a pamphlet and told "good luck!" on your way out the door.
You don't heal during an 18-minute doctor's appointment. But you can heal when your body has the conditions, support, care, and environment it needs to thrive. We use functional nutrition, integrative health, and natural wellness approaches to enable your body with its natural ability to heal, grow, and recover.
You're not just a patient identification number; you're a human being that deserves respect and care. Our approach to care is compassionate, inclusive, trauma-informed.
Your health is uniquely shaped by your life experiences, events, and exposures. That's why we don't believe in one-size-fits-all or cookie-cutter strategies.
No one will ever understand your body as well as you do. As one of our patients, your insight and consent matter. We'll always listen to you and believe your story.
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Tim is the founder and clinician at the Monroe Center for Integrative Health. He is a Functional Medicine Nutritionist, Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator, and Certified Community Nutrition Specialist. He has an M.S. in human nutrition and functional medicine from the University of Western States and is completing a doctoral degree in health sciences. He has a certificate in nutritional psychology from the Center for Nutritional Psychology and a post-master's certificate in trauma-informed clinical practices from New York University. He holds a board certification as a Functional Nutrition Practitioner (BCFNP) and has completed extensive continuing and professional development education focused on neurodivergence (specifically autism, ADHD, and OCD), grief and loss, disordered eating, autoimmune nutrition, health coaching, and personalized nutritional counseling.
He is a member of the American Nutrition Association (ANA) and Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). In the past, he was an active member of the American Public Health Association (APHA) where he served as the membership chair of the human rights section, annual health policy reviewer, and presentation/research abstract reviewer, in addition to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
His approach with patients is rooted in the principles of trauma-informed care, specifically choice, collaboration, consent, and safety, along with various systems and social theories of health. He acknowledges that there are many factors beyond our individual choices that impact our health. He always considerations the various economic, environmental, relational, industrial, spiritual, political, and ancestral/evolutionary factors that impact our individual and collective capacity to cultivate health and well-being.
In addition to working with patients, Tim is also a clinical educator who has lectured for events at professional associations, health professional training organizations, and universities. He is a health equity activist and researcher focused on the nutritional implications of individual and community traumatic stress.
Tim's motivation for opening the Monroe Center for Integrative Health is simple: to ensure that no one else experiences what he and his loved ones did while navigating the American healthcare system.
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