With a degree in biology and two minors in chemistry and psychology, Dr. Suz has always been interested in understanding how the physical body works and how emotional factors contribute to our health. She graduated from the University of Windsor and felt that she was destined for a career in medicine, but after several medical preceptorships, a trip to Peru and discovering native herbal medicines, she changed her trajectory and decided to pursue becoming a Naturopathic Doctor. She studied at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, one of only a few schools that license Naturopathic doctors in the USA and Canada and graduated in 2006.

Dr. Suz is also a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (CFMP). She is trained in homeopathy and biotherapeutic drainage, botanical medicine, acupuncture, lifestyle counseling, IV therapy, and Wilson’s Temperature syndrome. She is also Reiki II trained and has a strong interest in various forms of energy medicine.

Like most of us, she is no stranger to hardship, ill health, and long workdays. She knows what it is like to be told that all of your bloodwork is “normal” and to be offered little other than a follow up visit in a few months. These personal experiences extend to her patient encounters, and she believes that no matter where a person is starting, they can still achieve health, resiliency, balance, and harmony in their lives.

Dr. Suz uses a variety of testing methods to uncover “why” someone feels the way that they do. There is no more guessing at this point! No more wondering about what may be wrong, which frees up a tremendous amount of mental energy that can now be directed towards healing. So, whether it is a diagnosis that you are looking for or just peace of mind, Dr. Suz will work with you to find answers and create solutions.

Dr. Suz creates a systematic and individualized treatment plan for her patients using a combination of herbal medicine, supplements, nutrition and lifestyle coaching. Keeping her patients motivated and engaged in their health is as much a part of her role as a doctor as testing and treatment. Her passion is teaching others about simple lifestyle changes that they can implement in their daily lives. Breathing, stress management, movement, connection to nature, circadian balance, and sleep hygiene are topics that she discusses with all patients in every interaction, and she strives to consider and understand the “unquantifiable” factors that also influence our health (relationships, mindset, limiting beliefs, trauma etc).

She believes that all of our “inputs” matter; how we live, what we eat, the music that we listen to, our relationships, our routines, etc. and she encourages patients to see the totality of their life as their medicine.

When she is not seeing patients or attending a conference, she is out exploring the natural world of foot, discovering the metro Detroit area by bike, practicing yoga or voraciously learning about health, psychology, astrology and plants.