Naturopathic Doctor, Clinic Director
Dr. Julie is the owner and Clinic Director of Markham Village Naturopathic Clinic. She graduated with a B.A.Sc. (Hons) from the University of Guelph in 1993 with the intention of completing a Master’s degree in in family therapy until she realized many of the people she met in counselling had emotional challenges with underlying issues of hormone imbalances, fertility struggles and pain that were not being optimally addressed by conventional medicine at the time. This, in addition to her own personal health issues that didn’t seem to have answers, she became dedicated to studying ways to address the “root cause” of dis-ease through nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy and yoga and eventually found her home when she discovered the field of naturopathy. She immediately changed her life plan and never looked back, signing up for another five years of full-time training in medical sciences and graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1999. She completed the Therapeutic Prescribing Exam in 2016 to add the controlled act of prescribing to her clinical toolbox.
Dr. Julie is NPLEX certified and registered with CONO (College of Naturopaths of Ontario). She is an active member of the OAND (Ontario Association of Naturopathic Medicine), the CAND (Canadian Association of Naturopathic Medicine) and the AARM (American Association of Restorative Medicine). Dr. Julie is a dedicated lifelong learner and regularly participates in continuing education for advanced women’s health issues, bioidentical hormone prescribing, fertility, menopause and more so she can stay on top of research in both conventional and complementary medicine to improve the care she can provide in her practice. She has been interviewed on television, lectured for the University of Toronto, written articles for several publications, consulted for corporate health and wellness centers and regularly acts as a mentor for students and new practitioners.
In addition to addressing her patients’ presenting health concerns, Dr. Julie considers true health to be a balance of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Her ability to actively listen and take the time to see the whole picture of what is happening in a person’s health and life allows her to recommend effective individualized and manageable treatment plans. When not in the clinic, Dr. Julie enjoys hot yoga, cycling, cooking, travel, getting lost in the forest and mostly spending time with her three adult children.
