Founders

I'm a Family Nurse practitioner. I primarily specialize in adult medicine. My focus is health promotion rather than disease management. Lifestyle modification rather than medications. My background is alternative health and sports medicine. I grew up in Japan immersed in holistic medicine and was a personal trainer before transitioning into a nursing career. I worked over 15 years as a nurse before becoming a Nurse Practitioner. I provide fee for service/concierge medicine tailored to the needs of my patients; phone consults, telemedicine, and in office appointments. I look forward to working with you on your health goals.

I'm a nurse practitioner with an extensive work history of pediatric cardiology. I'm passionate about long term solutions to the health problems my patients face.

I am relatively new to Restorative Health but I am very grateful to have already helped so many people through their healing journeys. Before I came to Restorative Health, I spent many years working as a caretaker. My experience caretaking helps me intuitively care for patients facing a variety of different circumstances. My goal is to help people however I am best able; I strive to continue learning how to support my patients in both their physical and mental health.  

My goal as a ketamine guide is to create a safe and comfortable space for each patient I work with. I studied psychology at Westminster College and I rely on contemporary scientific research to inform my practice. 

I have learned a lot while working as a ketamine guide over the past year. The experience I continue to gain each day teaches me to best support patients through their transformative experiences. Overall, I draw from my college education, my own independent research, my life experiences, my experience on the job, various patient anecdotes, and the wisdom from my many mentors and friends.

Admittedly, I do not subscribe to any spiritual or metaphysical modalities for healing, however, I do believe that through empathy, love, and patience I can effectively help anyone navigate their ketamine experiences.

I have been amazed to see so many lives changed by ketamine over the last year, mine included. Ketamine has been the best thing by far for my depression and anxiety, although I have also seen ketamine used effectively to treat PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, and chronic pain.

I am very passionate about psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and I would love to talk about the science of psychedelics with anyone who is curious. If you would like to chat, feel free to email me at matthew@restheal.org.  

Greetings, Athena here, the Office Manager extraordinaire at Restorative Health Primary Care. Some might say I'm the secret weapon behind the scenes, but I prefer to think of myself as the mastermind orchestrating the smooth functioning of this fantastic healthcare establishment. 

As the daughter of the founder, Rita Rutland, I felt it was my duty to support my amazing mother in her quest to heal the world (or at least the fine folks in our neighborhood). So I decided to put my multi-tasking skills to good use, obtain an arsenal of colorful sticky-notes and make sense of a structure to help build an up and coming business.

While I may not hold a medical degree, I've learned a thing or two about healing from my mother. I've mastered the art of calming anxious patients with a friendly smile and a reassuring word. Whether it’s making sure that appointments run smoothly, managing the chaos of administrative wonders, and my uncanny ability to find pens when everyone else has given up, I take it all in stride. 

I take my role seriously despite my touch of humor and a lot of caffeine. Together, we'll navigate the ups and downs of healthcare, and hopefully, make your journey a little brighter. In the end, I'm just here to help keep the ship sailing smoothly at Restorative Health but honestly, I don’t know, I just work here. 

I research and develop medical offerings that have the highest likelihood of positive results with the least likelihood of unhelpful side effects.  I work to heal through awareness.