Dr. Kristen Allott, ND, MS, L.Ac.
As a graduate of Bastyr University in both Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Masters in Acupuncture, she seeks to find the physiological and nutritional causes for the symptoms of mental health and addictions that are limiting her patients’ lives. In her clinical practice, she has refined her expertise on how to promote increased mental functioning by providing achievable treatments for fatigue, depression, anxiety, bipolar, ADHD, PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, addictions, and sugar cravings. As Wellness Director of A Positive Alternative, an outpatient addictions treatment center in Seattle Washington, she focused on educating patients to do small experiments to improve energy and mental clarity and recognizing when their responsive brain is in control versus their reactive brain. She is a co-author of two studies of how lifestyle and nutrition impact inflammation pathways. In 2018-19, she was a residential supervisor for a naturopathic resident working in an inpatient addiction rehabilitation center in WA. In the Fall of 2020, she will be publishing her first book with New Harbinger Publishing
Known for her engaging speaking style and useful handouts, Dr. Allott regularly presents to mental health providers and psychiatric nurse practitioner seminars on non-pharmaceutical interventions for mental health. Additionally, she consults with the Court Improvement Training Academy (CITA) of State of Washington Courts to help optimize the brains for the high stakes decision-making environment for the Juvenile and Family Court System in the State of Washington. She has also been a plenary speaker for the Superior Courts Judges Conference on improving energy and mental clarity for decision making.
Dr. Allott is passionate about educating individuals and communities about improving mental and physical health. As such, she has an active blog, newsletter, free online connectors group, and a free meetup group in Tacoma. She can best be reached at her website KristenAllott.com and ProteinforAll.org.
To Make An Appointment
The best way to schedule a clinical appointment is to call.
Dr. Kristen Allott’s phone is (206) 579-2757
To receive care from Dr. Allott, you must be located in the State of WA.
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Mailing Address (not physical address):
Dynamic Paths
2522 N. Proctor Street
Tacoma, WA 98406
Fax: (844) 709-8917
Heather Brummer, MS, L.Ac., CN
If you wish to work with Heather, please get in touch with her at The Metabolic Institute in Spokane, WA. She provides telemedicine through them.
I came to the field of nutrition from alternative agriculture research when I realized I had a passion for connecting people to food more directly than research. During my studies in nutritional counseling at Bastyr University, the traditional healing arts of Chinese medicine intrigued me. The comprehensive scope and complex diagnostic capabilities of Chinese medicine best explained my observations and clinical experiences.
Since 2004, I have used both western nutrition and Chinese medicine in support of my clients’ health goals. I understand that rather than stating, “I know how to fix you,” the advanced practitioner identifies where to focus in order to elicit the most suitable next step(s). Additionally, I have seen that lasting, effective changes in habits are most often a result of compassionate self-awareness and conscious attention to motives.
During my years in clinical practice, I have witnessed the impact of dietary interventions on the ability to focus and take action, for strengthening “willpower,” for reducing insomnia, and for alleviating prolonged fatigue. These symptoms are often associated with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I work with clients to improve metabolic health (which includes conditions such as prediabetes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and PCOS). I support optimal inflammatory balance and immune resiliency as well as hormone health. Effective stress management is critical to good health outcomes, and I start by focusing on physiologic stress factors. Additionally, I am passionate about supporting clients in their quest for sustainable weight loss – supporting the complex physiology of weight and metabolism as well as helping with a mindset and developing a more peaceful relationship with food (and the scale!)
Whenever possible, I enjoy being outdoors! While it’s easy to find places to be outside in the Pacific Northwest, my favorite places are in the garden right outside my door, or anywhere my mountain bike will take me. When weather isn’t as permitted, I can be found inside knitting and spinning. I have visions of bringing a small, travel-sized spinning wheel on my mountain bike for a mountain vista filled spinning session!