Our Approach
When you work with our care team, you can trust that we'll listen and learn about your experience. Our care team combines what we hear from you with comprehensive and innovative testing to uncover the root causes of your illness.
We then build a treatment plan in partnership with you, combining modern medical technology with our extensive and cutting edge toolkit of treatment options.
“If you want to learn the ins and outs of your own body and medicine as a whole, I recommend you work with CCFM. Your quality of life will forever be what it should be.”
Your Experience With Us
Cutting-edge healthcare technology, ongoing care-team support, and data visualization to help you find answers.
Consultation and Testing
First, we get to know you and work with you to understand your unique medical history. From there, our care team will order initial labs, and begin to implement diet and lifestyle changes.
Interpretation
Once your tests are back, we interpret them holistically to gather a picture of your unique situation. Our care team reviews the results with you, then together we adjust and refine our approach.
Treatment Plan
Based on our consultation and interpretation, our care team creates a comprehensive personalized treatment plan.
Implementation and Maintenance
We work together to implement your personalized treatment plan and to maintain your long-term health, adjusting the plan as your health changes.
Consultation & Testing
During the initial consultation, you will meet virtually with a member of the care team, so we can get to know you and your health challenges. We will want to know all about you, from the time when you were in your mother's womb until the present day — your medical history, your life experiences, your previous labs and tests, treatments that did or did not work, and your current lifestyle. As a new patient, your care team will order a comprehensive lab workup that may include stool and SIBO tests, hormone, and other baseline tests unique to your health plan. We may even suggest immediate changes such as an elimination diet, mindfulness training, or lifestyle changes.
Interpretation
Once your test results are back, your clinician will interpret your individual test results, taking into account your entire history. Your care team will review our findings with you, answer your questions, and may ask you some additional questions based on the information we have collected. We may also order additional testing to dive deeper into your health picture.
Treatment Plan
Working closely with you, your care team will develop a protocol to help reach your health goals. This may include recommendations for changes in diet, medications, supplements, lifestyle, and/or consultations with other doctors or specialists. During this phase, you’ll receive comprehensive guidance on how to implement your treatment plan.
Implementation & Maintenance
When you first begin implementing your protocol, you will check in with your care team on a regular basis for support on your progress. You'll also have online access to helpful resources in your patient portal throughout your journey.
As your treatment progresses, your care team will continue to monitor your health outcomes. To help maintain your ongoing care, we offer an innovative health and wellness membership program, providing different levels of support based on your specific needs. To help you be successful, you can leverage ongoing coaching, monitor your health with data visualization, and attend group learning sessions.
Month 1
We Want to Know Everything
Begin by completing our detailed intake that captures your whole experience and health journey. Prior to your first appointment, our care team will review your information and tailor our approach to your needs.
Get Started
Consult with a clinician who will review your medical history and order a comprehensive blood panel. Visit a nearby lab to complete your testing. Head to a lab near you to complete your panel.
Tell Us the Whole Story
This in-depth session allows our team to understand your complete health history. We'll review your initial blood test results, consider further necessary testing, initiate treatment suggestions, and provide you with your initial wellness plan.
Food is Medicine, Meet Your Nutritionist/Health Coach
Dive deep into your nutritional history. Our nutritionist will assess your dietary habits and preferences to craft your personalized nutrition plan, boost motivation, leverage your strengths and foster behavior change, setting the stage for success at CCFM.
Month 2
Advanced Functional Medicine Testing
Collect samples for in-depth testing, which may include analyses for hormones, cortisol, gut health, heavy metals, toxins, infections, and more. These tests can take 4+ weeks to process.
CCFM Team Collaboration
Our multidisciplinary team combines their expertise to refine your initial wellness recommendations.
60-Minute Case Review with Your Clinician
This is where we put it all together for you. At the Case Review, we review your lab results and your health from a functional medicine perspective to further personalize your comprehensive wellness plan and determine the next steps.
Month 3
Implement Your Personalized Care Plan
Launching your comprehensive care plan can be complex, we know this from decades of experience. For optimal success, you will engage with our comprehensive support resources, including community classes, Q&A sessions, and both individual and group coaching. Reach out to your care team as needed.
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Ups
Reconnect with your nutritionist/health coach as needed to adjust and enhance your diet and maintain the momentum of your wellness journey, ensuring ongoing support and progress.
Months 4-6
Clinician Follow-Up Appointment
Regular reviews of your lab results and progress to adjust treatment protocols and update your wellness plan as needed.
Continued Advanced Testing
As your treatment progresses, your clinician may order additional tests to track the efficacy of your protocols and continue identifying the root causes of your symptoms.
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Ups
Reconnect with your nutritionist/health coach as needed to adjust and enhance your diet and maintain the momentum of your wellness journey, ensuring ongoing support and progress.based on your wellness plan's progress.
Lean On Your Community for Ongoing Engagement and Support
CCFM provides a wide range of support through community classes, Q&A sessions, individual and group health coach and nutrition classes.
Wellness Plan Optimization Appointment with your Support Team
Further optimize your personalized wellness plan by checking in with your Nutritionist/Health Coach to ensure you feel supported and are making progress through your treatment recommendations.
Clinician Follow-Up Appointment
Regular reviews of your lab results and progress to adjust treatment protocols and update your wellness plan as needed.
Months 7-11
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Ups
Reconnect with your nutritionist/health coach as needed to adjust and enhance your diet and maintain the momentum of your wellness journey, ensuring ongoing support and progress.based on your wellness plan's progress.
Clinician Follow-Up Appointment
Regular reviews of your lab results and progress to adjust treatment protocols and update your wellness plan as needed.
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Ups
Reconnect with your nutritionist/health coach as needed to adjust and enhance your diet and maintain the momentum of your wellness journey, ensuring ongoing support and progress.based on your wellness plan's progress.
Repeat Testing
Your practitioner may order additional testing as needed.
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Ups
Reconnect with your nutritionist/health coach as needed to adjust and enhance your diet and maintain the momentum of your wellness journey, ensuring ongoing support and progress.based on your wellness plan's progress.
Wellness Plan Review and Reassessment
A focused session to evaluate your treatment's effectiveness, discuss symptom management, and plan the next steps in your care.
Nutrition/Health Coach Follow Up Appointment
Work with your nutritionist to transition to the next phase of your program, making continued adjustments to your nutrition and lifestyle treatment plan.
Month 12
Wellness Plan Optimization Appointment with Your Support Team
Work with your nutritionist/health coach to transition to the next phase of your program, making continued adjustments to your wellness plan, preparing for next steps.
Months 13-18
Next Phase of CCFM Membership Care
Transition smoothly into the subsequent phase of your membership based on your own unique needs to ensure your care remains aligned with your evolving health needs.
Conditions We Treat
In functional medicine, we view your body as an interconnected whole, and believe that to effectively treat one part of the body, all other parts need to be considered. Our care team can treat a wide variety of health problems, including variations of the challenges below.
Digestive Health
Gut health is integral to improved health and functional medicine.
Food as Medicine
We support health through nutrition and dietary interventions.
Hormonal Imbalances
We treat adrenal, sex, and thyroid hormones.
Chronic Infections
Stealth infections can cause chronic health concerns.
Autoimmune Disease
We treat a variety of autoimmune conditions.
Environmental Toxins
We consider toxicity from mold and other sources as potential impediments to your healing.
You can take control of your health. We can help.
