15 years ago I was certain that homeopathy was nothing but quackery and nonsense. Then a very sick friend, who was equally skeptical, had a consult with a homeopath and took a homeopathic medicine.

 

Overnight, to my utter disbelief, this friend had a dramatic turnaround from a chronic illness.

 

And that healing persisted. 

 

Based on everything I thought knew about science and medicine -- homeopathy should have done nothing. 

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After all, it was just a sugar pill.  

Instead, I saw this person's health and life turn around. 

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They did not believe in it. I did not believe in it, but we both could see major changes happening.

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And this made no sense at all.   
 

So I began to ask questions. One question led to another, and eventually the answers led me to become a homeopath.  

 

Despite what you may have been told or read, homeopathy is effective medicine.  Not a little effective, not placebo effect, real medicine that can heal people's lives. 

 

While working as a college professor, I began to study at the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario. Later, I studied at the Academy of Homeopathy Education in Philadelphia, completing my Practitioner's Certificate in June, 2019, and receiving my CCH in May of 2020. 

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In May, 2021, I completed a four week empowerment course with The Ayahuasca Foundation in Mishana, Peru, which provides a foundational introduction to indigenous (Shipibo) medicinal practices. Although not homeopathy, I engaged in this course of study to study the differences and similarities in the two practices in order to understand homeopathy more deeply.  

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Prior to becoming a homeopath, I was an educator and a writer.  I was a freelance science and technology writer, teacher, and professor of writing, English and mathematics. I have advanced degrees and study in philosophy, English literature, and creative writing. I live in Rochester with my daughter, cats, and chickens. Besides homeopathy, I am deeply involved in sustainable living practices. 

 

As of this writing, (10/29/2025) I am the only Certified Classical Homeopath in Monroe County, New York. 

 

In October of 2024, I became a Board Director for the Council For Homeopathic Certification. 

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On November 12, 2024, I was approved to become a Licensed Homeopathic Practitioner (LHP) in the state of Arizona.*

 

* This is the first licensure offered to non-medical homeopaths in the history of the United States; although, the Province of Ontario, Canada has had licensure for homeopathic practitioners since 2007.