Meet the Team
Dr. Jennifer Schmitt
Dr. Jennifer Schmitt is a board-licensed Naturopathic Doctor. She has an integrative pediatric and family practice in the North Bay of Northern California in Sebastopol.
She studied pre-med at St. Edward’s University in Austin and received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Marymount Manhattan College in New York.
Dr. Schmitt received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle. Her medical school specialty training included: family medicine, normal maternity, advanced pediatrics, diabetes & cardiovascular care. She also trained in and specializes in Naturopathic Oncology supportive treatment with Mistletoe Therapy.
She has completed the five-year post-graduate training in Anthroposophic medicine and is certified as an Anthroposophic Naturopathic Doctor. She works in Waldorf schools with classroom observation, parent education, and with the school's faculty to have a greater understanding of the development of the child. Dr. Schmitt lectures and teaches at Waldorf schools and Waldorf teacher trainings in the United States.
Jennifer Schmitt, ND
Dr. Schmitt is the on the board of the Society for Physicians of Anthroposophic Naturopathy (SPAN) and is on the faculty of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training (BACWTT), Center for Renewal Waldorf Teacher Training, and International Physicians Medical Training in Anthroposophic Medicne (IPMT). Dr. Schmitt is also a member of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, as well as a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Sonya Barber - Office Manager & Naturopathic Assistant
Bio coming soon!
What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic Doctors combine the wisdom of nature with the rigors of modern science. Steeped in traditional healing methods, principles and practices, naturopathic medicine focuses on holistic, proactive prevention and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment. By using protocols that minimize the risk of harm, naturopathic physicians help facilitate the body's inherent ability to restore and maintain optimal health.
It is the naturopathic doctor's role to identify and remove barriers to good health by helping create a healing environment, both internally and externally.
What is Anthroposophic Medicine?
Anthroposophic medicine is a holistic and human-centered approach to medicine. It recognizes and uses modern medicine’s vast information and rigorous methodology.
Then it goes further, adding knowledge of the laws of the living organism, the psyche, and the spirit. This knowledge is derived from a spiritual-scientific methodology, which expands on the conventional scientific method. It requires—besides the ongoing professional, personal, and moral development required of every true physician—an active meditative life. This inner activity leads to a deepened capacity for understanding the whole human being.
This meditative journey is outlined by Rudolf Steiner. The result is an integrated image of the whole human being in illness and health. This makes possible a holistic and rational approach to physiology, pathology, and therapy.
What is Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy?
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle and subtle whole-body approach to the human experience. It is an effective form of treatment for a wide range of illnesses and conditions. The treatment is focused on supporting the health of the whole being, especially the nervous system. This is the system that dictates all of the body’s functioning, constantly sending and receiving information.
This hands-on therapy is non-manipulative and non-invasive. The practitioner is trained to sense different levels of stillness and thus palpate the expression of the system as the treatment unfolds, according to its own ordering principle. The inter-connections of mind, body and spirit are deeply acknowledged.
It is suitable for people of all ages including babies, children and the elderly, and can be effective in acute or chronic cases.
