Susan Forhan, LMP
Susan graduated from the Brian Utting School of Massage in 1995 and is a Nationally Certified LMP.  Susan specializes in deep tissue work and in the treatment of injuries. During her many years in the Eastlake neighborhood she has been on the board of the Eastlake Community Council and helped found the Eastlake Merchant’s Association.

Jennifer Edson, LMP
Jennifer graduated from SMS in 2009.

Jessica LaPrade, LMP
Jessica graduated from Ashmead College in 2004.

Haydn Engelke, MSA LAc
Haydn (pronounced Hi’den) is a graduate of Bastyr University where she earned her Masters in Science in Acupuncture. She is also Nationally Board Certified in Acupuncture (NCCAOM). Her practice specializes in the treatment of women’s health and gynecology, as well as with chronic conditions such as fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, digestive problems, allergies, and chronic pain and injury. Combining the ancient theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine with her intuitive skills, she customizes each appointment to offer a complete and effective treatment that embraces the mind, body, and spirit connection. Her treatments include a combination of Acupuncture, Chinese massage (Tui Na), cupping, electro-acupuncture, moxabustion, Chinese herbal medicine, lifestyle counseling and patient education. www.easternelements.com

Gillian Ehrlich, DNP, ARNP
Gillian’s objective is to serve as an agent of community development and social change through the collaborative provision of thoughtful, person-centered integrative medicine in a local, accessible format. She is thrilled to be part of a movement to make holistic health (able body and clear mind) our common ground in medicine and believes that we do our best healing by starting in whichever shoes we currently stand. As a nurse practitioner she works to listen deeply and act efficiently and is comfortable discussing simple or complex disease processes as well as making dietary and/or lifestyle change recommendations. Our health can be our most valuable asset and a determinant of our liberation. We rise and/or fall together; she is here in service to achieve better health for all of us.

What she does:  Grassroots healthcare offered on a human scale. Seattle Healthcare Mavens (SHM) is a private medical practice to directly serve our most local communities. Clients are welcome to bring any concern from sinus congestion to lupus, and pay through insurance, cash, or trade. Sliding scale is also available. In this independent venue, we can let “healthcare” range from strictly medical, to mental to emotional and spiritual, and be what it truly is: a way for us to nurture our own liberation. She also offers Panchakarma, and Ayurvedic detoxification to address chronic disease.