Sky River Natural Health Center houses a group of individual, independent practitioners. Please be aware that each practitioner is a sole proprietor with different policies and fee schedules and not all practitioners are covered by the same insurance companies. Click on each practitioner to learn more about their policies, insurance listings, and days of availability.

Brandy Rose Lipscomb, N.D. opened Sky River Natural Health Center in early 2007. She fell in love with the Skykomish River Valley as student at Bastyr University Program of Naturopathic Medicine. An avid whitewater kayaker and mountaineer from West Virginia, she found heaven and home in the rugged beauty of the Cascades.

Dr. Lipscomb served as a Combat Medic with the WA National Guard and was mobilized to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003 to 2005. While in Iraq, Dr. Lipscomb gained invaluable medical experience in emergency medicine, physical therapy and pharmacology and the leadership skills she needed to come home and start a successful medical practice.

Her style utilizes a practical approach to exploring the causes of an ailment and working from all angles to restore the body to optimal health. First office calls typically last 60 minutes. Each client walks away with an individualized treatment plan tailored to their specific needs. See Naturopathic Services for a comprehensive look at the services that can be incorporated into your treatment plan.

She is a contracted provider with Regence Blue Shield, Group Health, First Choice, Premera Blue Cross, Lifewise, Cigna, Uniform, Reliant, Aetna, and Labor and Industries. PIP claims are always welcome. Other plans such as Community Health Plan may be accepted with a referral from your PCP or billed as an out-of-network provider. Please check your plan benefits to avoid surprises during the billing process. If you need assistance understanding your benefits, our office is happy to help you.

Dr. Lipscomb also runs a Low-Income Program that operates on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size. Minimum fee for a first office call is $50, return office calls $35.. Applications for this program are available at the front desk. Dr. Lipscomb is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and serves as an Affiliate Clinical Faculty to Bastyr University by providing preceptorship opportunities for students from Bastyr University.

To make an appointment with Dr. Brandy Rose Lipscomb or schedule a free 15-minute consultation, call 360-793-0206.

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Eric Nissen, N.D.helps people who are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Through in-depth interviews and specialty lab testing, Dr. Nissen is able to get to the root of the disease. This information allows him to not just treat the symptoms, but to also support the specific needs of the body so it is able to heal and stay healthy. Diet and lifestyle counseling, herbs, homeopathy, and nutritional supplements are utilized to help the body heal.  He specializes in men’s health, urology, and weight loss. To read more about the hCG diet, see his website, http://www.naturalhcgseattle.com

Dr. Nissen is a Washington State licensed Naturopathic Physician. He received his Bachelor's of Science degree from the Universityof Nebraskaand his doctorate of naturopathy degree from BastyrUniversity, in Seattle, WA. He lived and practiced naturopathic medicine for years in New York and New Jersey, before returning to practice in the beautiful Northwest. He has been interviewed on numerous radio shows and T.V., and has lectured across the U.S.on a variety of topics related to natural health.

Stacey Guggino, N.D., L.Ac. joined the team at Sky River Natural Health in the Fall of 2011. She brings a great deal of experience and energy to her growing practice in the Sky Valley. Being dually licensed as a naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist means that she is examining your case based on Eastern medical philosophy as well as the traditional Western approach. 

Dr. Stacey is also highly trained in the latest Regenerative Injection Techniques such as prolotherapy, mesotherapy, and neural therapy to relieve acute and chronic pain and promote internal repair of any joint in the body. If you have been suffering from joint pain, you owe it to yourself to check out these incredibly powerful treatments before deciding to have surgery or just live with your pain.

Alice Buehring, integrative therapist and holistic practitioner, is now available to provide cutting edge energy medicine options to support your journey to optimal wellness and effective living. She is certified in the healing codes, empathology, kinesiology, energy healing, and more. Under Alice's guidance, people’s lives change in ways they’ve yet to imagine. Working on a number of levels, she takes you through a series of discovery processes and together you uncover the REAL root cause of your suffering and learn effective programs for resolution.

Alice's services are not reimbursable by insurance and payment is required at time of service. This investment in your wellbeing is one of the smartest investments you can make. 

See her website for more information.

Call her directly to schedule:

• Toll Free: (866) 860-4139
• Cell: (206) 819 2221
• Fax: (360) 793-4934
• Email: alice.buehring@comcast.net