Finlandia Health Centre - Jonathan Sheridan, ND

My Approach

My practice of naturopathic medicine is borne of a great passion for nature and individuality. In therapeutic relationships I work to listen to the true nature of each patient so that healing can take place in a personalized and holistic way. I see the main goals of treatment as being a reconnection to ourselves and achieving a balance within and between our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Often, these values lead to a 'back to basics' approach to care, focusing on nutrition and lifestyle, herbs and nature cures, centering and change. I offer an open minded healthcare space and hope that patients come sharing this ideal. 

My Background

I grew up on the east coast of Canada (Prince Edward Island to be exact) and I am very happy, after having made my way across the country, to be living and working on the beautiful west coast. I attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, completing an honors degree in biology (ecology and anatomy). I then took my naturopathic training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, graduating in 2012. My first practice was a community acupuncture clinic in Toronto, followed by a private practice with a focus on integrative microscopy in Saskatoon.  

Our medicine

For me the root of naturopathic medicine is personal power. A naturopathic doctor’s primary task is to assist each patient remember and re-align their own innate ability to heal. Medical treatment built on this basis enables each person to engage in and take responsibility for their own health. Such a relationship also allows us to see the individuality in each person and to promote a sharing in clinical decisions, because we believe that people know their bodies better than anyone else. 

A naturopathic physician works with the healing power of nature by utilizing natural remedies and techniques that stimulate the same force within each patient. Fundamental nutrition, exercise and the fostering of a healthy mental, emotional, and spiritual life are the foundations of our work. Herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and advanced supplementation are examples of modalities a ND can use to augment and build upon a foundation which may be “under construction”. 

What I offer:

Nutritional support and supplementation

Western Herbal medicine 

Nature cures and Hydrotherapy

Detoxification work

Integrative microscopy and Coagulation analysis (Live and dried blood analysis)

Reiki

Meditation education

Healing Shamanic interventions

Acupuncture

Low level light therapy (cold/infra-red laser)