Julie Matthews, CNC
Nourishing Hope
1274 Waller St. # 6
San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone: 415-235-2960
Fax: 415-520-0527
Email: info@nourishinghope.com
Website: www.NourishingHope.com
Specialties: Nutrition and Special Autism Diets, as well as Supplements, Lifestyle Changes, and Traditional Healing Foods cooking education
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
N/A
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
200 +, age 2 - adult
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
Yes, minimal
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
90 minutes
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
30 - 60 minutes
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes. I work with all autism diets: GFCF, SCD, low oxalate, body ecology and more.
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
No
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
No proprietary supplements and no sales agreements. I resell supplements at list price.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
No
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
No
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
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