You deserve a physician who is compassionate, thorough, and committed to helping you nourish and support your family’s health and well-being through gentle, effective, natural medicine. Dr. Valerie LaRosa is a physician who listens to her patients and offers a balanced perspective that takes each individual and their unique life circumstances into account.
Dr. LaRosa is a licensed, Naturopathic physician in the state of Oregon, and received her doctorate in Naturopathic medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. With Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Psychology and a background in behavioral therapies for children with developmental delays, Dr. LaRosa has over twenty five years of experience working closely with families, schools, and other professionals advocating for the best possible care for children. Her practice focuses on pediatric neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions such as Autism, Down Syndrome, PANS/PANDAS, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). She has experience working with children and adolescents who’ve experienced fetal drug and alcohol exposures and early childhood trauma, to help optimize their physical and mental health.
As a mother of two and a physician, she understands that each child is unique in their genetics, their biochemistry, and their temperament, regardless of diagnostic labels. Her whole child, family-centered approach to care combines evidence-based, functional medicine and individualized treatment recommendations that acknowledge and support the connections among the digestive and immune systems, sleep, diet, stress, brain development, and behavior.
Dr. LaRosa also treats children and adults with chronic conditions such as allergies, asthma, eczema, insomnia, anxiety, thyroid and digestive conditions.
Testimonials:
We are so amazed by the improvements in our son (with autism and anxiety) over the last few years since we started seeing Dr. LaRosa. After seeing multiple GI specialists and failing to find the answers we were looking for to heal our son’s gut, Dr. LaRosa was able to come up with a plan and he is doing amazing. She continues to help us with symptoms that arise and is always patient and thorough. We highly recommend Dr. LaRosa!
“You helped my daughter last year, and I’ve wanted to write and thank you! It has just really made a difference. She has been doing great. If I ever have needs with my kids in the future I’ll definitely be coming back to you! You were a great fit for her in both your methods and your personality – thank you for your help.”
You can schedule with Dr. LaRosa at the Peirson Center for Children: http://www.peirsoncenter.com. All visits are currently through telemedicine. Please call (971) 202 – 7356 to schedule or click the Schedule Appointment button above.