Community Partners
True healing does not happen in isolation. Our Community Partners represent a trusted, carefully curated network of professionals who share our commitment to root-cause medicine, whole-person care, and thoughtful, patient-centered healing.
From biological dentistry and neurological rehabilitation to counseling, movement, bodywork, and nervous system retraining, these partnerships help support patients from multiple angles as they move toward clarity, function, and vitality.
We believe healing is most effective when the right professionals work in alignment. These trusted partners help support key aspects of health including oral-systemic wellness, nervous system regulation, movement, emotional well-being, and cognitive function.
Curated referrals
A trusted network selected for alignment, care quality, and whole-person thinking.
Integrated care
Partners that support structural, emotional, neurologic, metabolic, and nervous system healing.
Patient-centered guidance
Connections made thoughtfully, based on timing, fit, and each patient’s unique needs.
Meet Our Community Partners
Below you’ll find trusted specialists and wellness professionals who complement our functional medicine approach. Each partner has been chosen for the quality of their care, their thoughtful approach, and their alignment with whole-person healing.
Eagle Dental Wellness Center of Texas
A trusted partner in advancing whole-body health through biological dentistry and oral-systemic care.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
Their systems-based dental approach aligns closely with functional medicine by exploring how airway structure, chronic inflammation, dental infections, and jaw position can influence sleep, breathing, nervous system regulation, and immune function.
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Karen Walters — Kinetix Gym
A holistic fitness and bodywork partner helping patients build strength, resilience, recovery, and better movement.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
Karen’s approach goes beyond aesthetics to support safe strength-building, pain reduction, and long-term physical resilience.
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Dr. Ronald J. Swatzyna — Houston Neuroscience Brain Center
A distinguished partner specializing in qEEG brain mapping, neurofunctional assessment, and neuropsychiatric rehabilitation.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
This partnership supports patients with lingering neurologic symptoms, cognitive issues, or nervous system dysregulation when standard care has not fully resolved the problem.
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Dr. Maria DeFranco, OM3 Body
An integrative physical therapy practice that addresses pelvic floor health, TMJ balance, and the mind-body connection.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
This work is especially valuable when chronic pain, jaw discomfort, or somatic symptoms do not fully resolve with conventional care alone.
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Nettie Jones, LPC
A licensed psychotherapist whose work supports emotional balance, resilience, and deeper self-awareness for women across life transitions.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
Her care complements whole-person medicine by supporting the emotional and nervous system foundations that often shape healing outcomes.
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Alyssia Anderson — Southern Pine Counseling
A mental health partner offering compassionate, evidence-based care that honors the link between emotional well-being, nervous system regulation, and physical health.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
Alyssia’s work adds a grounded emotional and relational layer to functional medicine care, especially for patients carrying chronic stress or nervous system sensitization.
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Carol — BrainHarmony
A personalized nervous system retraining program for patients whose systems feel stuck in stress, reactivity, or chronic hyperarousal.
Key areas of expertise
Why this partner fits our model
This work complements functional medicine by helping calm neural patterns that perpetuate chronic symptoms and autonomic overload.
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Healing is stronger when care is connected
These partnerships reflect Dr. Ward’s belief that healing involves the integration of body, mind, and environment. Whether the focus is oral-systemic health, brain function, emotional resilience, movement quality, or nervous system regulation, each partner supports an important part of the healing journey.
When appropriate, we help connect patients with trusted resources so care feels coordinated, personalized, and supportive at every stage.
Balanced Body Functional Medicine — Julia Ward, MD
Balanced Body Functional Medicine is a patient-centered practice focused on identifying and treating the root causes of chronic and complex health concerns rather than simply managing symptoms.
The practice combines in-depth listening, advanced functional testing, and personalized care for concerns such as fatigue, brain fog, digestive symptoms, hormonal imbalance, metabolic dysfunction, and chronic inflammation.
Care plans may include bioidentical hormone optimization, advanced gut and metabolic testing, environmental toxin and mold evaluation, genomic testing, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, peptide therapy, and personalized detoxification support.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Your health journey is unique, and it’s just getting started.
Every journey to healing begins with a single, empowered step. Whether you’re curious, concerned, or ready to dive in, Dr. Ward and our care team are here to support you — personally and professionally.
Dr. Julia Ward, MD
Board-Certified Functional Medicine Physician
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