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Our Team

We truly have the best team ever! Every person on our team has chosen to be here for a reason, and we do our best to create a positive, healthy, fun culture in our office. Our goal is to have your visit to our office to be the best part of your day!

The core team at Creative Healing Solutions consists of Dr. Roxie Strand, Melissa, and Sydney. We are team on a mission! We are a team who likes to have fun! We are a team who believes in what we do! We are a team who is here to serve! 

We pride ourselves on our customer service, our compassion for our patients, and our authentic desire to know who our patients are.

Dr. Strand, NMD
Naturopathic Medical Doctor
About Dr. Strand
Dr. Strand was born and raised in Mitchell, South Dakota.  After graduating from high school, she moved to Arizona to attend Arizona State University where she earned a B.S. degree in Microbiology.  Shortly after graduating from ASU, she joined the Peace Corps and taught Math/Science in Cameroon, West Africa.  Upon returning from the Peace Corps, she worked with the homeless in central Phoenix for two years before attending naturopathic medical school.
Dr. Strand graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (www.scnm.edu) in 2002, where she graduated at the top of her class and received the Daphne Blayden Outstanding Student Award for her “commitment to naturopathic medicine, academic excellence, compassion, perseverance, loving sense of humor and positive, supportive outlook”.

Dr. Strand loves to educate & inspire people about their health & wellness…both inside & outside of the US.  She believes that her main goal as a physician is to be a teacher, which is what the word doctor (docere) actually means.  She is fully committed to teaching people what they need to know to create health and vitality…and empowering them with the knowledge they need to THRIVE!

In her free time, Dr. Strand loves to be outdoors, play in nature, hike, bike, garden (which she is not very good at), play golf (which she is REALLY not very good at), and travel.  In the past few years, Dr. Strand has traveled to Ghana, West Africa, and Mozambique, East Africa to offer humanitarian outreach to the people of those countries (see Humanitarian Outreach page for more details).  

Dr. Strand is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (www.naturopathic.org) and the AZ Naturopathic Medical Association (www.aznma.org)
Melissa Monaco, NMA
Naturopathic Medical Assistant
About Melissa
Melissa Blankenship, NMA

Melissa is our very talented Naturopathic Medical Assistant. Melissa successfully completed her medical assistant training from Lamson College (Arizona) in 2008. She started working with Dr. Strand in that same year and has become a very valuable addition to the practice.

Even though she was trained in the allopathic medical arena, she quickly embraced and continues to learn our naturopathic philosophies and practices. She loves to see the ever-evolving progress of our patients and our office.

Melissa is one of the most compassionate people you will ever meet, and she goes above and beyond her duties as a medical assistant. She has even been known to personally climb a fence to drop off an herbal tincture to a patient who was unable to come to the office to pick it up. She has a wonderful sense of humor, which you will quickly realize once you get to know her. She values every one of our patients and feels like they have become a second family to her over the years.

In her free time, Melissa enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and friends. She also loves to hike and experience all of the beauty our state has to offer…especially taking time to cool off in Flagstaff over our hot summers!
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Melissa is talented on so many levels and can accomplish anything she puts her mind to. She has been one of Dr. Strand’s most valuable treasures, and she is excited to continue her journey and ongoing learning experience with our office.
Sydney Charski

Administration
About Sydney
  • Sydney is an Arizona native who enjoys cooking, drawing & painting, and spending time with her fiancé and pets. Over the years she has taken the time to travel and to explore her interests. She has developed hobbies focused on personal growth, such as journaling, yoga and mindfulness meditation, working with animals, collecting wildflowers, and antique shopping. She spent time in various industries, from serving to dog grooming to student teaching, and realized what she is truly passionate about. The common themes between all these experiences have been helping people, freely sharing knowledge, human connection, appreciation of nature, health and body positivity, expanding self-love, and feeling good --physically and mentally. When she researched jobs that combined some of those elements, she was excited to find that naturopathic medicine encompasses all those things that she is so passionate about. Since joining us, she has become a welcome part of the family and shown a lot of initiative, bringing a creative approach to tasks. We enjoy seeing her smiling face at work every day and cannot wait to see her grow with us. 
Our Top 12 Core Values
Practice self-responsibility in all areas of your life
Inspire people to choose a wellness lifestyle
Everything we do adds value to humanity
Constantly learn, grow, and expand
Communicate honestly & openly
Embrace positive change
Get the job done with teamwork and cooperation
Empower people to live a life worth living
You can never have too many hugs
Authentically listen
Balance
Joy

Other Providers

We at Creative Healing Solutions are blessed and grateful to work in the same office with so many other amazing doctors, healers, and providers. The providers in our office each offer a variety of services, specialties and modalities.  We all have our own practices and we each have a passion for serving our patients and supporting their healing in any way we can. 

I strongly believe, that as a patient, you must feel comfortable and confident with your doctor/provider in order to achieve the best results.  If our approach is not the right fit for you, we would be happy to facilitate a referral to one of the other practitioners in the office, or anyone else we think may be a better fit for you.

​Dr. Danielle Garvin
Naturopathic Pediatrician
About Danielle
​"Dr. Danielle Garvin is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor who empowers women and children to optimize their health and happiness. She encourages the wellbeing of children by focusing on physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of their health through consistent well child exams. She provides vaccine counseling to inform parents of their options, discuss concerns, and develop a plan. Dr. Garvin treats a wide range of concerns including but not limited to, colic, diet and picky eating, gut health, asthma/allergies, ADHD, and autism. Given her passion for children, women's health also plays a critical role in her practice. Providing care to women, with a focus on hormones, fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum."
Dr. Saru Bala
Naturopathic Physician For Women's Hormonal Health
About Saru
Dr. Bala is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormonal health.

"Having been to my share of doctors for various gut issues and hormonal issues and receiving little to no answers, I've seen what answers are available for women and their health and seek to educate women so they know there are more options for hormonal health.

My goal is to help women achieve the hormonal health they desire. Whether that's pain free periods, lighter periods, managing fibroids, PCOS, thyroid health, fertility/postpartum care, or any other women's health concerns- my aim is for you to understand your body in a way that can sustain your health long term.

I use pharmaceuticals as minimally as possible, instead focusing on a whole body approach. Your hormones aren't out of balance for no reason, and I will work to find out the root cause of where your hormonal issues are stemming from to provide you with long term results, not just symptomatic relief." 
Dr. Kristi Norris
Naturopathic Doctor For Aesthetic and Medical Health
About Kristi
Dr. Kristi Norris, NMD is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor who is an expert in aesthetics, hormones, pain treatment, and well care / weight loss.  Dr. Norris is a Top 10 Allergan Partner (expert injector of aesthetics). Call 623-396-6024 to schedule an appointment
Suzanne Shadix
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
About Suzanne
Suzanne Shadix is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitionerthat has over 23 years of experience in acute medical and advanced practice mental health nursing. She works with adults providing psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, and medication management for a variety of mental health symptoms. Her areas of expertise include depression, bipolar, anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, grief, adult ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and life transitions.

Sometimes we have situations in life when medications are necessary to provide the needed support.  We are grateful to have Suzanne as a part of our team of providers at Creative Healing Solutions in order to help evaluate the need for and provide the management of medication in those situations as they arise.  Her first choice is to not use medications, but she is present to the needs of her patients and is skilled at determining if medications are necessary and which medications to use if they are.

Suzanne currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ with her husband and two kittens.  She loves reading, hiking, traveling, film and live music.

If you are interested in the services that Suzanne offers, please call her directly at (480) 616-9560, or visit her website to learn more &/or to request an appointment: