Dr. Connie Sanchez, ND graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine in 2001 and began her practice in Denver, CO. In 2010, Dr. Sanchez moved to California, after doing an internship at True North Health Center, a water fasting facility in Santa Rosa. Following her internship, Dr. Sanchez joined a practice in Santa Cruz, CA, and practiced there until 2015. Dr. Sanchez took a 5-year leave of absence from Naturopathic Medicine to volunteer aboard the ocean-going ships for the ocean conservation organization, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. While aboard, she held many jobs from cook to deckhand, to medic, to officer on the bridge, protecting marine wildlife around the globe. In 2021, Dr. Sanchez returned to True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, as a Resident Doctor, and following her residency, she moved to Washington State to once again begin a full-time practice in Naturopathic Medicine in Kent, WA.