What to Expect

At The Hansell Center, we practice a functional medicine approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of illness—not just treating symptoms.

Before your first appointment, you'll complete a comprehensive health questionnaire and submit any relevant medical records, laboratory results, and imaging. This allows our team to review your history in advance and make the most of your visit.

During your consultation, you'll meet with one of our functional medicine providers to review your health history, discuss your concerns, and develop a personalized treatment plan designed specifically for you.

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"Functional Medicine: Changing the Way We Practice Medicine to Facilitate the Body's Own Ability to Heal"

Your First Visit

Prior to your initial visit, you'll complete our detailed health questionnaire and submit any pertinent laboratory results, imaging, genetic testing, or medical records so your provider can review them beforehand.
During your appointment, your provider will take a comprehensive timeline of your health history, discuss your current symptoms and goals, review previous testing, and answer your questions. New patient visits typically last 2-3 hours.
By the end of your visit, you'll receive a personalized treatment plan with recommendations, next steps, and any additional testing that may be appropriate. Your plan will also be available through your patient portal.

Follow-Ups

Before each follow-up appointment, you'll complete a brief interim health questionnaire so your provider has an updated picture of your progress and can review any new symptoms or concerns.
Your provider will review laboratory results, assess your response to treatment, answer questions, and make adjustments to your personalized plan as needed.
Follow-up appointments are tailored to each patient's needs and complexity but are typically scheduled every few months and last approximately 60-90 minutes.

Resources

As part of your membership, you'll receive newsletters featuring health education, recipes, wellness tips, and other resources to support your healing journey.
Your patient portal provides access to your treatment plans, educational materials, previous newsletters, recipes, research articles, workouts, instructional videos, and other helpful resources. You'll also find our product guide to help you make informed decisions about reducing toxin exposure and supporting optimal health.
Our team is committed to supporting you throughout your care. We collaborate with your existing healthcare providers and refer to trusted specialists when appropriate to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.
Functional medicine focuses on restoring health over time. Because many chronic conditions develop over years, meaningful healing often requires patience and consistency. Our goal is not only to improve your current symptoms but also to optimize your long-term health and help prevent future disease.