Most people who search for an integrative wellness center are not looking for a different diagnosis. They are looking for someone who will connect the dots — the bloating, the fatigue, the sleep that stopped working, the labs that came back "normal" — and then build one plan around all of it.
That is the work we do at Naturopathic Wellness Center of Long Island. Our naturopathic doctors combine nutrition, botanical medicine, lifestyle strategy, and targeted at-home testing with the care you already receive from your primary doctor and specialists.
What Integrative Medicine Actually Means
Integrative medicine describes bringing conventional medical care and evidence-informed complementary approaches together in one coordinated plan, with the whole person — not a single lab value — at the center. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health defines it the same way: complementary approaches used together with conventional care, not instead of it.
In practice it means a longer visit, a wider history, and a plan that touches food, sleep, stress, movement, and digestion at the same time as whatever specific symptom brought you in.
Integrative, Functional, or Naturopathic?
The three words get used interchangeably. They are not the same thing.
- Naturopathic medicine is a profession. A naturopathic doctor (ND) completes a four-year accredited naturopathic medical program with clinical training.
- Functional medicine is a framework for tracing a symptom back to its upstream drivers. Clinicians of many kinds — MD, DO, ND, NP, RD — can be trained in it.
- Integrative medicine is the model of care: conventional plus complementary, coordinated rather than parallel.
Our doctors are NDs who use functional-medicine thinking inside an integrative model. For a longer side-by-side, see naturopathic vs functional medicine and functional medicine vs conventional medicine.
Who Integrative Care Suits — and Who It Doesn't
It tends to be a good fit when:
- Symptoms are persistent and multi-system, and no single specialist owns all of them
- Testing has ruled out disease but you still do not feel well
- You want food, sleep, stress, and supplementation addressed as one plan
- You are managing a diagnosed condition medically and want supportive care alongside it
It is not the right starting point when:
- You have acute or emergency symptoms — chest pain, severe pain, bleeding, breathing trouble
- A condition needs urgent diagnosis, imaging, or prescription management
- You are looking for a guaranteed outcome, or for care that replaces your physician
We say so plainly in those cases and refer back to your medical team. Nothing on this page promises a result.
How We Work Alongside Your Providers
We do not ask patients to choose between us and their doctors. We review records you bring, keep our recommendations compatible with prescriptions you are taking, flag findings that belong with a specialist, and put the plan in writing so you can share it. If something we see suggests a condition needing medical evaluation, we say so and send you back.
What an Integrative Visit Looks Like
- An intake conversation covering history, diet, digestion, sleep, stress, and hormone patterns
- Discussion of any records or results you choose to share
- Optional at-home functional testing, discussed when a result could change your plan. We do not perform blood draws.
- Personalized, food-first suggestions, with supplement options discussed where appropriate
- Follow-up visits to revisit and adjust the approach over time
Conditions and Topics We Support
- Gut health, bloating, IBS patterns, and the microbiome
- Hormone balance, perimenopause and menopause
- Thyroid and metabolic health
- Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
- Chronic fatigue and brain fog
- Lyme and post-Lyme recovery support
Functional Testing — Collected at Home
Our office does not perform blood draws. The panels we use are collected at home and mailed back: DUTCH dried-urine hormone testing, GI-MAP DNA stool analysis, SIBO breath testing, and saliva cortisol rhythms. Testing is recommended only when the result would change the plan, and we review any labs your own medical provider has already ordered rather than duplicating them. See what each panel measures.
Nutrition and Botanical Medicine
Food comes first in almost every plan we write — not a printed diet sheet, but changes built around the meals, budget, and schedule you actually have. Protein at breakfast, meal timing, fiber introduced at a pace your gut tolerates, and targeted removals that have an end date rather than shrinking your diet permanently.
Botanical medicine and supplementation are used selectively on top of that — a short, specific list chosen for your pattern, checked against your medications, and reviewed at follow-up rather than left running indefinitely. If you already have a shelf of bottles, an early job is usually deciding what comes off it.
Our Naturopathic Doctors
Dr. Mychael Seubert, ND
Focuses on digestive health, autoimmune patterns, thyroid and adrenal balance, and complex chronic care. A graduate of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, he holds naturopathic licenses in Arizona and Connecticut.
Dr. Erica Waters, ND, FMCHC
Focuses on women's hormone health, perimenopause and menopause, and is a graduate of the National University of Natural Medicine. She sees patients at our Huntington office.
New York State does not currently license naturopathic doctors. New York patients are seen in a coaching and consulting capacity alongside their own medical providers.
Locations and Telehealth
Our primary office is in Riverhead, with a second office in Huntington and virtual care for Garden City. We also see patients by secure video across Suffolk and Nassau — the East End, North Fork, and Hamptons included — so a long drive is rarely necessary. Local landing pages: gut health doctor on Long Island and online naturopath for gut health.
Insurance and Payment
We are an out-of-network practice and do not accept insurance.
The Patient Process, Start to Finish
- You book an introduction with a trained member of our office team
- They review your goals and determine whether seeing one of our doctors makes sense
- Your doctor visit is an intake conversation, and you can share any records you bring
- At-home testing is discussed only when a result could change your plan
- You receive personalized, food-first suggestions, with supplement options where appropriate
- Follow-up visits revisit and adjust the approach over time
Explore Our Services
Each focus area has its own page explaining how we approach it.
Start with a conversation
In-office in Riverhead, Huntington, or Garden City — or meet with us virtually from anywhere.
References & Further Reading
- NIH NCCIH — Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health
- NIH NIDDK — Health Information
- American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
The information on this page is educational and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. No specific outcome is promised. Recommendations are personalized and determined during consultation with a naturopathic doctor.