We've been taking good care of the South Sound community since 1987
Meet Our Doctors
Our Story
It’s easy to forget how good we can feel when our bodies are functioning properly. In fact, a majority of Americans today have come to accept all their aches and pains, sniffles and sneezes, fatigue, indigestion, weight gain, headaches, mood swings and food cravings as normal and unavoidable. We’d like to help you get back to feeling great and staying that way. It starts with listening to you. We get to know you and your body so we can come up with a health plan tailored to your needs. Then with our guidance, and relying on the latest advancements in naturopathic medicine, you take control of your own health. As your body rebuilds itself, you’ll start to remember what being healthy is supposed to feel like.
Our Approach
If you decide to become a patient, you will benefit from the most advanced natural healthcare options available. The primary goal is your recovery. This involves a four-tier approach:
- We reduce the risk and discomfort of whatever illness you might have with the safest and most effective means, including natural medicines and pharmaceutical drugs when necessary (Yes, Naturopathic doctors can and do prescribe pharmaceutical medications when necessary).
- We fortify your body’s weaknesses and deficiencies with the right diet, nutritional supplements and, if indicated, natural hormone therapies.
- We correct the underlying causes of your illness and remove the obstacles to recovery.
- We stimulate your body’s self-healing functions.
To accomplish all this, we take advantage of the latest in clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques. They help us to understand your unique body makeup and identify the root causes of any temporary (acute) or recurring (chronic) health issues you may have. We then use a comprehensive range of effective, non-invasive natural therapies to correct the problem. Once corrected, your body will do what comes naturally – heal itself.
Should your health problem defy conventional understanding, an unconventional approach may be the solution. We’ve had great success thinking outside the box. You can count on us to consider every rational and reasonable approach to uncover the causes of your unique symptoms and prescribe a health plan that will give your body the support it needs to heal itself.
When you come in for an appointment, along with receiving great care from one of our doctors, our staff will make you feel right at home. All of us are here to help you when you need us.
Meet Our Doctors
The clinic’s associate doctors have all completed a two-year residency with Dr. Miller – a fairly unique model for Naturopathic Clinics and a big advantage for you. This ensures a unified topnotch approach to patient evaluations and treatment. You benefit from each doctor’s unique talents and personalities while they work as a team to arrive at the best and most innovative health evaluation and recovery approaches. When thinking inside the box just isn’t working, our team consults during regular case review and treatment strategy sessions looking for breakthrough treatments. The result is greater success and a higher level of care for you.
All our doctors have different backgrounds and come from different parts of the country, but they’ve all graduated from an accredited naturopathic medical school. For more information on the various schools and what it means to be accredited, visit aanmc.org.
In the State of Washington, naturopathic physicians have one of the largest scopes of practice of any medical professions in the United States. This means our doctors have the necessary skills to guide you through most of your primary healthcare needs, including the use of prescription medications and referrals to medical specialists.
Dr. Julia Miller
Clinical Director
Dr. Julia Miller, not to be confused with her father Dr. Owen Miller, is a Washington native and lifelong outdoor enthusiast. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Seattle University, where she competed as a varsity athlete in track and cross-country. As a scholar-athlete, she merged her long-standing interest in medicine with performance-focused health and fitness strategies.
Following graduation, Dr. Miller spent a year working and volunteering in the medical field, an experience that solidified her calling to become a naturopathic physician. While volunteering in a hospital in India, she witnessed firsthand the profound consequences of the global diabetes epidemic. This experience ignited her passion for the prevention and treatment of chronic degenerative disease not through symptom management alone, but through addressing root causes and promoting true disease resolution.
She went on to earn her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in 2015 and completed her residency at the Holistic Health Clinic. Dr. Miller welcomes patients who are motivated to build or rebuild their health. Her clinical focus centers on therapeutic nutrition, which she views as one of the most powerful tools for disease reversal. She has particular expertise in treating hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, reflux, IBS, Crohn’s disease, and colitis.
She also specializes in hormone replacement therapy and enjoys helping optimize testosterone levels in patients of all genders. She is Biote certified in hormone pellet placement. Practicing in Tacoma has heightened Dr. Miller’s awareness of the health impacts associated with heavy metal and environmental toxin exposure, making environmental medicine a growing area of focus in her practice.
Dr. Miller is a member of the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She resides in Seattle with her husband, and on weekends they can often be found exploring the mountains, hiking, mountain biking, or skiing.
DR. KAROLINA PRAY
Dr. Karolina Pray earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the National University of Health Sciences and brings extensive clinical experience helping patients navigate complex, chronic health concerns through a comprehensive, root-cause approach to care. Originally from the Czech Republic, she has practiced throughout the Midwest, Northeast, and West Coast, bringing a diverse perspective to her practice.
Inspired by her own journey to better health through natural medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle changes, Dr. Pray developed a passion for helping others find answers and improve their well-being. Her integrative approach may incorporate botanical and nutritional medicine, individualized supplement protocols, and hormone support tailored to each patient’s needs. Having experienced the challenges of prolonged illness firsthand, she offers compassion and understanding to patients who have struggled with persistent symptoms or feel their health concerns have not been fully addressed.
Her clinical interests include a wide range of health concerns, with a focus on identifying underlying contributors and supporting whole-body wellness. These include digestive and gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic bloating, food sensitivities, and gut microbiome imbalances; hormonal and reproductive health, including perimenopause, menopause, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, PCOS, PMS/PMDD, and low testosterone; thyroid and metabolic conditions such as hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, blood sugar imbalances, and insulin resistance; complex chronic illnesses, including Lyme disease, co-infections, persistent Epstein-Barr, and post-viral fatigue; immune and environmental concerns, including autoimmune conditions, mold and mycotoxin exposure, heavy metal toxicity, allergies, and recurrent infections; energy, cognitive, and emotional wellness, including chronic fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, depression, and attention and focus challenges; inflammatory and musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis, joint pain, and chronic myofascial pain; and pediatric health concerns such as eczema, childhood allergies, digestive discomfort, recurrent ear infections, and attention, focus, and sensory challenges.
Outside the clinic, Dr. Pray enjoys spending time with her family, exploring different cultures, and enjoying the outdoors.
Dr. Brook Munro (formerly Scronce)
Dr. Brook Munro has been a valuable member of our professional team for over 15 years, providing naturopathic primary care to patients of all ages with a variety of acute and chronic health conditions. She encourages longstanding and sustainable healthy changes in her patients by focusing on education and self-empowerment. Treatment plans are personalized and emphasize proven nutritional and botanical therapies, as well as conventional pharmaceutical prescriptions when indicated.
Dr. Munro has a special interest in hormone balance and has extensive experience with thyroid disorders, PMS and irregular menstrual cycles, perimenopause and menopausal challenges, and contraceptive prescribing. Her treatment options for such concerns feature bio-identical hormone replacement, conventional pharmaceutical formulations, herbal remedies, and nutritional therapies. Additionally, Dr. Munro also has significant clinical experience with mood balance, adrenal fatigue, detoxification, and weight loss.
Dr. Munro grew up in a small town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her interest in medicine started in high school after she completed a fellowship with the American Heart Association and came to accept that her love of modern dance was not going to support a career. She holds a dual bachelor's degree from Duke University in biology and religious studies with a focus on Southeast Asia. While studying abroad in India, she was introduced to many forms of healing traditions including naturopathic medicine. The importance that naturopathic medicine places on treating the whole person and teaching patients resonated with her deeply and inspired her to become a naturopathic physician.
After completing her undergraduate degree, Dr. Munro relocated across the country and received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in 2005. She then completed a two-year residency at the Holistic Health Clinic and has continued on for many years providing excellent patient care, in addition to mentoring new physicians by providing them with a 1-2 year post-doctoral residency.
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Munro can be found in national and state parks camping with her family. She enjoys hiking, yoga, international travel, photography, playing board games, and cooking delicious meals with local foods for her family and friends.
Dr. Thea Lukens
Dr. Thea Lukens grew up in Olympia, Washington, where an early emphasis on nutrition, lifestyle, and the body's innate ability to heal sparked her passion for medicine. While volunteering as an EMT, she developed a deep appreciation for emergency medicine but realized her passion was prevention and helping patients improve their long-term health. This led her to pursue naturopathic medicine, drawn by its blend of evidence-based science and whole-person care. Dr. Lukens earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University after completing her undergraduate studies in pre-med and food science at The Evergreen State College.
She has a special interest in cardiometabolic health, hormone health, and gastrointestinal medicine, with a focus on conditions such as high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, digestive disorders, and hormonal imbalances. Dr. Lukens believes that understanding the "why" behind symptoms is key to creating lasting health. She partners with patients to develop personalized treatment plans that integrate conventional medicine with evidence-informed naturopathic therapies, including pharmaceutical medications when appropriate, clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, physical medicine, and lifestyle counseling.
She is passionate about helping patients better understand their health and empowering them with practical tools to make sustainable lifestyle changes. Dr. Lukens is grateful to practice in the Pacific Northwest. Outside the clinic, you'll often find her in the mountains skiing, mountain biking, swimming in a nearby river or gardening.
Dr. Owen Miller
Clinical Director
"Dear Patients and Community,
After 40 wonderful years, I am stepping away from direct patient care to support the next generation of great naturopathic physicians at the Holistic Health Clinic as their advisor. I want to take this moment to thank all of you who have trusted me with your healthcare, and that of your loved ones, over these past decades.
I trust that the naturopathic physicians at the Holistic Health Clinic, under the direction of my daughter, Dr. Julia Miller, will take full advantage of the foundation they stand on and reach even greater heights. Trust them to care for you as I have done."
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