Testimonials
Some Feedback from Patients & Students:
Whether teaching or seeing patients, Dr. Kelchner’s passionate commitment to Spirit and the healing power of nature make her one of those special practitioners who are able to meet their patients and students from the heart. She is a highly skilled physician as well as an ever evolving spiritual healer. I am profoundly blessed to have once had her as a student and now as one of my own personal healers.
— Dr. Deborah Frances RN, ND/ Dancing Crow. Naturopathic Physician and Lakota Elder.
Dr. Amy is a unique and formidable healer. I had the great fortune of being referred to her when my health issues seemed insurmountable and conventional medicine had failed me on so many levels. From the first visit, Dr. Amy exuded a calm confidence, giving me hope for a recovery for the first time in months. She combined in-depth knowledge of naturopathy and cranial sacral therapy with powerful shamanic healing. Over the course of the coming year, little by little, she untangled me from a web of issues both on the spiritual and physical planes. On the spiritual side, she helped me remove several curses, correct a kundalini meditation gone wrong, and heal loads of family and personal trauma. On the physical level, she used cranial sacral therapy to heal an old neck injury that had been causing me all kinds of nerve problems and insomnia, she used homeopathy to help me overcome a stubborn fear of death, and she had me take herbs to heal lifelong digestive issues. Most of all, she slowly but surely taught me how to be empowered, own my energy, and stop being such a victim of other people and circumstances all the time. If I am enjoying good health, a certain level of confidence, and greater mental peace right now, it is largely thanks to Dr. Amy and her healing methodologies. She is a powerful shamanic healer and a skilled doctor. I highly recommend her to anyone who is struggling with health issues and is ready to embark on a journey to renewed health. Thank you, Dr. Amy, for all you have done for me!
— B.R.
I’ve had such amazing healing with Dr. Kelchner. She’s been helping me heal from past emotional/energetic traumas, multiple brain injuries, and a chronic mold infection. I highly recommend her as she’s a compassionate and an amazing healer. Thank you, Dr. Kelchner!
— V.M.
Dr. Amy has helped me through many physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychic ills. I’ve struggled with chronic illness nearly my whole life and I’m drawn to holistic treatments in tangent with emotional and spiritual well-being. Dr. Amy provides that interconnected type of medicine for me. She creates a warm and safe space where I can meet all parts of myself, with loving awareness, and heal.
— M.M.
I've been on a journey with chronic health challenges for eight years, and throughout that time I've had the feeling that there's been something vital missing from my healing process. Over the years I've worked with countless practitioners and have myself become an herbalist, diving full-force into the many realms of holistic healing.
Dr. Amy is the first practitioner I've worked with who has centered the relevance of my spiritual journey within that process. I felt immediately at ease with her during our first session, knowing that I was seen beyond the surface and sensing that I could trust her to consider not only my immediate physical symptoms, but also the journey of my spirit and soul. Working with her has truly been a healing balm — it's as if a deep well that has always been inside of me has finally opened up for me to explore, grow and learn from in new ways. I'm grateful for Dr. Amy's empowering accompaniment and wisdom.
— J.M.
Working with Amy has been very transformative for me. She balances well the nuances of creating a sacred container to help me re-connect with my power and the spiritual realms in a grounded and personable and trauma-informed way. I also really appreciate her ability to address all aspects of my experience, including my physiological well being through naturopathic and body/energy work, in addition to fostering my spiritual and emotional wellness. I leave sessions with her feeling very held and encouraged to expand in a supported way. I feel like each session delivers what it could take years to move through in a psychotherapy session (and I'm a former therapist!).
- B. M. Portland, OR
I had been in the care of another naturopathic doctor for a year-and-a-half without being able to cure my life-long digestive issues and autoimmune condition. I was upset and discouraged. All the remedies I tried were either not working or not leading to dramatic improvements. The other naturopathic doctor suggested I visit Dr. Amy to get a “shamanic perspective” on my health issues. Within 6 months of seeing Dr. Amy at regular intervals, I achieved a breakthrough. With her infinite shamanic wisdom and calming demeanor, Dr. Amy cleared all the energetic knots tying me to my old issues. Today, over a year later, I feel like a different person. Dr. Amy has helped me regain a sense of stability and optimism that I had lost. I feel like a normal person again and can eat many things that were once major triggers for me. I recommend her wholeheartedly. Thank you, Dr. Amy!
— B.R., Lake Oswego, OR
Before starting craniosacral therapy with Amy Kelchner five months ago, my Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and PTSD had taken over my life. I was full of constant severe pain, anxiety, and depression. Through her healing touch and our vision work, I have gotten my confidence and vitality back. I am able to take on life and its challenges without burying my head in the sand first. Years of illness and abuse had taken away not only my ability to work and participate fully in life, but my will to live, as well. In the past five short months, I have regained my will to survive; I have confidence in my abilities; my stamina has increased; and I have left my cane behind. Walking and moving have become more like a passion than a chore, more like the old me, and I am excited to see how much further therapy can take me. Although my pain continues (at a lower level), I know now that I can survive it. I have hope and I believe I can, one day, conquer my pain and illness.
— J.S.
Amy’s gentle, knowing ways have played a large part in my healing journey, and although I pray daily for the miracle of an instant release from my pain, I know my journey has been swifter than I ever dared dream possible. I am more centered, more present, and more comfortable in my own body than I have ever been in my 48 years. I am overcoming traumas from my early life, finally letting go of years of the aftereffects of abuse stemming all the way back to childhood and my first marriage.
Thank you, Amy, for improving my life. You have not only helped me grow and survive, but actually start thriving again. Words cannot express how grateful I am for another chance at life.
— S.S.