Our Team

If my life journey has taught one thing, it is that the student may one day become the teacher. I have dedicated the last eighteen years of my life to seeking health solutions—first within my own family and later with clients in my private practice. I did not set out to become a nutritional counselor or an integrative practitioner. I followed a typical path: I went to college and became a banker then portfolio risk manager. But life had something else in store for me. My son’s illness at a young age forced me to start looking at lifestyle and nutrition. Once I got started, I could not stop. My analytical mind made connections and compelled me to continue studying. Years later my daughter became life-threateningly ill from misdiagnoses and poor medical care.

Carla is a Naturopathic Doctor that joined our team because she believes integrative care is the key to wellness. Growing up, Carla was constantly reminded that the greatest wealth is health. Through her years of education and clinical experience she witnessed firsthand that nutrition is a huge component of health. She believes in Hippocrates’ wise words that food should be your medicine and medicine should be your food. Food choices either bring you closer to health or closer to disease. As a result, her passion is serving as a mentor in each person’s unique journey to their best health.

She is trained in nutrition, lifestyle counseling, biochemical individuality, mind-body wellness, botanical medicine, genomics, and stress management. In addition to her Naturopathic Degree, Carla has an extensive educational background including a Master of Science in Physiology & Complementary and Alternative Medicine from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Saint Joseph. In her spare time, she loves painting, yoga, running, trying new recipes, and staying up to date with research. Carla has been fully trained by Teri on The Cochrane Method, deepening her knowledge of the way we look at the body in health and disease.

Sarah received her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University with honors and then graduated with a Master of Science degree from the University of North Carolina. Her graduate study research resulted in several publications in peer reviewed journals. She has worked as a biologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sarah’s work at NIH was in the field of epigenetics – the study of how the environment affects gene expression. It is this work that serves as the foundation for Sarah’s research at Teri Cochrane – Beyond Nutrition. Her scientific investigations focus on supporting the practice’s clinical findings as well as directing new treatment modalities. She has been a part of Teri’s team since 2013 and has played an important role in the evolution of the practice by bridging the gap between our cutting-edge work and mainstream science. Sarah is a recipient of the Department of Commerce 2007 Silver Medal for Leadership and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

CERTIFIED HOLISTIC HEALTH COACH

Margo is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Nutrition Counselor focusing on diet and lifestyle as key components in healing and achieving optimal wellness. She is a graduate of the Ohio State University and received her Health Coach training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University. Margo has studied with prominent Doctors of Naturopathy, integrative MD’s, holistic dentists and others who are pioneering new approaches to health and wellness. Margo is a graduate of Full Body Systems – a functional nutrition training program through Holistic Nutrition Lab and is certified as a coach through the School for Applied Functional Medicine. She loves learning and attends multiple integrative wellness conferences and trainings. One of her passions is finding state-of-the-art ways to improve wellness outcomes and bringing them into our practice. Margo has been a part of Teri Cochrane – Beyond Nutrition since 2014.

Ashley James’s journey to help others began with her own medical illness that started at age twelve. Ashley later met Teri while desperate to find answers to her long-term health problems. Having the journey she had before meeting Teri is what gives her the patience and understanding while working every day. Being able to spread hope and knowing there is a reason and there is a better way of living is why she is passionate about her job and education. Ashley is currently studying holistic nutrition at Huntington’s college of health sciences to achieve her board certification and bachelors in integrative health. She is specializing in Pregnancy, Pediatric & Adolescent Nutrition as well as herbal medicine. A goal of Ashley’s is to allow a journey of peace and healing that others were told was not possible.

Kristina completed her Bachelor of Economics degree from NYU in 2010. From there, she settled into a finance career, and quickly realized that this wasn’t the path intended for her. She took a leap, and opened her own small business in 2013. She ran the business for five years, but about 2 1/2 years in, she faced a multitude of health problems, ultimately leading her to find Teri in 2015. It was from this experience of fully regaining her health with Teri’s approach, that she realized her true passions fell in holistic health practices. Kristina then went on to complete her Holistic Health Coaching Certification through the Health Coach Institute in April of 2017. It is now her mission to be a part of helping others find their way to their own “happy health.”

Mary Murray graduated from James Madison University in 1985 and pursued a career in banking. After her third child was born, Mary was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and started researching using nutrition as a way to be symptom free vs. taking pharmaceutical drugs. She has been symptom free for over 20 years after a complete diet change. Mary became a client of Teri’s and in 2013 started working as Teri’s office manager. Today she is in charge of inventory and other office duties when needed. Mary strongly believes in the work that Teri does and the power of the human body to heal given the right tools.