My fees reflect both the time we spend together in session as well as post-visit treatment planning, which includes creating and updating personalized care plans and communicating with your medical team as needed. If my fees pose a challenge in accessing care, please inquire about flexible payment terms. Direct billing is available for most insurance companies.
Delivering a high standard of care means that I incur substantial overhead as a self-employed professional. I invest a significant amount of my personal resources every year to stay up to date on evidence-based medicine through continuing education that is not industry-funded. By refusing to obtain knowledge from educational opportunities that are sponsored by supplement companies and commercial labs, I avoid the trap of buying into psuedoscience, which runs rampant in the wellness industry, my profession and others. I do not profit from selling supplements or lab tests. I am passionate about transparency, medical ethics and providing care that is safe, unbiased and science-based.
1st Visit
$450 (90min. consultation + 30min. post-visit treatment planning)
During our first visit I get to know you, your health concerns, medical history and goals for treatment, and you get to ask me all of your burning health questions. In addition to providing you with new insights into your health concerns and preliminary treatment advice, I order any necessary lab work and request copies of health records from your family doctor or specialist when these are needed to inform our decision making. I provide unbiased information about lab tests and treatments that are not supported by science to help you avoid buying into medical misinformation. It is important to me that every patient feels informed and empowered to take action while having a realistic expectation related to feeling better, what is involved, and how long it should take to reach their health goals. I am transparent about any costs associated with lab testing and treatment options so that my patients feel comfortable and in control of their investment in private medicine.
2nd Visit
$350 (75min. consultation + 15min. post-visit treatment planning)
Your second visit is our opportunity to review findings from lab testing along with any records shared by your family doctor or specialist that are needed to inform our decision making. I want you to understand what the heck your lab results mean and to gain a better understanding of what is contributing to your health concerns, as well as what you can – and cannot – do about them. You get to pick my brain about treatment options, including those within the scope of naturopathic medicine and conventional care, learning how they fit together safely and effectively to serve you best. I will also provide unbiased information about testing and treatments that are not supported by science to help you avoid buying into medical misinformation. You receive a comprehensive treatment strategy that is personalized, integrative and evidence-based, and I become your ally and advocate should there be opportunities to collaborate with your medical team.
Subsequent Visits
Brief $100 (20min. consultation + 10 min. post-visit treatment planning)
Focused $150 (30min. consultation + 15min. post-visit treatment planning)
General $225 (45min. consultation + 15min. post-visit treatment planning)
Comprehensive $300 (60min. consultation + 15min. post-visit treatment planning)
Extended $350 (90min. consultation + 30 min. post-visit treatment planning)
After we have met twice, we meet periodically in order to:
- support you with implementation
- monitor your response to treatment
- adjust and simplify your regimen as you begin to feel better
- troubleshoot challenges
- address new health goals
- proactive disease prevention
The length and frequency of subsequent sessions is flexible and depends entirely on the individual, their condition, health goals and how much 1:1 support they desire.
Reactivation Visit: $350 (75min. consultation + 15min. treatment planning)
Reactivation Sessions are for rostered patients who have not seen me in the last few years and need more time to discuss new or complex health concerns. I have the luxury of time to support your evolving needs with the care and attention to detail you deserve. Welcome back! I have probably learned a lot since we last connected and look forward to seeing you again.
Cancellation Policy
Your appointment time is reserved just for you. Longer visits occupy a significant portion of my workday. Late cancellations and missed visits make it difficult to offer the appointment time to my waitlist and this can affect my livelihood. Please provide 48 hours notice or a compassionate reason to avoid being billed for 50% of the scheduled visit.
Lab Fees
When lab testing is necessary, relevant fees will be disclosed to you in advance in the form of an itemized quote so that you are informed about cost. I do not earn a profit from any lab tests that I order. Patients are only charged for the fees and administrative costs that I incur in order to perform lab testing. An official receipt is provided for lab fees.
I rely on standard diagnostic tests. There are many alternative and functional medicine tests that I do NOT recommend due to their lack of scientific validity and questionable clinical utility (i.e. I do not recommend food sensitivity testing, urine based hormone testing or microbiome testing).
Direct Billing
Please have your health benefits information on hand at the time of your visit if you wish for me to set up direct billing. I can direct bill most insurance companies.
Letters and Forms
Typical communication with a patient’s medical team following recent visits is covered by my visit fees. Should additional time be required to write letters or complete forms, my fee is calculated based upon the rate of $300/hour.
Other Fees
In the event that I incur a fee for requesting copies of your lab results, imaging reports or other medical records from your family doctor or specialist, these fees will be passed on to you. I will only request such items with your written consent. I will inform you in advance if a fee is going to be incurred due to a request so that you may consent to paying the fee in order to proceed with the request.
Dispensary
As a convenience, active patients may order recommended products at a full discount from my online dispensary. This online dispensary platform typically pays commission to practitioners. To mitigate this obvious conflict of interest, a discount is applied so that I am not profiting from the purchase of products that I recommend. Unauthorized orders from non-patients or inactive patients will be cancelled. There is no obligation to purchase natural health products through this dispensary. Patients may obtain recommended nutraceuticals and nutritional supplements wherever they wish.
Aranka Jones 
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