Connecticut Natural Medicine

In November 2023, I began experiencing severe hives and facial swelling, and as time went on, more troubling symptoms arose. Over the next four months, I consulted with nine different doctors and specialists in search of answers. Unfortunately, their only suggestion was to resort to pills or injections to suppress my symptoms. I wanted to understand the root cause of my issues before considering any questionable medications.During my first appointment with Dr. Schindler, she thoroughly reviewed all my bloodwork and took the time to listen to my concerns, experiences, and symptoms. I was exhausted from my search for answers and hesitant about seeing yet another doctor, but Dr. Schindler is truly different. She validated my concerns and demonstrated a genuine commitment to helping me find a diagnosis before suggesting any treatment plans. She had her initial theories, ordered additional tests, and ultimately diagnosed me with mold toxicity, along with a few other issues in my body.After we had the mold removed from our attic, I experienced a remarkable improvement—within just two days, my symptoms were almost nonexistent. I’ve been following her recommended supplement regimen to support my healing, and I am incredibly grateful to finally be symptom-free after nine months of suffering.Dr. Schindler is not only exceptionally knowledgeable but also kind and determined. I deeply appreciate her personal and professional approach to health and her nonjudgmental attitude towards helping each individual heal. I highly recommend Dr. Schindler, especially if you’ve been struggling to find the care you need from other doctors. Additionally, the entire staff has been wonderfully pleasant and supportive throughout my journey.

If you want to be truly heard, your search ends here. Dr. Schindler and her office staff (Angela & Sam) provide top-tier care that stands out. After years of doctor hopping and being told, Youre fine or Everything looks perfect, despite feeling terrible, I finally found a place that listens to my concerns. They guide you through every test, diagnosis, and treatment with exceptional care and support. I am now a lifelong patient and will always recommend this practice. The treatment is simply amazing—this is how all doctors offices should be run!

Dr. Sarah Schindler and her whole team are absolutely amazing! I cannot say enough good things about this practice and I have referred so many of my friends and family here already. Dr. Sarah helped me and my husband tremendously with our health and fertility as we planned to start our family. I believe that the work we did with Dr. Sarah played a huge factor in us conceiving our first baby. She listens thoughtfully, digs deeper to find answers and treats problems with great care. We love her and her practice!

I highly recommend Dr. Sarah Schindler and the team at CT Natural Medicine! I have been working with Dr. Schindler for about 4.5 months and it has made a world of difference! I have started to feel better and am in a much healthier place holistically than I was earlier this year and than I have been over the last several years. Her team is always so professional and courteous and makes sure that you receive the best care possible. I am so excited for what the future has in store and I am looking forward to the continued success of my treatment and healing journey with Dr. Schindler.

I cannot say enough amazing things about this place. Dr. Schindler is extremely thorough in getting to the root of any and all concerns. I also work with Dr. Benco for acupuncture which has helped me significantly with stress, sleep, menstrual pain & Lyme. I see Sarah for massages occasionally as well. Their entire team is beyond supportive, welcoming and genuinely care about your well-being. Truly an amazing place to be seen, heard & cured!

I started seeing Dr. Schindler in 2021. I had hormonal imbalances at that time for over 10 years. Rather than just drawing basic labs and making assumptions off of a small amount of levels, I have never had a practitioner go to the depths that Dr. Schindler went to to analyze what was going on with me as a whole and not just based on one level. She spends actual TIME with her patients- she is not an in and out in 5 minutes practitioner. I also appreciate that she supports you in whatever steps you want to take in your journey if you’re not ready to jump all in at once. I credit her expertise and help in being the reason I (surprisingly) got pregnant about 8 months after starting to see her!! I had been told for years I would struggle to get pregnant, which up until that point proved to be true. I have recommended many people to see Dr. Schindler as she is the only practitioner I’ve had in my life that I feel CARES!!!

Dr. Schindler and the team have been great to work with. Dr. Schindler listens. She listens. Therefore she is great to talk to! She diagnosed my Lyme disease immediately and I am getting better. Plus I am getting a wonderful education on how natural medicine heals without toxicity. Im very pleased.

I cant recommend CT Natural Medicine enough! The staff is so kind and knowledgeable. Dr. Schindler quickly found the root cause of a lot of my issues that my other Doctors did not. Dr. Schindler is so informative and helped me understand what is going on in my body and came up with a great treatment plan. I am feeling so much better already, and am so grateful for CT Natural Medicine. My whole family now goes and they are all so happy. If you want to understand your body and how to actually heal yourself, this is the place for you!

Dr. Schindler was so helpful and very thorough during the first visit. I felt listened to and she took all my concerns seriously, even the minor ones. She had some suggestions that I could start doing during my first visit, as well as some long term ones. She was very transparent about the out of pocket cost for testing when I asked, and did not push me to get anything until I was ready. She laid out everything very clearly and gave me a summary of everything we talked about. I would definitely recommend her.

CT Natural Medicine is a great practice that I feel like is a part of our extended family. My husband and I have been working with Dr. Schindler for a while and we wholeheartedly trust her medical insights. Dr. Benco is an amazing acupuncturist who truly takes her time getting to the root of issues and treating the holistic body. Her sessions will transport you to another place! I also love their facials and skin products they carry. Even the front desk staff are amazing and always a pleasure to see. We love this practice!

If you’re tired of getting the run around from traditional doctors, made to feel uncomfortable or as if youre “crazy” every time you have a concern, or spoken to condescendingly when you dont just agree with their findings and want further answers then CT Natural Medicine is the place for you. I was so tired of being told “your vitals look good, blood work is normal, and your weight is fine” whenever I had an issue to discuss. I was ignored for my questioning multiple physicians findings when I went for a second opinion. When I saw Dr. Schindler she asked me what I wanted help with, what I wanted to prioritize, and when I told her she wanted MORE info on how I felt, not less. She offered testing and ways that we could stagger it to be more cost effective for once I felt listened to by a Dr. Instead of being ignored and pushed off. My life has been made better by this practice and I am thrilled to finally be seen by someone who values my input on my own health vs what the typical standard is.

Dr. Schindler has lead me in the right direction of managing my thyroid symptoms. She is a great practitioner to work with. She is attentive and caring and I have recommended her to many friends as a result of my success with her!

Sarah was an amazing find while pregnant. I treated myself to a pregnancy massage multiple times and not only was it the most relaxing thing for my aching body, Sarah gave me sooooo much advice. She also got me hooked on Bach products! I met Sarah while she was taking her NP classes and I knew once it was official I would make an appointment with her - I’ll be seeing her next week and I can’t wait! It is so nice to see someone so passionate about her work and so ready to dive into helping others.*** I wrote my original review 2 years ago and Ive still been seeing Dr. Schindler. She is a doctor who not only listens to her patients but takes action. My healing process has been a long one and she has been there for me the whole time. It is nice to have someone who actually wants to figure out the root cause and not just prescribe something.

Dr. Schindler has gone above and beyond for me and my family from the very beginning! This is starting before my children were even part of the picture! I saw Dr. Schindler for Arvigo massage before I started my fertility journey. It’s safe to say that I truly believe my family even exists due to the help of Dr. Schindler! Prenatal massage, acupuncture with Dr. Benco and postpartum TLC are just to name a few of the wonderful amenities I have experienced at Connecticut Natural Medicine. I have even had my children seen by the wonderful pediatric ND Dr. Bakke. The entire staff at Connecticut Natural Medicine makes sure you are taken care of from the moment you walk in the door until your appointment concludes. The compassion and care are felt by everyone in the office. I have often joked I wanted to “move in” or at the very least stay overnight bc it’s so calm, warm, relaxing and inviting within the walls of this wonderful practice! Thank you for always being there!

Dr. Schindler was so helpful, insightful, knowledgeable, and just overall kind when I went to her to look into some fertility issues. I also saw Dr. Benco for acupuncture, and was so helpful and thoughtful when working with me. I couldnt recommend them both enough!

Dr. Schindler is the kindest, most genuine provider. When other providers hadnt listened, she listened intently, never rushing, asking all of the right questions. I had never felt so validated and heard. She is intuitive and shows an incredible passion for her work. After two years of crippling symptoms, doctor after doctor ignored them and had no answers..until I saw Dr. Schindler, who in just one visit, had a diagnosis and a treatment plan! I am so grateful for meeting her and having her help me through some of my most challenging times !

Dr. Schindler is amazing! She’s incredibly knowledgeable, progressive, compassionate, down to earth, & easy to talk to. Whatever your health issues, she can help you! With medicine that works WITH the body, to bring it back to optimal health, instead of drugs that cover up symptoms & don’t deal with the root cause. She also has a comprehensive team, including a fantastic acupuncturist in Monica Benco, who is so knowledgeable & multifaceted, as well as a massage therapist. Her office staff are warm & welcoming, and her office is beautiful & comfortable. I feel blessed & grateful to have them as my healthcare team!

I cannot say enough great things about this practice. Not only has it made a great difference in my life but also the life of my spouse and my children. We were fed up with being tired, drained, not sleeping well and just overall stressed. It took Dr S a mere 2 hours and a few panels of blood work to figure out medical issues that doctors and specialists had not been able to pinpoint after years of visits and tens of thousands of dollars. In just a few short months I was feeling better than I ever had. The medications my primary care wanted me on for BP and cholesterol were not needed at all. I feel better than I ever have and have Ct Natural medicine to thank

Dr. Sarah is incredibly intelligent and excellent at what she does. Her patient rapport is out of this world and her clinical skills are beyond thorough. You feel like you are heard. She will get to the root of the issue and provide you with a thorough treatment plan and a full explanation behind it. She helped my husband and I prepare our bodies for getting pregnant and when she gave us the green light, boom I was pregnant!! You will not get treatment like this any where else!

The practitioners here are amazing! Especially Dr. Benco, who has helped significantly to prevent my headaches and help manage tension and pain overall! Sara T is the best massage therapist I’ve ever been to! Such lasting results from both!

Dr. Franzoni is incredibly thorough and knowledgeable. She has helped me refocus my nutrition to aid with pregnancy and now post-partum with nursing and recovery. She is wonderful and I love our sessions. Holistic and great person to learn from

Dr Schindler and the staff of CT Natural Medicine are fantastic! I felt like someone was finally looking at the whole picture, my whole self, not just a specific symptom or concern. Very thankful to have found this office!

Tl;dr: I do not recommend Connecticut Natural Medicine. The type of support and guidance they provide is below par. I am deeply concerned by the lack of transparency in the process and approach, not least of all reflected in the prior emails, communication with the office manager, and overall experience.My personal experience is with Dr. Sarah Schindler at this practice. I had an initial visit on April of 2022, which cost $327 out-of-pocket. During the visit, she made promises to review my blood work, and provide recommendations after my visit. During the consultation she mentioned she would make dietary recommendations, acupuncture referrals, and would help me meet my goals. I never received an email or document with her recommendations. When I followed up with an email and questions from my initial visit, she responded with referrals for me to see someone else, or make another appointment with her to answer the questions.She prescribed a supplement, that had an ingredient which I wasnt sure I could take due to my diagnosis made a year ago. I emailed asking if it was still advisable for me to take the supplement given the associated risks, however, I didnt receive a response until almost a month later when I spoke with the office manager, Sara Tyburski. She was very unprofessional during the phone call. She repeatedly interrupted me until I asked her to give me a chance to answer her questions without being interrupted. She did apologize and promised to follow up with Dr. Sarah. The next day, I receive a very unhelpful email suggesting for me to make a follow up appointment in order to receive recommendations.Working to ameliorate my health issues has been both physically and emotionally draining; while I am hopeful that there is a natural way to solve them, interactions like the ones Ive had with Connecticut Natural Medicine further erodes that hope.I do not write this with any intention to be disrespectful or slanderous, but rather to express my concern and frustration! I hope this review is helpful to you as you look to improve your health. Wishing you all the best!

I wish I knew about Connecticut Natural Medicine sooner! I was referred to Dr. Schindler near the end of my infertility journey. I came in for an initial appointment for Arvigo® Maya Abdominal Therapy and was blown away by her knowledge, attention to detail, and disposition. Although I was not in there for a naturopathic appointment, she still took the time to look over my labwork, explain quite a few details to me, and make some recommendations for switches to be made in my supplements. My egg retrieval date had been set, so I didnt set up a naturopathic appointment but I would have if IVF didnt work. Luckily it did! Maybe it was the Arvigo® Maya Abdominal Therapy?! She used a variety of techniques to manipulate my body to properly align reproductive organs, hips, and other aspects ofy body. She also sent me home with a self care routine to perform, to stimulate my reproductive organs and keep them in place. I dont understand all the specifics (although she did explain everything) but Ive never felt so good after a massage. Now weve transitioned over to prenatal massages and I couldnt be more happy with those! I count down the days to my monthly massage! She really takes care to focus on the areas that need the focus, as well as taking care to keep my growing baby as safe as possible! Not to mention, the new space is gorgeous, cozy, and full of all the good natural stuff you could need!

I went to see Dr Sarah for an Arvigo abdominal treatment and a massage. I have been to MANY massage therapists over many years and I can honestly say she is the VERY best. Intuitive to your bodys responses of discomfort, thorough, and professional. The Virago treatment was exceptional. I had only ONE treatment and it helped balance my periods and cured me of my issues. Do NOT hesitate to go see Dr. Sarah. You will thank yourself!

Dr Sarah is professional, listens to you, and has excellent solutions. She has always gone above and beyond for me, and has been able to answer my many, many questions. Dr Sarah was able to figure out what was “wrong” with me in one visit, after TEN YEARS of going from doctor to doctor to specialist to specialist. She looks at the WHOLE picture, listens to you as a human being, and puts all of that together with her medical training- it’s amazing to have her as my doctor. I’m super grateful for her!

Dr. Sarah is the most caring compassionate and knowledgeable person in her field. When your GP only says, “ here’s a pill this will help”. Or they don’t really understand or have the time to understand your real needs that’s where Dr. Sarah comes in. A few questions or tests and she will nail why you don’t feel well or find a different approach for you to feel yourself again. I myself take 4 prescription pills and I had slowly lost my taste and was angry, couldn’t sleep, tired. Sarah checked what my prescriptions were, They had been striping my body of important vitamins I needed. I had no zinc, hence loss of taste. Very very low serotonin hence my anger, tiredness, not sleeping.Today I am feeling better and tasting again thanks to Dr. Sarah. You want to feel better? Make an appointment at Connecticut Natural Medicine.

My family and I love CNM! Weve seen Dr. Sarah for massage and naturopathic medicine. Shes helped ensure that our infant daughter is doing well from birth through present through craniosacral massage and its been incredible to watch as she had tongue/lip tie revisions and for Dr. Sarah to keep her function up so her revisions remain intact! The whole team at CNM is great and inviting as well as thorough and knowledgeable! You and your family will be well taken care of if you head to Connecticut Natural Medicine.

I am a birth doula who has been referring to Sarah for years to help clients facing fertility struggles, cesarean scar tissue work, prenatal and induction massages as well. I’ve recently been referring clients in their postpartum period to see her for naturopathic services. Hormonal struggles, postpartum issues and more. I don’t only refer to her, but see her myself. She’s the best!

Sarah is intuitive and caring. Her personality draws you in and creates a safe space for you. She is knowledgeable and insightful. You could not do better! I highly recommend seeing Sarah!

Dr Schindler is patient and extremely thorough. I have complete confidence in her ability to find answers to my complicated medical challenges.

When starting with Sarah I had multiple digestive issues. Now, my digestion issues are all but resolved. Sarah listens more than any medical professional I’ve met with previously!

They stay focused on your issues.