Andy Turner, ND
Naturopathic Doctor in Portland, Oregon
Hormone Specialist | Feminist Medicine Advocate
My work is rooted in the belief that health is more than the absence of disease—it’s a return to wholeness. It’s about remembering who you are, honoring your rhythms, and having the space to feel nourished and seen. My job is to walk beside you as you reconnect with your body, your power, and your place in the world.
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While my clinical focus is on women’s health—hormone balance, fertility, postpartum care, and childfree wellness—I care for people of all ages and genders. Many of my patients bring their children, partners, and loved ones with them into the healing process. I welcome families, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those who haven’t felt truly heard by the healthcare system.
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My care is trauma-informed, inclusive, and realistic. You don’t need to have it all together to begin. Whether you're seeking primary care, support through a major life transition, or simply trying to feel more like yourself again, I’m here to help.​
My
Story
I’ve wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember—not in a flashy, dramatic way, but in the quiet, steady way a calling sometimes lives in a child’s body. I was the kid who followed family members to every medical appointment, who sat wide-eyed through stitches and tooth extractions, asking questions with more wonder than fear. I built DIY first aid kits for every room of the house. I watched my own shots with curiosity. I spent hours on the bathroom floor paging through our human anatomy book, tracing bones and vessels with my fingers before I could read the words. I didn’t know then what kind of doctor I’d become—I just knew I wanted to help people feel whole.​​
But knowing your path and walking it are different things. Somewhere between growing up and trying to be everything for everyone, I lost sight of the thread. It was yoga that helped me find it again. My mom brought me to my first class when I was ten, hoping it might ease the anxiety that had started to settle into my small, sensitive body. It did. Yoga became a quiet refuge—a place I could return to when the world felt too loud, too fast, or too much.
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Over time, it grew into something much more than movement or breathwork. It became a framework for healing, a way of seeing the body as sacred, complex, and inherently wise. I studied philosophy, Ayurveda, the koshas and gunas—drawn to the idea that healing isn’t about fixing, but remembering. During undergrad, while working toward degrees in Public Health Education and Health Sciences (with a minor in Gender Studies), I was studying organic chemistry by day and memorizing Sanskrit by night. I explored what it means to live in alignment. I didn’t always know where it would lead, but I knew it mattered.
I thought I’d go straight into medical school after college—but life, in its way, invited me down another path. I got married. I opened a yoga studio. I became a clinic manager. I got divorced. I walked through grief and uncertainty and came back, over and over again, to the question: Who am I?​
​​Eventually, that question brought me back to my first love—medicine—but with deeper roots and a fuller heart. I returned not just to become a doctor, but to become this kind of doctor: one who honors both science and soul. During medical school, I completed a three-year midwifery apprenticeship and earned a certificate in natural childbirth. I trained in integrative pelvic floor therapy with Dr. Kathryn Kloos and began studying yoga therapy with SarahJoy Marsh to more fully understand how bodies hold and process our life stories. These weren’t detours. They were the curriculum. Every step—every unraveling and returning—taught me how to hold space for others as they find their own way home to themselves.
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All of this—medicine, yoga, midwifery, grief, growth—has shaped how I practice today. I don’t see healing as fixing. I see it as remembering. Coming back to what has always been true. And walking with others as they do the same.
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Beyond the White Coat
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These days when I am outside of the office, you might find me going for walks with my partner and our dog, tending the garden, baking (I'm on a sourdough kick), or stretched out with a book—I love a good sci-fi fantasy to give my brain a break from medicine. Yoga continues to be a touchstone, and the mat remains a place where I return to myself.
My aim is to slow down enough so I can hear what really calls me—and to live in a way that reflects who I truly am. That’s also what I want for the people I work with: not just healing, but a sense of homecoming. A reconnection to what’s steady, sacred, and true.
