Dr. Lorie Gumbs-Tyler

About Me

Dr. Lorie Gumbs-Tyler is a licensed Naturopathic Physician in the state of Connecticut and Certified Nutrition Specialist. She completed her medical training at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, where she graduated Cum Laude. Dr. Gumbs-Tyler’s clinical education provided experience from pediatrics through geriatrics. She received extensive training in nutritional medicine, mind-body counseling, generative medicine (nutrigenomics and microbiome analysis) women’s health, metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders, allergies and food/environmental sensitivities, endocrine imbalances, and autoimmune diseases. She has received training from the Upledger Institute in CranioSacral Therapy; SomatoEmotional Release; CranioSacral Applications for Conception, Pregnancy, and Birthing; and CranioSacral Therapy for Pediatrics.

Dr. Gumbs-Tyler’s approach is focusing on what is most important in patients’ lives to support them in reaching a place of truly thriving and arriving at a state of overall wellbeing that shines from the inside-out. She understands and celebrates the individual cultural traditions of each patient and honors a sense of community. Her process is holistic, addressing the connection between one’s mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. Dr. Gumbs-Tyler’s training with the Empowerment Institute has additionally shaped her development of an empowerment-based model to health, helping people to restore balance within themselves and reach a level of sustained wellness.

In addition to general family medicine, Dr. Gumbs-Tyler has special interests in women’s health, men’s & women’s fertility, pediatrics, allergies, and stress-related imbalances. She uses a variety of therapeutic approaches, including herbal medicine, clinical nutrition, homeopathy, physical medicine, hydrotherapy, and nutritional and lifestyle counseling.

Naturopathic Medicine and CranioSacral Therapy are wonderful vehicles for Dr. Gumbs-Tyler to follow her passion for seeing people embrace an outlook of wellness and embark on the journey towards arriving at their best, most radiant selves.

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Professional Associations / Memberships

Connecticut Naturopathic Physician Association

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