Your first visit
An hour that's actually yours.
You won't be rushed, and you won't have to make your case. Here's exactly how the first appointment works, what it costs, and what to bring, so nothing about it is a surprise.
Before you come in
When you book, we'll send you a short intake to fill out at home. It asks about your symptoms, your history, and what you're hoping for. Take your time with it. The more I know before you arrive, the more of our hour we can spend on you rather than on paperwork.
The conversation
Most of the first visit is talking. What you're feeling, when it started, what you've already tried, what's changed. I'll ask a lot of questions. You'll have room to answer them properly, and to ask your own.
Examination and bloodwork
Where it's useful, we'll do a physical assessment and arrange comprehensive bloodwork. Standard testing is ordered through Alberta Precision Laboratories and covered by Alberta Health when medically indicated. If specialized testing is ever worth considering, we'll talk through the benefits, limitations, and costs together before anything is ordered.
A plan you helped build
We'll talk through what your options actually are, including the trade-offs. You leave with a plan you understand and agreed to — not a prescription you don't remember consenting to.
What comes after
Once your results are in, we'll review them together and adjust. Hormone care isn't a single appointment; it's a relationship that gets more precise over time.
The appointment
Time to do this properly.
Appointments are billed by time, at $440 per hour, so you only ever pay for the time you use.
Your initial consultation is booked for 60 minutes. Follow-ups are usually 15 to 30 minutes, and once you're underway with your plan, some patients like to book a quick fifteen-minute check-in. The choice is yours.
This is a private, fee-for-service practice. It isn't billed to Alberta Health Services, which is what makes the longer appointments possible — the time to take a full history, think properly about it, and explain what I'm seeing.
Many extended health plans reimburse Nurse Practitioner visits. We'll give you a receipt you can submit; it's worth checking your plan before you come in. Bloodwork is covered through the provincial labs, and prescriptions are sent to your pharmacy — so if you have coverage, most of it is looked after.
If cost is a concern, say so when you book. I'd rather talk openly about what's realistic than have you sit at home wondering.
What to bring
Only what helps me understand you.
- A list of your current medications and supplements
- Any recent bloodwork or specialist reports
- Any testing completed outside Alberta Health: another province, another country, or a private laboratory
- Any questions you've been saving up
If you don't have any of it, come anyway. We can order what we need.
How to book
A phone call or an email is all it takes.
There's no online booking system. You'll speak to a real person who can answer your questions and find you a time.
A note from Kate
You know your body better than anyone.
I'd like to help you make sense of it.
Whether you've been struggling for months or years, you don't have to figure it out on your own. Let's sit down together and start with a conversation — no pressure, just a place to be heard and a way forward that finally feels like yours.