Holistic Pediatric Healthcare

Katie has been in the field of maternal/child health for over 25 years. She has dedicated the past decade to learning more holistic methods and incorporates a functional medicine approach to her practice.

My mission is to support families that want to make informed healthcare decisions that are best for their individual needs.

Holistic Pediatric Healthcare

Holistic therapies treat the patient as a whole person. That is, instead of treating an illness or a system, holistic treatment includes an individual’s overall physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing before recommending treatment. After decades in primary care, Katie discovered that a whole body approach, focusing on the overall health of the body and not individual diagnoses, leads to the healthiest outcomes.

Why Katie?

Katie has over 25 years of clinical experience treating children. She specializes in helping families that suffer with the challenges of ADHD, anxiety, Lyme Disease, mold toxicity, abdominal issues, headaches/migraines/seizures, eczema, POTS, PANS/PANDAS, Autism and other neuron-inflammatory issues. Katie has walked down the long and difficult path of raising a child with special health care needs. After years not getting the answers she needed to help her family, she learned there was more to healing the body than was taught in her traditional training. Her continuing education along with personal experience gives her a unique perspective. She will always look out for your child’s best interest.

Katie is an active member of the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs and attends their conferences twice a year to further her knowledge in neuro-developmental issues in children. She is currently working through her fellowship with the organization.

Services
  • In person services include physical assessments to complete paperwork for school/sports/camp, etc. **All functional medicine will now be via Telehealth (still with me) through Well Rooted Pediatrics.
  • Telehealth appointments can address any ongoing chronic health issue. Some of the diagnoses that I specialize in:
    • ADHD
    • Anxiety
    • POTS/Dysautonomia
    • Lyme Disease/tick-borne illness
    • Mold Toxicity/MCAS
    • PANS/PANDAS
    • Eczema
    • Abdominal issues
    • Headaches/migraines/seizures
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder

All telehealth appointments will follow the guidelines set by Well Rooted Pediatrics. To make your telehealth appointment call Well Rooted Pediatrics at 815-322-9300.

In person appointments can be booked by emailing me for availability at katiepinktolley@gmail.com. Appointments available in Salisbury, MD the 2nd Wednesday and Easton, MD the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Home visits are no longer available.

*All in person appointments are to be paid in full at the time of booking. Cancellations are available (minus service fees) up to 48 hrs before your appointment. There will be an additional $100 fee for patients that do not show for their appointment.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Do you take insurance?
    • I do not take insurance for in person or telehealth appointments.
  2. How much does an appointment cost?
    • In person appointments cost $200/hr. *If you have 2+ children, I will provide a $50 discount for multiple children seen on the same day.
    • Functional medicine appointment prices vary depending on treatment plan. Please contact Well Rooted Pediatrics to discuss cost and schedule your initial appointment.
  3. Are you a primary care provider?
    • I am a licensed advance practice nurse (APRN) and certified as a primary care pediatric provider (CPNP-PC). I can complete any forms you may need for school, camp, sports, etc. I go more in depth with the healthcare needs of my patients than a typical primary care provider.
    • I do not offer acute care services as a primary care provider.
  4. Do you treat Lyme disease with antibiotics?
    • I do not treat Lyme disease and co-infections with antibiotics. I use herbal treatments for most of the patients I work with.
    • I found that antibiotic treatment creates challenges for the immune system and the gastrointestinal system due to the extended amount of time they need to be administered and the length of time between exposure and treatment.
    • Some of the co-infections associated with Lyme Disease, such as Babesia, are not bacterial organisms and are not eliminated with antibiotic treatment, leaving the patient sick and sometimes even worse after the wrong treatment.
  5. How do I know if I need a tele-health appointment or an in person appointment?
    • If you need a basic physical assessment, paperwork for school/sports/camp, you need to be seen in person. If you are interested in getting to the root cause of your child’s chronic health symptoms so they don’t get worse, you need to schedule a telehealth appointment.
  6. What ages do you see/treat?
    • In person, 1 to 21 years.
    • Telehealth, all ages up to 21 years.

“Katie was a breath of fresh air. I wanted a healthcare provider for my children that listens to me as a mom. Katie does. She listened to our needs and acknowledged things that other doctors said were no big deal. It was all a big deal to Katie. I can’t say enough about how thrilled we were to find someone like her to support our family.” ~E.W.