About Us
At FPH Wellness, we're dedicated to providing women with the comprehensive, personalized care they deserve. Our approach is collaborative, inclusive, and participatory. With a multidisciplinary team of functional medicine dietitians, an integrative behavioral coach, and a pelvic floor physical therapist, we provide women the comprehensive care needed to address the whole person — mind, body, and soul.
Through our integrative offerings, we embrace a food-as-medicine approach and employ functional medicine principles to address a wide range of concerns – from infertility to pregnancy, hormonal imbalances, gut health issues, menopause and beyond.
Our Mission
FPH Wellness is a functional and integrative women’s health practice providing women comprehensive, evidence-based support, while fostering a community where women can feel inspired to make change receiving the most up to date integrative care. Our mission is to change the dialogue and outcomes surrounding women’s healthcare by promoting self-confidence, individuality, and personalized care. Our multidisciplinary team focuses on the whole person, nurturing an environment of unwavering support, compassionate care, and uncompromising collaboration. By empowering change from the inside out, true healing is possible.
Meet FPH Wellness Team
Stephanie Sudjian
MS, RD, LDN, CLT, IFMCP
Stephanie Sudjian, MS, RD, LDN, CLT, IFMCP, is the founder of FPH Wellness, and a seasoned Integrative & Functional Registered Dietitian specializing in women’s health. Her expertise lies in creating meaningful connections with her clients to help them harness their bodies' potential using food as a key functional medicine tactic. Stephanie's empathetic nature and commitment to an evidence-based, whole-person approach helps women better understand and trust their bodies' healing abilities.
Drawing from personal experience with unrelenting GI issues, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue dismissed and ignored by conventional methods, Stephanie deeply values advocating for her clients. Her journey, marked by a 15- year struggle for accurate diagnosis and treatment, fuels her dedication to functional medicine's role in whole-body healing. With over a decade of advanced education and specialized functional training, Stephanie is committed to guiding you toward the health outcomes you deserve, with a focus on genuine care and comprehensive wellness solutions. Her mission is to promote self-confidence, individuality, and personalized care for every patient at FPH Wellness, and to change the dialogue and outcomes surrounding women’s health.
Kara Holton
MA, S.PSY.S.
Kara Holton, MA, S.Psy.S., is an accomplished integrative behavioral coach and school psychologist based in Michigan. She earned her Master's Degree in School Psychology and a Specialist Degree in Psychological Services from Central Michigan University. Kara's expertise is in the mind-body connection, and she adopts a holistic approach to support individuals, integrating mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual healing modalities.
Her trauma-informed methods focus on empowering clients, particularly in navigating the challenges and transformations of pregnancy and the postpartum period. As a mother herself, currently embracing her second journey into motherhood, Kara brings personal insight and empathy to her practice. Her experiences in motherhood enrich her professional approach, allowing her to make a profound and positive impact on her clients' lives.
Lauren Peterson
MS, RD, LDN
Lauren Peterson, MS, RD, LDN, is a dynamic Functional & Integrative Registered Dietitian with a lifelong passion for nutrition. Her journey in the field, enriched by extensive education and advanced training in functional medicine, began in a clinical dietetics setting. There, Lauren observed a critical trend: patients were merely surviving, not thriving. Inspired by this realization and her personal health experiences, she pivoted her focus towards identifying and addressing the root causes of health issues using nutrition as a key healing tool.
Lauren's approach is both compassionate and motivating, aimed at helping women rebalance and restore their health. She deeply values each person's unique story, understanding that true health transcends mere absence of disease. Driven by her own challenges with under fueling, over exercising, and excessive stress, and witnessing similar struggles in her family and friends, Lauren embraced a comprehensive lifestyle approach. She advocates for using food as medicine, emphasizes the importance of rest for both body and mind, and sees movement as a form of positive expression.
Christa O’Brien
PT, DPT
Christa O’Brien, PT, DPT, is a dedicated Physical Therapist and Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist with specialized training in pelvic health. Her journey began as a lifelong athlete and has continued into motherhood. Personal injuries experienced during her athletic pursuits and her experiences as a mother to her son born in 2020 and daughter in 2023 ignited her passion for the restorative capabilities of physical therapy for women.
Recognizing a substantial gap in healthcare pertaining to women's health, particularly in exercise guidance during pregnancy and postpartum, Christa was motivated to delve deeper into her field. Her experiences underscored the need for more specific, safe, and effective exercise recommendations for women during these crucial stages, and is especially passionate about helping women return to running. Driven by this need, she pursued additional training in pelvic health, aiming to empower and educate other women. Christa’s goal is to help women stay active during pregnancy and confidently reclaim their athletic identity postpartum, ensuring safety and comfort in their journey.
Mission & Values
Our mission is to provide women with informed, functional fertility, prenatal, and postpartum care while nurturing an environment of unwavering support, compassionate care, and evidence-based guidance throughout the journey toward parenthood.
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The number one driver of happiness. With gratitude, your health is positively impacted in many ways. The practice of gratitude allows us to stay grounded in our practice of helping women move toward opportune health and personal growth.
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A continuous process; the understanding that the road ahead will be the precipice of both creative breakthroughs and unrelenting hardships. Our commitment is to grow through innovation and ongoing collaborative dialogue in an effort to inspire continued personal growth toward your best health.
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Doing the right thing when nobody's watching. Our commitment is to practice what we teach, remain honest and open in our communication, embrace an ownership mentality, and collaborate openly in the pursuit of optimal health.
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True character is revealed when faced with adversity. How we respond to that adversity by refusing to quit and rather overcome drives us to stay committed to our mission to change the conventional approach to maternal health.
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We believe that everything we do should have purpose. Not only does this include our work with clients, but this also includes leading a personal life full of purpose.
Moving Forward By Giving Back
At FPH Wellness, we aim to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Of the many worthy causes, this year we have chosen to support the following organization and will make donations to each at year-end.
