Dr. SEAN HEEREY

Traditional remedies and natural health practices have been part of Dr. Sean Heerey’s world since childhood. As a boy he would watch his Colombian grandmother prepare home remedies to improve her health, as well as use many foods as medicine for her family. He fondly remembers the aromas as she cooked deliciously simple, whole foods meals.

Born and raised in a bilingual and bi-cultural home in Queens, New York, Dr. Heerey has been exposed to many customs and traditions, all of which have led to a deep appreciation of multicultural wisdoms. Living with the challenges of intermingling languages, English and Spanish, naturally led him to study Speech-Language Pathology in college. Dr. Sean Heerey attended Queens College, City University of New York where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) with a minor in Spanish and went on to earn a Master of Arts in SLP.

As a bilingual SLP, he has worked for 20 years with special needs infants, toddlers, and pre-school children with speech, language, feeding delays and disorders. Prior to discovering naturopathic medicine, Dr. Sean Heerey watched children’s speech and communication problems improve, but their overall health was poor, compromising their ability to fully participate in therapy.

This obstacle to healing sparked curiosity about the relationship between diet, health, and well-being. Once trained, Dr. Heerey began incorporating into his SLP practice Craniosacral Therapy, bodywork that harmonizes the central nervous system, supporting the body to heal and balance. The more he practiced this technique, the more interested he became in the overall health of his patients. During these years, career change thoughts were a constant companion.