Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum Care for all Families
Holistic, individualized reproductive care from preconception to postpartum, for all genders, families and body types.
August 2024 Announcement:
My practice is currently closed to new patients for the Fall of 2024. I will begin accepting new patients into my practice again in January 2025, and will be reaching out to schedule appointments in October 2024. Please call the Jewell Chiropractic front desk at (971) 420-2198 if you’d like to be added to this waitlist!
Hello, I’m Dr. Sarah!
I’m licensed as a Naturopathic Physician and Acupuncturist. I use she/her pronouns and identify as cis-female, but appreciate and celebrate the full spectrum gender expression. I am white, of Irish and Scottish descent, and come from a middle class background. I identify as queer and have been married to my partner for 10 years. My family and I live on the ancestral lands of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya and Molalla tribes, otherwise known as Portland, Oregon. I grew up in Oakland, California, and feel at home on the Mendocino coast, under the Bay Area eucalyptus trees and in the granite rocks of the Sierra mountains, though I don’t get to see those places much these days. I have had at least 2 cups of black coffee daily since I was a teenager and have no plans of stopping. I have two sweet kiddos, Norah and Goldy, and I love watching their passions and individuality unfurl. I’m an Enneagram 4, and a Libra sun, Aries rising and Virgo moon - I don’t know much about astrology except to say that this feels like a real internal battle at times. I have ADHD, dysautonomia, and was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was 12 years old. I’m passionate about disability justice, trans and queer justice, dismantling ableism within the medical profession (and everywhere), and helping those with invisible illnesses and identities be seen and supported.
My Practice
I work within Jewell Chiropractic in the sweet Kenton neighborhood of North Portland.
In my practice, I blend a number of modalities that I have found to be impactful for lasting, whole-self healing, with the common thread of all of these lineages being seeing you as a whole person, embedded in a connected ecosystem. My ultimate goal is to act as a guide, advocate and sounding board to help your body access its own innate resources to heal itself. I offer:
Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Cupping
Somatic Bodywork, including Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®, Holistic Pelvic Care™ and Craniosacral Therapy/Myofascial Release
Intrauterine Insemination - both in office and in the comfort of your home
Western & Chinese herbal medicine
Nutritional counseling & supplementation of specific nutrients
Classical Homeopathy, Biotherapeutic Drainage, Flower essences
Compounded medications and prescription pharmaceuticals
Lab work, imaging and functional testing
Anti-Oppression Statement
As a Queer Reproductive Justice advocate and Healthcare Provider, I choose to challenge the Women’s Health industrial complex that caters to cis, hetero, white women while promoting harmful practices of weight loss, nutrition, spirituality, and cultural appropriation. I also acknowledge that I have participated in upholding all of these harmful practices in the past and will make mistakes as I continue to learn and unlearn within our racist, patriarchal, heteronormative, ableist, capitalist culture and education model. I not only want to expand the umbrella of reproductive health and chronic illness care to serve queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people–especially those who are Black, Brown, and Indigenous, I also want to be a positive influence in reclaiming their right to exist, recovering their dignity and bringing respect and recognition back to their communities. Queer, trans, and non-binary folks have existed well before colonizers invented the concepts of gender and heteronormativity. As a queer, cis-gender, White fertility Naturopath and Acupuncturist, this theme of re-centering marginalized communities in reproductive healthcare is important to me because I see the way white supremacy and capitalism negatively affect the mental and physical health of my patients and community on a daily basis. I want to end the cycle of passing this harm to future generations. My mission is to be a part of the restoration of ancient and Indigenous systems of medicine where people of all genders, all sexualities, all abilities, all races, and all socioeconomic backgrounds are seen, valued, and supported in creating the family and life they desire and deserve.
♡Sarah Trotta, ND, LAc (she/her)
This anti-oppression statement was inspired and informed by the work of Josie Rodriguez-Bouchier (Intersectional Fertility) and Iliya Parker (Decolonizing Fitness).
What My Patients Say