Meet Caitlin, CHHC, CPT, NCCA Personal Trainer
Caitlin Pfeil
Caitlin is a Certified Holistic Health Coach certified through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy with the Institute of Functional Medicine. She has been working in the holistic health world for over a decade. She is also an NCCA Certified Personal Trainer, with a specialization in fitness nutrition. On the Leaves of Life team, she does one-on-one Health Coaching in partnership with practitioners, as well as providing laser allergy treatment for patients who need help with environmental and food allergies and other imbalances. Caitlin is passionate about helping her patients attain optimal health.
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Her specialties include balancing glucose levels, stress management, lifestyle & diet changes, detox, balancing hormones, and laser allergy treatment to significantly reduce or eliminate allergy symptoms.
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As of April 1, 2024:
Initial (first time) consultation: $175 for a 60 minute session ($75 deposit paid at time of booking, $100 paid at time of appointment).
Follow up appointments: These range from 15-60 minutes depending on the time you spend with Caitlin.
15 minutes is $60
30 minutes is $100
45 minutes is $125
60 minutes is $150
Initial Laser Allergy Appointment: $125 (for ages 1 & older); $50 deposit at time of booking, $75 paid at time of appointment.
Follow-up laser allergy appointments: $95
For babies up to 1 year old and any child who is breastfeeding:
Initial Laser Appointment: $150 (which also includes treatment of the mother)
Follow-up laser appointments: $140 (which also includes treatment of the mother)
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Heartburn! That is what originally brought me to Leaves of Life! I had numerous other issues, but this is the one thing I was certain needed a more holistic approach. After taking a daily Prilosec for ten plus years, I was determined to have an alternative. I saw Caitlin and that’s where we started. It’s been over a year and a half since my first visit and I no longer take Prilosec, and no longer have heartburn. But, that was just the start of my transformation successes.
I have stopped taking two of the three blood pressure medications that my primary family doctor had told me I was maxxed out on the doses of each and there is no way I would ever be off them. I would have to take them for the rest of my life. (Well, I had heard that before - that’s what they said about the Prilosec). I am now also off a depression medicine that my primary family doctor said would be hard to get off of. She had to wean me off in increments.
I was morbidly obese (nice term they use at the doctor’s office) and was having no success changing this. I watched my calories, fasted, exercised in the morning on an empty stomach, and went to the gym after work. What else could I possibly do? When Caitlin said I was stressing my adrenal glands and my body was making too much of the stress hormone cortisol, I asked for her suggestions. Her advice - eat before I exercise, eat more, stop exercising so much. I thought, Are you kidding me? I can’t lose weight as it is, if I do that, I’m going to gain weight for sure. But, she added in some ideas to help with the process- working with my lymphatic system, breathe work, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, etc.
It’s hard to believe it myself, and I can’t name one thing that caused this change in me. I just think it was a combination of all the self-care. But I stopped going to the gym so much, stopped counting calories, and stopped obsessing about my next meal, and miraculously I started losing weight.
I had chronic knee pain that has disappeared. It had gotten so severe I couldn't walk up and down the stairs without holding on to the railing. I was diagnosed with Lipedema and was told my legs would always be affected by it, but I changed my outlook and my mindset and used self-care techniques like working on my fascia and some amazing thing happened.
At 54 I am the healthiest I have been in over 25 years. I appreciate the time Caitlin took at every appointment to understand my issues and help me learn more about what my body needed. I learned so much and am so grateful for all that Leaves of Life has helped me to accomplish.
Caitlin’s Story:
“Hi, I’m Caitlin, and I am so excited to be part of the incredible team here at Leaves of Life. The kind of world I want to live in celebrates holistic health with a focus on balance, where body positivity is the norm, diet culture is not, and where “bad” foods don’t exist. It’s possible with small but powerful steps, accountability, support, and making it fun! I also love working in partnership with the practitioners. Working collaboratively with doctors, nurses, and lifestyle educators offers you a clear treatment plan.
Over eleven years ago, I knew I had to make a change. At my heaviest, I was fifty pounds overweight, tired and moody, with skin issues, environmental allergies, food sensitivities, and frequent headaches. I joined a gym, became certified as a Personal Trainer and my passion for the gym led me to fitness competitions. Most recently I competed in the Arnold Classic. Competing has taught me extreme drive, intrinsic motivation, patience, and discipline, but definitely not balance. Now, I’m an advocate for balancing physical, mental and emotional health, which I’ve seen spill over into and improve all different areas of my own life and in the lives of my family, friends, and clients.
I’ve been working as a part of the holistic health world for over a decade now! I have owned and operated a successful nutrition club and storefront, led many large group fitness classes, taught dozens of nutrition workshops and seminars, managed thousands of supplements as a buyer for a health food store, and I’ve appeared on 10TV Columbus multiple times leading health, fitness and cooking segments. I spend hours every week self-studying to stay up to date in the ever-expanding world of natural health, and I enjoy continuing education conferences and seminars. I look forward to meeting you and working with you to help you achieve your goals and live your best, balanced life!” ~ Caitlin