Roots & Rivers® Naturopathic Medical Center

We restore & preserve health using diet, hydrotherapy

and drugless therapeutics in accordance with natural laws.

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Philosophy & Style of Medical Practice

Humanistic Narrative

Providing ample time to hear a patient's story with a spirit of understanding, curiosity, and empathy. One of the most healing experiences is to be seen and to be heard.

Maternalistic

Humanistic Narrative

The belief that the patient is autonomous and thus empower them to be able to make the right decisions for themselves by providing informed consent and teaching.

Vitalistic & Holistic

The fundamental idea that the body can heal. That the patient does the healing, not the doctor. It is health-centric, not disease-centric. And rather than treating disease, this paradigm treats root causes for sustainable health.

Timeless Medicine

Vitalistic & Holistic

The traditional naturopathic approach seeks to identify underlying causes of "dis-ease" through guidance natural laws that govern healing. Rather than a reductionist approach and relying on protocols, we treat each person individually and through patient education. This is the innovation through tradition approach for the advancement of medicine and mankind.

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Why Choose Dr. Gussak?

This concierge style practice provides ample time is provided to tell your story and learn. You will receive a specialized nutritional physical exam in addition to a comprehensive medical physical, learn about the right diet for you using naturopathic Food Intolerance Evaluation with in person instruction from an experienced practitioner and a specialized treatment plan using whole foods and safe ingredients tailored to you.

Dr. Gussak's visits are individualized, comprehensive and well informed. Inspired by nature, philosophy and medicine, she has gained additional unique trainings in Wilderness Medicine, Bioethics, Apitherapy and Vitalistic Naturopathic Medicine. She spends extra time in service to her profession by making the effort to continue traditional naturopathy for future doctors. She really believes that she is practicing medicine the way it is supposed to be.

Professionally exceptional, Dr. Gussak opened Roots & Rivers Naturopathic Medical Center in 2020, founded the Roots & Rivers Foundation where she serves as President and Physician for the non-profit, and also serves as Board Member at the well-reputed and distinguished Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI). In 2025, she achieved the Post-Doctoral Certificate as a Vitalist from the Naturopathic Medicine Institute. Having received he certified training from the Carroll Institute for Food Intolerance Evaluation and Advanced Constitutional Hydrotherapy in 2016 and 2019, respectively, Dr. Gussak was a Teacher's Assistant for both trainings. She is published in a medical textbook on Iatrogenicity , written during her second year of medical school. She graduated with the Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in 2020. She completed a dual major Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey (in Philosophy and Cell Biology/Neuroscience). She has 6 years of medical experience as an EMT, ER Tech and then as Patient Liaison at a large hospital before medical school making her stand out. As result of her unique life and educational experience, she formed a medical practice that brings time, thought and care to each visit. She is balanced, passionate, responsible, and altruistic.

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Why Choose Roots & Rivers Naturopathic?

...Because quality care takes quality time and an individualized approach. This means focusing on sustainable lifestyles to live long & well so you can spend time & money doing what you love (family, work, leisure, etc.).

We use an innovation through tradition approach. By offering multiple drugless therapies for health, we use time tested strategies passed down through generations of naturopaths for effective and sustainable health. Our non-invasive specialties include Hydrotherapy, Diet & Nutrient Therapy (e.g. Food Intolerances), Physical Medicine, Homeopathy, and more.

Our medical approach is to:

Identify and treat nutritional deficiencies
Remove toxicity and inflammation
Allow the body to heal itself naturally

Our mission is to help people become healthy as close to naturally as possible. This means we aim to be Hormone-Free, Synthetics-Free, and Drug-Free as the ideal.

We correct the 3 causes of disease, according to Lindlahr, M.D. , to restore health:

Lowered vitality
Abnormal composition of the blood and lymph
Accumulation of morbid matter and poisons

As a private medical provider, we aim to do medicine the way we want to see it: with an individualized approach and longer visits. The insurance model does not fit this goal well. Therefore, we are a self-pay clinic.

Did you know the term doctor comes from the Latin docere meaning 'to teach'? Hence, we are unique in that we offer longer appointment visits with the doctor for each patient than the standard model. Our downtown Wenatchee office has a sunny, 3-bed Hydrotherapy Suite for outpatient services including Constitutional Hydrotherapy (C.H.T.) for safe & gentle detox.

Discover natural and holistic approaches to wellness with our range of services and products. We are excited to work with you!

Services & Pricing

Services & Specialties

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Our bodies electric and water. Using Advanced Constitutional Hydrotherapy (C.H.T.) to assist the body in its healing mechanisms, naturally and with very little force, can help jump start the path to health.

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Physical Medicine

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Hands-on therapies such as OMT (Osteopathic Manipulation Techniques), HVLA, Cold Laser, Taping, Manual Therapy, Diathermy, Sine Wave Application.

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Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Individual determination of Food Intolerances to help you select the best diet and therapeutic options for a lifetime. Use food as your medicine.

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Reduce Iatrogenicity

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Addressing Iatrogenesis by treating nutritional deficiencies caused by drug by managing therapy to the least dose possible for the shortest duration . We teach patients how to select therapeutics thus reducing unsafe consequences of poor products.

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Roots & Rivers Foundation

At Roots and Rivers Foundation 501(c)3 Charity Organization, your contribution will enable us to provide naturopathic medical services to those in need. We are very grateful for your generosity.

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Apitherapy

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Bee Sting Therapy, a.k.a. Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) is a traditional Remedy for Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis in Eastern Europe. Other products of the hive can be used including propolis and honey.

Bee The Medicine Apitherapy

Homeopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Homeopathy is an energetic modality over 200 years old and entails using diluted substances to stimulate the innate ability of the body to heal.

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Treating Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, and Grief using Mind Body Techniques, Motivational Interviewing. Supplements, Herbs, Homeopathy, Diet and Genetic testing may be used to individualize the approach.

Botanical Medicine

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Botanical Medicine

Medicine made from plants for the purpose of healing root causes and/or symptomatic relief.

Testimonial - Dr. Maria Luisa Gussak

Maria H. says...." Dr. Gussak is a very smart and compassionate doctor with a deep understanding of human health and disease processes. She thinks holistically about her patients and first advises the natural things to improve your health like diet, supplements and lifestyle changes. Dr. Gussak has an amazing ability to find out root causes of any problem and treat you accordingly. I am very fortunate and happy to have such a great doctor on my side during my health journey! "

Voted #1 Naturopath in Wenatchee, WA

Best of 2024: Naturopathic Practitioner in Wenatchee, WA

Roots & Rivers® Naturopathic Medical Center

Establish Care Packages include your first 2 visits & Food Intolerance Evaluation.

I treat people by addressing Nutritional deficiencies, Inflammation & toxicity. the Body knows how to do the rest.

“One of the biggest tragedies of human civilization is the precedence of chemical therapy over nutrition.

Philosophy & Style of Medical Practice

Humanistic Narrative

Humanistic Narrative

Humanistic Narrative

Maternalistic

Humanistic Narrative

Humanistic Narrative

Vitalistic & Holistic

Vitalistic & Holistic

Vitalistic & Holistic

Timeless Medicine

Vitalistic & Holistic

Vitalistic & Holistic

Roots and Rivers Foundation

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Why Choose Dr. Gussak?

Why Choose Roots & Rivers Naturopathic?

Services & Specialties

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Physical Medicine

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Constitutional Hydrotherapy

Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Reduce Iatrogenicity

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Diet & Nutrient Therapy

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Apitherapy

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Roots & Rivers Foundation

Homeopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Botanical Medicine

Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment

Botanical Medicine

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Testimonial - Dr. Maria Luisa Gussak

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