Meet the founder
Dr. Tawainna Houston
Licensed naturopathic physician, educator, author, and founder of Journey of Wellness Natural Medicine Center.
Dr. Houston provides virtual wellness consulting for adults seeking a more personalized, whole-person understanding of their health. Licensed as a naturopathic physician through the District of Columbia, she brings more than a decade of clinical experience and over two decades of combined experience across natural medicine, counseling, education, pastoral care, and community wellness.
A calling rooted in care and understanding
Seeing the Person Behind the Health Concern
Dr. Houston’s passion for wellness grew from a lifelong interest in how the body, mind, relationships, culture, faith, environment, and lived experience shape health. Her education in sociology, pastoral care and counseling, and naturopathic medicine allows her to listen from more than one perspective and to recognize that a person’s health story cannot be reduced to symptoms or laboratory values.
She is especially committed to creating the kind of wellness experience many people have been searching for: one where there is time to be heard, where questions are welcomed, and where education helps clients understand their bodies and participate confidently in their own progress. Her work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, cultural awareness, and a belief that meaningful wellness care should honor the whole person—not simply manage isolated concerns.
Care that recognizes your full experience
Culturally Responsive Wellness Care
Health does not exist apart from culture, lived experience, chronic stress, access, family patterns, or environment. Dr. Houston brings these realities into the wellness conversation with respect and without assumptions—creating space for clients from many backgrounds to feel heard, understood, and actively involved in their care.
Education & credentials
A Multidisciplinary Foundation
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
National University of Health Sciences
Master of Divinity
Pastoral Care & Counseling
Princeton Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts
Sociology
Howard University
Author
Making Wellness Knowledge Accessible
Dr. Houston is the award-winning author of the Amazon bestseller Black Wellness Barriers and the practical guide Detox-Style: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Through Daily Holistic Detoxification Practices.
Educator & advocate
Advancing More Responsive Care
She has taught cultural competency in healthcare to medical students and shares her expertise through community education, radio, newspapers, and podcast conversations about prevention, chronic health concerns, and health equity.
Begin With a Conversation
Use a complimentary discovery call to share your priorities, learn how virtual wellness consulting works, and decide whether the approach fits your goals.