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Balsamroot Family Medicine

Comprehensive, Unrushed Primary Care

Direct primary care and osteopathic medicine in Chelan, Washington. A slower practice built on deep relationships, prevention, and care shaped around your goals.

How I practice

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    Unrushed

    Hour-long visits, so there is time to hear the whole story — not just the reason you came in today.

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    Personalized

    Care built around your goals. We decide together what matters most and make a plan that fits your life.

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    Integrative

    Many paths to healing: lifestyle, osteopathic manipulative treatment, medications when they are needed, and close coordination with your specialists.

Dr. Sydney Brock on the lakeside path in Chelan

Meet Dr. Brock

“Evidence-based without being rigid, and open-minded without abandoning scientific rigor.”

I started Balsamroot Family Medicine out of a desire to practice medicine in a way that feels more aligned with why I became a physician in the first place. Over time, I found myself increasingly frustrated by the limitations of corporate medicine: rushed appointments, fragmented care, and a system that too often leaves little room for the relationships and thoughtful conversations that make good primary care possible.

As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), my training has always emphasized looking at the whole person, understanding how different aspects of health are connected, and recognizing the importance of prevention alongside treatment. I wanted to build a practice where those principles could truly guide the way I care for patients.

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My approach is unrushed, comprehensive, and patient-centered. I believe good medicine starts with listening, taking the time to understand each person's priorities, and making decisions together. I value evidence-based medicine while remaining curious and open-minded about emerging research and complementary approaches that may support health. My philosophy is simple: evidence-based without being rigid, and open-minded without abandoning scientific rigor.

I created Balsamroot to make space for a more thoughtful kind of primary care: one built on trust, continuity, prevention, and the belief that patients deserve to feel heard, understood, and actively involved in their health.

Direct primary care

What membership includes

One monthly membership covers your everyday primary care, with no copays for visits.

  • Hour-long visits with your own doctor
  • Direct access to me when you have a question
  • Lifestyle and preventive care built into every visit
  • Coordination with specialists and the rest of your care team
  • Simple, transparent pricing — no surprise bills

Membership pricing

Ages 22–44
$150 / month
Ages 45–64
$175 / month
Ages 65+
$200 / month
Children 0–21 with an enrolled adultfirst child · $75 each additional child
$100 / month
Children 0–21 without an enrolled adulteach child
$150 / month

One-time enrollment fee: $200 per person, $400 maximum per family.

Focus

Special interests

Women's health

PMS and PMDD, perimenopause and menopause, fertility, and the many ways hormones shape how you feel.

Integrative medicine

Functional medicine and lifestyle medicine alongside conventional care — evidence-based without being rigid.

Hands-on care

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)

OMT is a hands-on treatment that osteopathic physicians train in throughout medical school. It uses gentle pressure, stretching and movement to ease pain, improve mobility and support the body’s own ability to heal.

OMT is offered separately from membership. Pricing coming soon.

Dr. Sydney Brock with her stethoscopeA stethoscope hanging from a branch over the lake

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