Say Hello to Our Founder and the Vision Behind the Apothecary
Vale Apothecary is a one-stop wellness destination founded in 2023 by Dr. Merchant with the support of her clinical team of nurses, physicians, and pharmacy professionals. Dr. Merchant developed the Apothecary to promote natural, homeopathic remedies and habits based on her clinical, personal, and professional experience.
A little background
Hailing from the West Indies and a family of medical professionals, Dr. Merchant was no stranger to the importance of physical health. However, her experience and knowledge of one's inner experience was lacking. Let's face it, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding mental health, and it was not widely recognized in the Caribbean. Still, Dr. Merchant was able to recognize how many cultural practices, traditions, and even medical knowledge of the times related to our mental well-being ('bush tea' anyone?) and provided real results for real people. Dr. Merchant
Dr. Merchant is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with specialty focus in Neuropsychology, Health Psychology, and Forensic Psychology.
Dr. Merchant started her journey pursuing a career in traditional medicine with the goal of eventually becoming a trauma surgeon (what was she thinking?). After a little of this and a little of that, Dr. Merchant became enamored by the mind-body connection and the impact our intrapsychic life had on our physical well-being. With the goal of promoting improved adaptive functioning and mental/physical well-being, Dr. Merchant turned her sights on clinical psychology, and frankly, never looked-back.
Mind-Body-Spirit
While her journey took her on a slightly different path, Dr. Merchant never lost sight of the importance of physical health. With her newfound appreciation of the relationship between mental and physical well-being, Dr. Merchant incorporated her current medical knowledge with her new found mind-knowledge to be used as a more effective tool of delivering care and promoting wellness and stability, all within the natural framework she is accustomed to.
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