Testimonials
Reflections From Those I’ve supported Through Medicine, Psychotherapy and embodied Care.
“Dr. Kristen Donigan is that rare breed, a true healer. I went to see Dr. Donigan because I suffered from recurring long Covid. My healing journey required deep work on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels of my being. Kristen was able to shift fluently and expertly between all these dimensions. Her profound presence and skill as a NARM practitioner is exceptional, assuring that all the answers on my journey come from within me, deepening my agency at each step along the path.
I offer Dr. Kristen Donigan my highest and most heartfelt recommendation. It is also my greatest hope that she represents the future of what healing can be.”
- Gail Straub, Woodstock, New York
Kristen and I began working together when I was newly postpartum, in the tender and disorienting threshold of becoming a parent. Our weekly conversations helped me process not only the enormous transition into motherhood, but the spiritual, existential, and embodied questions that came with it.
What I appreciated most about Kristen was her deep presence: grounded and open, compassionate and attuned, gentle but strong. Our conversations moved easily through motherhood, family dynamics, art-making and the artist’s identity, death, psychedelics, and spirituality. She could always meet me wherever the work needed to go, and she asked the kind of questions that stayed with me long after our sessions ended.
Working with Kristen felt steadying, spacious, and deeply supportive during a profound season of change.
- Olivia S., Woodstock, New York
“Dr. Donigan is a gifted clinician who embodies the perfect balance of both the science and the art of medicine. She demonstrates a natural talent and presence to connect with others and to foster the trust that is needed to create change. Her astute clinical skills and generous compassion have served many of our mutual patients in their path towards healing.”
- Marissa Serrato MD, FAPA, ABIHM, CCN, Integrative Psychiatrist Chicago, Illinois
“Dr. Donigan listens wholeheartedly and approaches her work with the highest ethics. She draws upon a wealth of current health care information, insightfulness, and genuine compassion to assess a wide range of internal and external variables impacting the whole person. She provides diagnoses and treatment recommendations that honor the sacred relationship between healthcare provider and patient.”
- HJ, Chicago Illinois
I found Dr. Kristen Donigan through the NARM website. My daughter was excited about this mindfulness-based approach and I was curious to see how it might fit with what I was looking for.
When I began seeing Dr. Donigan a year ago, I felt I had the basic tools to address the issues I was struggling with. She helped me organize and hone these tools - supportively and with astute insight. Her warmth radiates through on Zoom and she knows the right time and way to offer her expertise. She is validating and constructive, inviting you to lean into new perspectives.
- Sally Adler Rye, New York
“What I appreciate most about Dr. Donigan is knowing that during every appointment she will give me her full attention, listening deeply and not rushing to get to the next patient. She takes every concern seriously and offers solutions that are realistic and effective. I learned so much about myself in my first few appointments that no other doctor was able to determine. She found the root causes to my complicated issues that a dozen other conventional MDs or DOs could not uncover. I have been a patient for 6 years and I have never been healthier and cared for both physical and emotionally.”
– Lisa Ringelestein, Oswego, Illinois
“I have been delighted to work with and share integrative patient care with Dr. Kristen Donigan. Patients feel deeply heard and cared for at levels most often unspoken about in medicine. Dr. Donigan practices with heart and patients feel this gentle compassionate approach. She appreciates that uncovering old wounds or traumas provides wisdom for the body’s self-renewal and that finding life’s joy and pleasure elevates profound healing.
Dr. Donigan is a true gem in the medical world!”
– Michelle Goebel-Angel, L.Ac., MSOM, MBA Chicago, Illinois
“Dr. Donigan is kind, extremely intelligent, and she deeply cares for people. Her presence, teaching, and compassion allow you to become more yourself.”
- Amber Dow, Chicago, Illinois
“Dr. Kristen Donigan possesses all the qualities I look for in a doctor. She is compassionate, caring, immense patience, open to listening to my intuition, and the consummate professional. I have complete trust in Dr. Donigan, and that says a lot. I appreciate that she treats the whole me and not just the physical. It is rare to find such individuals in life, and I am deeply grateful for the value she has brought to my life.”
- Danny Faith, Chicago, Illinois
“Dr. Donigan is one of many doctors I have seen and is like no other. Period. She exudes and provides a feeling of calm in her office. Dr. D is a true and connected listener and is always abreast of the current findings concerning east/west medicine. She truly cares. Friends I have sent to Dr. D have all had the same experience and impression. Chicago has lost one of its finest, but many new people will be fortunate to know the gift which is Dr. D.”
- Dee Miller, Chicago, Illinois
“Having a long history of doctors who simply did not listen to me, I am totally impressed with Dr. Donigan’s entire approach to health and medicine. Her interest in my health, her ability to remember details of my past care, and offer sound advice with a meaningful explanation, are all components of the wonderful care I was given while seeing Dr. Donigan. She is right on the cutting edge of healthcare, always learning new approaches. Since Dr. Donigan has left Chicago, I am looking for another primary care physician, but I have now seen what quality, personal healthcare looks like and I won’t settle for less going forward. Thank you for everything, Dr. Donigan.”
- Carl Miller, Chicago, Illinois
“Dr. Donigan is warm, compassionate and insightful. I am so grateful to feel like she genuinely cares about me and how I'm doing. I've never met another doctor who offers such grounding and connection to her patients.”
- Sarah Garcia, Chicago, Illinois
