THE HEALING SANCTUARY
Our Providers
A Full Spectrum of Integrated, Integrative, and Functional Health Clinic Services
The Healing Sanctuary Health Care Providers
Jeffrey B. Baker, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jeffrey Baker is the owner and founder of The Healing Sanctuary. He has dreamed of doing this for over 10 years and is excited to be able to make it happen.
Dr. Baker helps patients with all their health care needs and questions with a more balanced and holistic mindset, looking to find the source of the issues instead of just treating the symptoms. He is a continual learner and never seems to quit in helping patients in new and better ways for their health.
Dr. Baker appreciates you trusting The Healing Sanctuary with your health!
Taylor Drew Smith MSPH, PA-C
Physician Assistant
As a native of Idaho Falls, Taylor is excited to practice in this wonderful town and serve the community that gave so much to him in his youth. He became interested in healthcare at a very young age after having the opportunity to work at his grandfather’s pharmacy in Idaho Falls, Eastgate Drug. Taylor finds great satisfaction in building trusting and lasting relationships with those he sees, and finds the most joy when medical decisions can be shared between the patient and provider.
He loves being a part of the healthcare team at The Healing Sanctuary and working with the integrative medical approach they provide. Taylor believes that health is so much more than just physical wellness, and includes emotional, social, spiritual, and communal well-being as well.
Joseph Armbruster, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Joseph was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri and lived there for 38 years. He chose nursing as a way to help others, and began his nursing career working in neurosurgery patient care and neurology research. He met his future wife and moved to Elko, Nevada where Joseph continued working for 14 years before getting his Family Nurse Practitioner degree at Purdue University.
As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Joseph enjoyed working with children in a pediatric clinic. He felt that his purpose was to help others better their lives physically by sharing the wisdom and knowledge he had acquired in his medical practices.
Christina Powers, DNP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner
She earned her BSN from ISU, fulfilling her lifelong dream of entering the medical field. She later returned to ISU and graduated with her Doctorate as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2022. Initially, she had an extensive background in banking, but after becoming an RN, she worked as an in-patient dialysis nurse, at a same-day surgery center, and in a rural community hospital as an ICU nurse. These experiences provided a strong foundation for her role as a Nurse Practitioner in cardiology.
She is thrilled to join the THS/CRP team to deliver exceptional care. She’s passionate about helping patients achieve optimal health and well-being through various therapeutic interventions in a transformative and healing manner.