Alexis Kochevar is a physician assistant at Strive Direct Health, a direct primary care clinic in Erie that does not bill insurance. Patients pay a monthly membership that covers their visits, and members can reach the team by text, phone or video. She has practiced family medicine for close to 20 years and handles menopause and hormone therapy as part of that everyday primary care. She is also trained in functional medicine and puts a lot of weight on nutrition, fitness and lifestyle alongside hormones. The clinic says Colorado law keeps it from seeing anyone on Medicare, so it suits women who are not yet 65. In-person visits happen at the Erie office.
Stephanie Traver is a women's health nurse practitioner who founded Vital Menopause after years in a hospital-based clinic, and she sees women in downtown Erie and by video anywhere in Colorado. Care runs in four-month packages that pair hormone therapy with lab work every eight to twelve weeks, body composition scanning and direct messaging access to her between visits. She prescribes FDA-approved, body-identical hormones, and her most complete package adds GLP-1 medication with ongoing medical management. Every package also includes a supplement and lifestyle plan that is updated as treatment changes. A wellness coach on staff runs the strength training, nutrition and recovery sessions, and a separate aesthetics team runs the practice's skin arm. New patients can start with a free fifteen-minute discovery call before committing to a package.
