Meet Doc Thomas: Root-Cause Health Coaching for Whole-Body Wellness
Mission
My mission is to help individuals rebuild health naturally through holistic health coaching, detox support, and root-cause functional wellness strategies.
I guide clients who feel depleted, inflamed, overwhelmed, stuck, or chronically unwell toward greater balance, resilience, and vitality. My work is centered on supporting the body’s natural ability to heal, regulate, and restore through practical, whole-body health principles.
Rather than focusing only on symptoms, I help clients explore the underlying stressors that may be contributing to imbalance — including nutrition, lifestyle, detoxification, nervous system stress, environmental exposure, and long-standing patterns that affect overall wellness.
My Holistic Approach
My holistic health coaching approach begins with listening.
Every person’s health story is different, so I take time to understand your symptoms, history, lifestyle, stressors, and goals. From there, I help identify patterns that may be contributing to imbalance and create a practical wellness plan designed to support better function.
Care may include functional health education, nutrition guidance, detox pathway support, nervous system regulation, lifestyle strategies, and personalized coaching. The goal is not a quick fix, but steady progress toward resilience, vitality, and long-term wellness.
Why I Do What I Do
My passion for natural health began early in life at my Granny’s kitchen table.
Some of my first memories are of sitting with her as she prepared breakfast, often with hot lemonade and extra Vitamin C. Granny was what many people today would call an herbalist. She understood vitamins, minerals, natural remedies, and the importance of supporting the body before problems became larger. As a curious five-year-old, I became fascinated with one simple question: what helps the body heal, and why?
That question became personal when I woke up one morning with torticollis, often called “wryneck.” My neck had spasmed to one side and was stuck at an unnatural angle. The pain was intense. Any attempt to move felt unbearable.
My mother, who was a nurse, tried to help, but I was in too much pain to let her touch me. She called my Granny, who said, “Bring him to me, and I’ll take him to my doctor.”
That doctor was Dr. Kramiin, a former electrical engineer who had developed instruments to help detect nerve interference and inflammation. He carefully evaluated me, explained what he believed was happening in a way I could understand, and adjusted the areas of spinal dysfunction. The intense neck pain resolved quickly, and I was amazed.
As I started to get up, he stopped me and said, “I’m not done yet. There’s an issue in your lower back.”
I told him, “But my lower back doesn’t hurt.”
He explained something that changed the way I understood the body: dysfunction does not always create pain, especially when motor nerves are involved. After he adjusted my lower back, another long-standing childhood issue changed as well — I stopped wetting the bed.
That experience shaped the rest of my life.
Dr. Kramiin helped me understand that the nervous system influences far more than pain. Sensory nerves allow us to feel, while motor nerves control movement and function. That early lesson sparked my lifelong study of functional neurology, chiropractic principles, and the role the nervous system plays in whole-body health.
Over the years, I came to believe that true healing requires looking deeper than symptoms alone. Conventional medicine has an important place, especially in emergency and acute care, but my own path led me toward root-cause wellness, natural health, detoxification, nutrition, and functional approaches that support the body’s ability to regulate and repair.
Today, that same passion guides my work. I help people better understand their bodies, identify patterns of imbalance, and take practical steps toward renewed health, vitality, and resilience.
Curriculum Vitae
"Doc" Thomas Klassy, ND IDE QME (Can) DACACD
Undergraduate Education:
New College of California, A Science Institute: SF, CA – Sciences/Pre Meds
Shasta College: Sciences/Pre Meds
Chico State University: Administration of Justice/Pre Law
Butte College - Law Enforcement / Social Justice / Admin of Justice / Pre Law
High Schools: Chico Junior and Senior High Schools
Graduate / Medical Education:
American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders
- Certified Addiction Professional
- Board Certified Addictionologist
- Resident and Diplomate
Life Chiropractic College West, San Lorenzo, CA, Graduate 1990
Palmer College of Chiropractic West, Sunnyvale, CA
Hahneman Clinic, Berkley CA, Michael Quinn
Internationally Certified in Naturopathy (All 6 Accrediting Agencies in Europe)
College of Southern Idaho - Certified Naturopathic Doctor
Nationally Certified Phlebotomist, NPS
NBCE Part IV, 2025
Training:
Externship: Anderson-Gayman Chiropractic Center, Redding, CA
Internship: LCCW Public Clinic, Hayward, CA
Work Experience: (Private / Solo Practices)
Back of the Mountain Health Care, Weed, CA
Klassy Chiropractic Health Care - Weaverville, CA
Round Valley Indian Health Center—Covelo, CA
Klassy Chiropractic Health Care Redding, CA
Special Recognition:
Keynote Speaker: National Assn of Forensic Psychologists Annual Convention
National Board of Addiction Examiners, Executive Board Secretary
Keynote Speaker: National Assn of Forensic Psychologists Annual Convention
American College of Addictionology, Board of Directors
Ambassador to LCCW / Tree of Life LCCW supporter
Elected Northern California Alumni Representative, LCCW
Student of the Year Award from LCCW Student Council
Professional Licenses:
Naturopathic Doctor, Idaho, CSI Cert.
International Doctor of Naturopathy, European, with all 6 Accrediting Agencies
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Greeley, CO
California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, CA License #23031
Chiropractic Adjustments and Spinal Manipulative Therapies
All Physiotherapies, Modalities and Procedures
X-Ray Supervisor and Operator including Interpretations and Diagnosis
Continuing Education:
Life West's Continuing Education Series
- X-Ray Analysis and Interpretation, Dr. Kathleen King, DACBR
- Worker's Compensation, Dr. Zylstra
- Pediatrics Management, Dr. Debra Lindaman, DC, RN
- Whiplash and Spinal Trauma, Dr. Daniel Murphy DABCO, DABCN
CA State Board Review, Dr. Irena Gold / Dr. John Dinofero
Practice and Malpractice, Risk Mgmt. by, NCMIC & PCCW
Validating Chiropractic & Latest Research in Rehab Dr. M Slosberg
Hospital Privilege Protocol, A C A/I C A’s Dr. Rand Baird
Auriculotherapy, UCLA Pain Management Center, Dr. Terry Oleson
Auriculotherapy, Holder Institute, Dr. Jay M. Holder, DC MD PHD
Whiplash and Spinal Trauma, Dr. Daniel Murphy, DABCO DABCN
Nutritional Interventions to Optimize Genetic Potential, Dr. Michael Schmidt/Std Pr
Inflammatory Disorders, Dr. Jeffrey Bland / Functional Medicine / Metagenics
Neurology of Pain and Health, Dr. Daniel Murphy, DABCO DABCN
Interdisciplinary Medicine, Dr. Chris Kemper, MUA / MUS
Teenage Substance Abuse, Dr. George Ross
Healthy Aging, Dr. James Van Wagner, Palmer Institute
Activator Methods Dr. Arlen Fuer & Dr. Francis Remedios
Applied Kinesiology, Dr. Mark Steel Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT) & Dr. F Remedios
Chiropractic Biophysics, Dr. Michael Gazdar Diversified
Gonstead Drs. Jason Araghi & Trent Bachman
NUCCA I & II, Drs. Michael Zebellin & George Wentland
Integrated Drop Table (Thompson, Pierce & Stillwagon)
Toggle Recoil, Dr. Grant Thompson, Extremity Adjusting
Bio Energetic Synchronization Tech(BEST)I,II,III,Drs Ted & Tom Morter, Dr. F Remedios
Motion Palpation Techniques, Micro Manipulation
Cranial-Sacral Technique, Dr. John Upledger / Dr. Susan Jameson
Contact Reflex Analysis and Applied Trophology (CRA) Dr. Dick Versendaal
Network Chiropractic Analysis Dr. Donny Epstein
Total Body Modification I,II,III,lV, ”Questor” Drs. Vic Frank and Francis Remedios
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique Drs. Devi Nambudripad & Ellen Cutler
Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Do, To, and Trigger Point Therapies, Dr. Jeff Rockwell
Torque Release Technique, *Dr. Jay Holder, DC MD PHD DACACD Founder
Bio Kinetics, Dr. L Newsome and Dr. Don Baune, DACBN
Professional Affiliations: (Formerly)
International Chiropractors Association joined as Student Dr.
American Chiropractic Association joined as Student Dr.
California Chiropractic Association, Principal Key Student Dr.
CCA President, North State Chiropractic Society
CCA Vice President, North State Chiropractic Society
American Public Health Association / Chiropractic / Physical Medicine
Adjunct Education/Memberships:
American Society of Radiologic Technologists -
American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine (A 4M)
Community Action in Recovery Alliance, C.A.P.S. Sacramento, CA
Trinity County Health Care Task Force / Trinity County Chamber of Commerce
World Chiropractic Alliance on Addictions, Vice-Chairman
Weed Chamber of Commerce
Personal Education / Trainings: Non Professional
CCSF & College of Alameda, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, G, A & P Certified (FSDO)
El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX, Automotive Maintenance Technology
Chemeketa C.C. Salem, OR, MicroSoft Certified, 15 Units
CDF / Cal-Fire; Timber Operators License
Whole Brain Learning, John David Learning Institute, Carlsbad, CA
Paralegal, Robert J. Wright, School of Law, Eugene, Lane County, OR
Interviewing Skills/Counseling Skills / Evelen Wood Reading Dynamics