About the practice
Focus Health DPC is two clinicians and a support team caring for a deliberately limited number of patients in Tacoma. Keeping the panel small is not a constraint we are working around — it is the entire design.
Founder
Dual board-certified in family medicine and obesity medicine
I became a family medicine physician because I have always loved the breadth of caring for people through every season of life — understanding each person in the context of their family, their community, and everything else that shapes their health.
Over time, the traditional system made that harder to do. Patients waited a long time to be seen while I balanced a packed schedule against my desire to do a thorough assessment. Inevitably something was neglected: patient care, my family, or my own. I wasn’t able to be the doctor, the mother, the friend, or the thriving woman I had envisioned.
When I learned about Direct Primary Care, something clicked. It offered a way to care for patients that valued time, connection, and trust. I wanted to create a place that reminded me of the family clinic I went to as a teenager, where I could walk in after school, be greeted by people who knew me, and feel safe.
Outside the clinic she would like to be paddleboarding, skiing, or swimming in a cold lake, and is more likely to be driving her three children around town. Her first job was picking spinach.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Board-certified family nurse practitioner
Julie McPherson is a board-certified family nurse practitioner providing patient-centered, evidence-based care to individuals and families at every stage of life. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Arizona in 2013 and has practiced as a family nurse practitioner since.
Before that she worked as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Her clinical experience spans preventive care, acute care, chronic disease management, and office-based procedures for patients of all ages.
Julie builds relationships through respect, kindness, and active listening, and treats the whole person — physical, mental, and social health together. The direct primary care model lets her offer unrushed visits and timely follow-up.
Outside the clinic Julie is with her husband, two daughters, and their golden retriever — usually outdoors and near the water, skiing, at her children’s activities, or hosting the neighborhood kids.
Support
Two clinicians can only protect their patients’ time if someone protects theirs. Our virtual assistants handle scheduling, refills, records, and the administrative work that would otherwise happen during your appointment.
Virtual assistant
Names and bios to be confirmed
Virtual assistant
Names and bios to be confirmed
On the walls
The pieces hanging in the clinic were made by Dr. Kallock’s husband. They are part of why the space feels like a room rather than a waiting area.
Artwork
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Artwork
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Design preview
A draft for review. The live site is still focushealthdpc.com.