My Background

I’m a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a deep-rooted commitment to integrative and functional health. My journey began in music therapy at Florida State University, where I studied for three years before feeling a strong pull toward healthcare. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University in 1999, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2003. I became board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in 2004.

Early in my career, I worked in neurology and epilepsy outreach at Parkland Hospital before transitioning to an integrative family medicine practice, where I spent five formative years. I then returned to Parkland to serve in outpatient women’s health for 12 years, caring for underserved and medically complex patients throughout Dallas County. Sensing there was more to healthcare than the conventional protocols we were trained to follow, I became a certified practitioner by the Institute for Functional Medicine and am now at Carpathia Health, where I collaborate with a team of providers to offer healing modalities that are a lifeline for so many, listening and providing space for those who feel chronically overextended, carrying a heavy burden of responsibilities and decisions. The healing comes from within, the body is designed for it, and I am honored to serve as a guide for so many to (in the precious words of Bob Dylan) “lay down their weary tune” and focus on recovering true balance in life and health.