I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1981 at The University of Portland. I have many years of clinical experience - including 10 years as an Intensive Care Nurse and 10 years of Palliative Care and Hospice nursing. All this education and experience, however, did not give me the knowledge required to heal myself. My healing journey truly began when I went back to school and became a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP) and a Certified Gluten-Free Practitioner (CGP). It is with nutrition and gut healing that I healed gastric reflux, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and brain fog. My healing deepened when I studied Cellular Detoxification. This is when I began to heal cellular damage from mold (I had once lived in a water damaged building). It was through this process of cellular detox that I addressed parasites, heavy metals and environmental toxins (we all have them) in both the body and the brain. This resolved insomnia, anxiety, joint pain and improved mental clarity. This detox healed my fatigue, as energy is created within the cells! Adding neurofeedback to our practice helped me heal from the effect of concussion, thus improving memory and further improving mental clarity. Oh, so many years ago, I became a nurse to help people. I am grateful for my years of clinical nursing, as this experience contributes to my understanding of what many of our clients are going through. It also gives me an understanding of how medications work in the body, since many of our clients are on medications when they come to us. However, it is with the nutrition, detoxification and neurofeedback knowledge which I have gained in the past 6 years that enable me to assist people to move from a place of dis-ease to a place of wellness. A wise person will learn from their journey. A compassionate person will take what they have learned and help others. At BrainWorks of Oregon, it is our honor to assist you in your healing journey. I look forward to assisting you on your Healing Journey back to Health!
