Course Creator // Functional Medicine for Nurses™ and Nutrition for Nurses, Integrative Nurse Coach Academy
Chief Executive Officer // Institute for Functional Nursing
An experienced functional nurse practitioner, Brigitte has always had a passion for patient empowerment, education, and healing. After eight years as a critical care float nurse, Brigitte attended Georgetown University and became a family nurse practitioner. During her four years as a primary care provider, she began studying functional medicine and became board-certified in functional medicine, nurse coaching (through INCA), and as a menopause practitioner (NAMS). She has a functional medicine consulting practice in Washington State.
Driven by a calling to empower nurses to harness the healing art of functional nursing and nutrition, Brigitte has become a public speaker at national conferences, advocating for a more holistic approach to healthcare. Currently completing her post-MSN doctorate, Brigitte is a lifelong learner. She is an experienced nurse educator, reflected in her board certification as a nurse educator (CNE) and Quality Matters Online Educator certification- not to mention the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from the alumni of the Functional Medicine for Nurses™ course.
Summary of Education
- Washington State University – Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Georgetown University- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Washington State University- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
- Institute for Functional Medicine
- School of Applied Functional Medicine
- Integrative Nurse Coach® Certificate Program
Accreditation
- AANP Family Nurse Practitioner Board certification
- North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Board Certification
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Board Certification
- AHNCC Holistic Nurse Coaching Board Certification
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) member
- North American Menopause Society (NAMS) member
- American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) member
- Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) member