Welcome to
ELM Wellness LLC
ELM Family Health NP PLLC

Hi everyone! I just want to take a little space to tell you about myself.

I'm a NY State licensed registered nurse and nurse practitioner who is double board certified in Family Health by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as well as Lifestyle Medicine by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. 

I have spent most of my lifetime working in healthcare in some capacity. Starting way back as a teenager doing copying and filing in a doctors office, as a undergraduate nursing student working as a resident aide in an assisted living facility, as a new graduate nurse working on an adult medical-surgical unit, as a seasoned nurse working in outpatient surgery, and then as a nurse practitioner working in primary care and nursing higher education. 

Over the years I have learned that I love working with clients and I love education. My goal with branching out on my own is to be able to combine my passions for client care and health education in a way that isn't always possible in a traditional office or hospital setting. 

I want to work with clients to educate, support, oversee, and motivate them to make lifestyle changes that lead to long term health improvement. My goal is not to replace the primary care physician, rather support the primary care efforts with client education and support. I know from my years in primary care that that time doesn't always allow for the kind of lifestyle teaching that clients might need. Yet, there are mountains of evidence that support lifestyle based interventions as first line interventions for the prevention and management of most chronic disease. 

When working with clients 1:1, in groups, or through employee wellness programs, I will utilize the evidence-based strategies of Lifestyle Medicine to promote health and wellness. 

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