About me

I spent my childhood years in Kenya and immigrated to the US, over 20 years ago. I immediately enrolled in a nurse-aide course and subsequently started working as a certified nurse assistant which began my journey and love for nursing, learning and helping people.

I attained my nurse practitioner degree in 2012 and I have been working as a nurse practitioner both in psychiatry and primary care since then. My extensive experience as a family nurse practitioner has provided me the unique ability to detect and treat clients with psychiatric conditions that have intersecting medical conditions such as metabolic and hormonal issues.

My journey and interest in integrative psychiatry began while training and working with an integrative /functional physician. We focused on root causes of symptoms and healing from a functional, spiritual, physical, social, and emotional wellness perspective. I saw patients get better in a way that I hadn t experienced before.

I have spent the past several years learning about evidence-based, integrative approaches for brain-based conditions. I have also received training in integrative approaches to mental health through Psychiatry Redefined, Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) and the Great Plains Laboratory. For me, this is not just a job rather my calling and my purpose and truly believe this is what I meant to be doing in this school of life