486 Main Avenue

De Pere, WI  54115

PHONE: 920-347-0558

E-MAIL: bonnie@thebridgetohealth.org

WEBSITE: www.thebridgetohealth.org

FAX: 920-468-9791

DEGREES/TRAINING:

·        Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin

·        Masters in Science of Nursing at UW-Oshkosh

·        Licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber in the state of Wisconsin

·        Board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner

·        Certified in Holistic Stress Management by the National Wellness Institute

·        Certified in Interactive Guided Imagery by the American Academy of Guided Imagery^sm

·        Trained in clinical hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis

·        Trained in integrative medicine by the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program

·        Advanced training in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

·        Advanced training in PYSCH-K^TM

·        Reiki Master

The Bridge to Health, LLC

Nurse Practitioner with an Integrative Medicine focus

The Bridge to Health assists clients attain success and enhance medical care with challenges such as weight loss, pre-diabetes, smoking, hypertension, heart health, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, depression, anxiety and stress management. Clients learn about nutrition, healing foods, herbals, supplements, exercise, relaxation techniques, music and other activities. Services listed below may be used to help clients make positive changes toward optimal health.

Nutritional and Lifestyle Counseling Clients are provided instruction on nutrition, vitamins, other supplements, and herbals. They are taught how to read labels, choose a quality product and generally be an informed consumer. Potential herb/drug interactions are reviewed, along with available evidence on the effectiveness and safety of the product. Nutritional counseling incorporates the elements of an anti-inflammatory diet, glycemic index and glycemic load, as well as standard nutritional information.

Hypnosis Clients are taught self-hypnosis as a tool to successfully lose weight, quit smoking, deal with chronic pain and enhance their self-healing abilities.

Biofeedback Clients learn to gain control of their body's internal functions through relaxation techniques. Feedback is given through the use of a computer. Biofeedback is especially helpful for headache, anxiety, chronic pain, and high blood pressure.

Interactive Guided Imagery^sm The power of imagination can be recruited to promote specific physiological changes as an aid to healing, lose weight, stop smoking, manage chronic pain and headaches, deal with depression, anxiety and the stressors of life that may lead to high blood pressure and heart disease.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)   Considered  a form of psychological acupuncture, EFT is extremely effective in the areas of pain management, weight management, smoking cessation, hypertension, as well as insomnia and anxiety.  This can also be helpful with allergies, and managing stress and strong emotions.

PSYCH-K^TM A technique to create “whole-brain” thinking and change subconscious beliefs to help clients meet their goals. This can be especially helpful in the areas of pain management, weight management, smoking cessation, hypertension, as well as insomnia, depression and anxiety.  It is also useful in making lifestyle changes to attain any goal.

Reiki is a holistic energy therapy that treats the whole person by harmonizing the body, mind and spirit, facilitating feelings of relaxation, serenity, and overall well-being. (practitioner and trainer)

Educating the general public and medical community. I am involved in the Green  Bay Area Pain and Comfort Team and facilitate support groups for headache sufferers and people with chronic pain.