Dr. Brianna Wilson, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC
Dr. Brianna was born and raised in the State of Washington and wouldn't dream of living any where else. She and her family moved to La Conner in 2015 to be apart of a community and not just in a community. She is married and has two incredible young daughters who call her "Dr. Mom" whenever they get ill or injured. You may find them playing or hanging out with mom at work or helping you find your way to the exam room.
She initially was an ICU nurse right out of nursing school at a large hospital in Seattle, WA. It was here that she realized the need and access for quality primary care for the prevention of disease through health promotion and she pursued becoming a nurse practitioner. She completed a generic Masters in Nursing at UW Bothell with emphasis in infectious disease and rural health and then immediately entered the Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner track at the University of Washington School of Nursing/Seattle with an emphasis on rural health and pain management. Prior to graduating with her Doctorate, she was hired at the University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and was a nocturnist and Teaching Associate for the Acute and Chronic Pain Services managing acute post-operative pain and chronic cancer and non-cancer pain. She held this position for 5 years before moving on to pursue her own dream in small town medicine--in her small town. With her additional and extensive training in pain management she hopes to assist her patients with safe and effective pain multi-modal strategies in an ever growing population of need. She is also certified to prescribe buprenorphine (Suboxone) for opioid use disorder.
Dr. Brianna has always wanted to have her own rural practice and be an active member of a rural community. She also knew she never wanted to be stuck in the 10-15 minute rushed appointment slots that the current system provides. Thrive Direct Health Care is an innovative and affordable way of providing heath care to communities and provide quality services when and where it is needed-- through direct care and direct relationships with the provider and the patient.
Dr. Brianna is currently obtaining additional training in functional medicine to be able to provide the most patient centered services possible and she absolutely believes in a shared decision model of selecting and utilizing natural or western medicine approaches to obtain optimal health per the patients wishes. Functional Medicine has opened up a whole other realm of healing and wellness and . . . she was led in this direction by listening to her patients.
We have many outstanding providers --with similar viewpoints-- joining our team and can't wait to meet you and help you achieve your health goals. If we can get you off of medications and scratch off chronic diseases in the process we will, but more importantly...we will actually listen and guide you to your wellness.
Elizabeth Price, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BCLiz Price was born in Tampa, Florida, and moved to Washington in 2014. She worked as a Registered Nurse at a large level II trauma center in Tacoma, Washington for close to 7 years, working in both Medical-Surgical units and the Emergency Department. She has two bachelor's degrees from the University of South Florida, in Psychology and Religious Studies, and a recent masters degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Walden University.
She has always felt like true health is holistic, and is a combination of multiple factors, including physical, mental, and spiritual factors. She has plans to become functional medicine certified in the future, and will work to practice a root cause approach with her patients when applicable, working with them as a team to try to facilitate health as much as possible using both allopathic and natural approaches. |
In her spare time, Liz enjoys spending time with her husband, she also runs, paints, hikes, and travels. She is currently working on opening a satellite location for Thrive Direct Health Care in Kitsap County.
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Jennifer Frazier, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BCJenny will be joining us Fall of 2022 to begin extending our clinic hours, adding an additional day a week at the La Conner clinic. She was an intern of Dr. Brianna's and has come to love our model of health care in providing quality time and education with every patient.
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THRIVE DIRECT STAFF
Kay Dalton-Ward, Office Manager and Virtual Medical Assistant
Kay is a vital part of the daily grind of Thrive Direct's system. Kay resides and works in South Carolina and her lovely accent will often be the first voice you hear on the other side of the telephone. Although living at a distance, the inner workings and day to day clinic readiness is due to Kay's special attention to detail in preparing you for your visit. She is married and has a toddler working beside her from her office.
Alyssa Oczkewicz, Virtual Medical Assistant
MEDICAL RECEPTIONISTS - LA CONNER
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Hannah Vanderlei |
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COLLABORATIVE PROFESSIONALS
Taylor Froling, LMHCA, CMHP, MHP
@ Skagit Counseling Center
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Taylor is from Skagit Valley. She has a Masters degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling. She enjoys spending time with her family. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is also credentialed through the Department of Health as a Mental Health Professional and Child Mental Health Specialist. She works with adults clients and also has specialized experience in working with adolescents struggling with depression, self-harm behaviors, suicidal thoughts and attempts, and working with the LGTBQ community. She believes in the power of healing trauma and the importance of moving forward. She owns Skagit Counseling Center and either her or one of her staff will provide counseling services to you or your family. They see all ages and all areas of mental health needs.
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Sarah Mack,
Certified Health Coach, Certified Life Coach, Certified Nutrition Coach and Certified Fitness Coach
Sarah Mack was born and raised in Snohomish County, Washington. She met her husband in 2005 and they got married in 2011 and they have 2 kids together. Sarah enjoys hiking, camping, paddle boarding, and just about anything else outdoors. Her family has a passion for adventuring and exploring!
In 2015, Sarah had her second child, and became a stay at home mom to her two kids (the oldest was 2.5 at the time). Leaving her corporate job proved to be much more difficult mentally than she anticipated. After about 6 months she started to really feel like she was losing herself, she had nothing that she could show as accomplished, no required tasks, no meetings, no deadlines...it felt very strange. She’s always had a passion for helping others as well as an interest in health and fitness, so when coming across a course to become a health coach she jumped in with both feet!
Since that first certification, Sarah has gone on to get her Transformational Coaching Certification, Life Coaching Certification, and her Fitness (group training and personal training) and Nutrition Certification. While doing these certifications and continuing education, she has taken the steps to transform her own life, create sustainable habits, and break free from the habits and life experiences that have been holding her back.
Her goal when working with clients is to help them create new habits in their life so they can be propelled forward towards your goals. Whether it is weight loss, living your life to the highest potential, or self love, Sarah will support you along the way. She is there to be your vision when you lose sight of it, your accountability, and your partner through the process to making sustainable changes.
In 2015, Sarah had her second child, and became a stay at home mom to her two kids (the oldest was 2.5 at the time). Leaving her corporate job proved to be much more difficult mentally than she anticipated. After about 6 months she started to really feel like she was losing herself, she had nothing that she could show as accomplished, no required tasks, no meetings, no deadlines...it felt very strange. She’s always had a passion for helping others as well as an interest in health and fitness, so when coming across a course to become a health coach she jumped in with both feet!
Since that first certification, Sarah has gone on to get her Transformational Coaching Certification, Life Coaching Certification, and her Fitness (group training and personal training) and Nutrition Certification. While doing these certifications and continuing education, she has taken the steps to transform her own life, create sustainable habits, and break free from the habits and life experiences that have been holding her back.
Her goal when working with clients is to help them create new habits in their life so they can be propelled forward towards your goals. Whether it is weight loss, living your life to the highest potential, or self love, Sarah will support you along the way. She is there to be your vision when you lose sight of it, your accountability, and your partner through the process to making sustainable changes.
April Emanuelson, Functional Nutrition Coach
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April Emanuelson is a Washingtonian thru and thru. After studying pre-med at WWU she traveled extensively and just didn’t find anything like our amazing state! She lives here in La Conner, is a mom of 3, a certified LEAN (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude and Nutrition) Coach for children and adults and is certified as a Functional Nutrition Coach.
She teaches simple tools that help the busiest of people to make lasting changes for the better in their health. Recently she has become a gut geek, and loves sharing the exciting new discoveries that are helping us understand the most important basis of our health, our digestion! Instead of throwing everything at your system hoping something will stick, she specializes in setting up a target plan based on your own unique system and life picture. |
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