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 to Kevin Wilson 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 her community and provide quality services when and where it is needed. She 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.
She can't wait to meet you and help you achieve your health goals. If she can get you off of medications and scratch off chronic diseases in the process she will, but more importantly...she will actually listen and guide you to your wellness.
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 dog working beside her from her home office.
Alicia Dean, Medical Receptionist
Alicia is warm and friendly and strives to improve whatever environment she is in. She's married to Johnny and together they have two boys, one girl, as well as a dog and cat. She loves to write and is an avid reader.
Adele Aguilar, Medical Receptionist
coming soon.....
Victoria Hayes, Medical Receptionist
Victoria recently joined our team in Spring 2021 after volunteering for several months for a school program. She is a full-time student working towards a future career choice of becoming a pediatric heart surgeon. Victoria enjoys watching movies with her family, hanging out with friends, and spending time with her cat named "Boo".
COLLABORATIVE PROFESSIONALS
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.
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 homemom 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 homemom 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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