I have been an RN since 1983, and APRN since 1987. Currently I am Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist. (FNP-BC, CNS-BC & CHTP)  I work at the VA Saginaw MI. Having studied Nursing and  lived in California for many years, in 2015 I relocated back to my state of origin, Michigan.  I completed my CHTP having started with my first class in 2003 at the Naval Medical Center San Diego CA.  I took a course via VA West Los Angeles CA, then completed my HT work with my mentor Liz Fraser from Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine (SCIM) San Diego CA.  I now live on a Farm in rural Michigan, and would like to become established with  a HT network in Michigan.  I am an Advocate for Veterans access to Integrative services and HT.       

Cathy is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. She has been using healing touch since 1996. She was trained as a certified surgery technician at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lafayette and has furthered her education at the University of Indianapolis, IUPUI, and also, ISD taking Sign Language Classes. She retired as a teaching assistant at Park Tudor School, where she taught sign language and produced the year end videos. Cathy is a member of Healing Touch International and also a member of the Association of Surgical Technologists for over 39 years, last working in 1998 at White County Memorial Hospital.. She has volunteered at the Gennesaret Clinic and Cathedral High School and has been on several mission trips to El Salvador. Cathy has been married to her husband, Joe, for 54 years. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. She enjoys quilting, reading and gardening.