Joel G. Anderson, PhD, CHTP, FGSA, (he/they) is the Joan L. Creasia Endowed Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nutrition from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG), a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, a certificate in Advanced Clinical Dementia Practice from the University of Michigan, and a certificate in Inclusive Teaching from UTK. Joel completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral research fellowship in the conduct of clinical research at the Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies at the University of Virginia (UVA). He is an Honorary Associate Professor at the Centre for Age-Related Medicine in Stavanger, Norway.

Joel’s research program focuses on supporting caregivers of people living with dementia. This focus includes exploration of the psychosocial impacts of caregiving to develop strategies to alleviate caregiver strain and improve quality of life. He currently leads several studies to examine quality of life in dementia caregiving, including the use of digital health resources and the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ caregivers and older adults. Joel has received funding from the National Institute on Aging, the RRF Foundation for Aging, the Pat Summitt Foundation, and the British Academy. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in academic journals, including The Gerontologist, the Journal of Aging and Health, and Brain Research. Joel is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Family Nursing and Research in Gerontological Nursing. He chairs the Gerontology Research and Scholarship Group and is a member of the Scholars Collective on Mortality at the Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts at UTK.

Joel is an elected fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. In 2021, he received the Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award from the International Family Nursing Association and in 2020 received the UTK College of Nursing Allison and Patrick Harrison Nursing Innovation Award. Most recently, he received the 2025 Sands Family Faculty Endowment from the UTK College of Nursing. Joel is co-convener of the International Dementia Scholars Collaborative and former co-chair of the Communications Committee of the International Family Nursing Association. He has served as a peer reviewer for the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, the Dementia Australia Research Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, and the Singapore Ministry of Health. He is past president of Healing Beyond Borders, an international integrative health organization. Joel currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Carolina Aging Alliance and the Advisory Committee for the Aging Rainbow Coalition. 

For over two decades, Joel has been actively involved in efforts to support multicultural diversity, equity, and inclusion. He was a founding member of the Gay-Straight Alliance at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and a member of the Inclusive Community Initiative Task Force of the Faculty Senate at UNCG. While at UVA, Joel was a member of the School of Nursing Diversity Committee and the UVA Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Planning Committee. In 2016, Joel received the UVA Health System Martin Luther King, Jr. Award in recognition of his work related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Joel served as a member of the UTK Faculty Senate from 2018 to 2021, including co-chairing the Faculty Senate Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He previously served on the UTK Scholarship Diversity Analysis Committee, the UTK Taskforce on Naming, the UTK Strategic Visioning Executive Committee, the College of Nursing Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, and as co-chair of the UTK Chancellor’s Commission for LGBTQ People. In 2023, Joel received the UTK LGBTQ Advocate Award in recognition of his contributions in promoting an inclusive campus environment. Dedicated to inclusive teaching, Joel received the 2022 Open Education Resource Trailblazer Award from the UTK University Libraries and Student Government Association and the Outstanding PhD Faculty Award from the UTK College of Nursing in 2020 and 2023.

Jenny is a Certified Healing Touch Practioner who has been practicing for many years. 

She was certified through the HBB program in Healing Touch.  Jenny's passion for Healing Touch grew as she saw the powerful impact it had on her clients in all areas of their life.  She loves that it helps physical, emotional, mental and spiritual matters.  Jenny is also a Certified Angel Card Reader, as well as Certified in the doTerra Aromatouch Technique and Ear Candling Specialist. 

You can see Jenny by appointment. 

Appointments can be made by calling 651-494-2308 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Registered Nurse since 1978. Certified Holistic Nurse and Cerified Healing Touch Practitioner. Founding member Healing Touch St. Louis. Currently Florida resident but travel frequently to St. Louis. Remote healing and holistic nursing consulting available.

First Healing Touch workshop training was December 1994 the weekend after a  self-induced, 'stress-induced health and healing crisis'. Healing Touch was instrumental in my recovery along with many complemetary therapies. Through this life changing experience I realized we can access a multitude of inner and outer resources to help us on our healing path. I was inspired to study and become a certified holistic nurse. 

I ow started a business in St. Louis in 1996 called Healing Resources and over the years assisted many in reaching their healing and health care goals.

I love to educate and advocate and am always honored to be at someone's side whether during an acute health care crisis, for wellness, end of life or on a transformational  journey. 

My mission is to educate and guide people around the world to embrace effective holistic self-care strategies for balanced, joyful living and continuous total healing. (The most effective, lasting healing creates sustainable balance across physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of life.)

In the 10+ years I have been working with clients, I have assisted in a variety of healings and helping people learn how to manage their stress proactively which strengthens the nervous system and immune system.  I created and taught a Stress Management class combined with studies of psychoneuroimmunology and energy psychology to  help clients find the strategies that work best for their lifestyle and spirit. 

Remote sessions and face to face sessions are both possible. I have successfully remotely worked on clients across the USA, Italy, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, and India.  I am open to travel to your home in Michigan, work in my office space, or outside in the healing gardens for face to face sessions. Call, text,  or email for a consultation. 

Kathy has been a certified Healing Touch Practitioner since 2016. She specializes in working with people experiencing grief, loss, chronic/acute injuries, trauma, and/or desiring an overall balance in life. In addition to her Energy work, she has been training clients in the Fitness field for the last 30 years. Kathy is a mother, wife, teacher, healer, lover of animals, plants, music and movement. She believes healing is part of living, transforming and expanding. Kathy offers Healing Touch sessions in her home and considers it is an honor to partner with her clients in their journey of self healing.

Michele Bernhardt is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Reiki Master/Instructor in Asheville, NC who specializes in treating clients who are experiencing stress or anxiety, undergoing treatment for cancer, or in hospice. Michele also teaches energy balancing self care workshops to groups and individuals.  Her clinical experience includes Stanford Healthcare's Healing Partners program and the San Francisco VA Hospital. She is currently a Healing Touch volunteer with Solace Hospice.  Michele is past president of Healing Touch California, a state-wide 501(c) non-profit and previously chaired HBB's communications committee. She is a seasoned public speaker on topics related to energy healing.

I do energy work that goes deep into every cell of your body, balancing your chakras and cleansing your aura for deep spiritual healing. If there are messages that come up during the session, I will share those with you. This session is a powerful way to explore a deeper sense of peace within your own body. I am a light-body energy worker that helps you center, ground, and really know who you are on a deep soul level. Physical issues can also be addressed.