Credentials

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Education and Certification:
BA, Psychology, Oberlin College, 1982
BSN, Nursing, Georgetown University, 1987
MN, Primary Care-Family Practice, University of Washington, 1993
ANCC Board Certification: Primary Care in Adult & Family Health Nursing, 

  Family Nurse Practitioner, ANCC, 1993-2028

PMHNP-PGC: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- Post Graduate Certificate, University of Iowa, College of Nursing, 2026, Graduate Education and Clinical Training in Psychiatric Mental Health & Psychotherapy

Hypnotherapy and Guided Imagery Training and Education:
Professional Hypnotherapy Training and Education, Everett Community College, 2003
Master Class in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Gil Boyne & John Butler San Francisco, California, 2007
Certification Hypnotherapy: The National Guild of Hypnotists, 2003
Board Certification Hypnotherapy: The National Guild of Hypnotists, 2008
Certified Practitioner of Interactive Guided Imagery: Academy for Guided Imagery, 2010

Licensure and Professional Credentials:
RN, Registered Nurse, since 1988
ARNP, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, since 1993. Washington & since 2025, Iowa
Registered Hypnotherapist, Washington State, since 2003

Business Licenses
City of Edmonds, registered as: Vital Capacity, PLLC.
State of Washington, registered as: Vital Capacity, PLLC