The Journey

Katie is a functional medicine specialist and clinical nutritionist with a passion for restoring balance to the human body. Since her teens when her mother came down with a life-altering inflammatory condition, she has dedicated her life to seeking out the root causes behind why our health declines and what to do about it.

As a personal trainer, bootcamp instructor, and health coach starting in 2010, Katie realized that conventional medical providers were unequipped to help her and her clients overcome their health issues. She was dealing with Hashimoto’s, IBS, fibromyalgia, insomnia, severe fatigue, and mold illness.

To understand the root causes and seek healing, Katie committed herself to becoming an expert on the human body and its complicated interrelated systems. She formalized her training through obtaining a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine at the University of Western States in 2017. She was one of the first classes in the country to graduate with a degree in functional medicine. She then earned her CNS board certification, which is the highest credential a nutritionist can achieve.

After completing 2 years under the mentorship of a renowned functional medicine doctor in Fort Worth, she opened her own practice in 2019. VivaWise quickly grew to having 5 providers to support patients in reaching their goals, accumulating hundreds of testimonials. To equip other providers to obtain similar success with less effort, she shares her resources, research, and experience through the Functional Practitioner Academy. 

Katie has discovered that God’s purpose for her life is helping others thrive by getting to the root, and she is so grateful to get to do it every day!