Our Team
Kate Coppedge, PMHNP, APHN-BC
Philosophy
Kate believes healing can happen in many ways and that wellness has different meanings to each individual. She tries to limit the amount of psychiatric medications needed by addressing mental health needs in a holistic fashion. She believes that nutrition, exercise, sleep, and a healthy living environment are fundamental to mental health, and works to support each individual in creating the healthiest lifestyle.
Functional Medicine looks at treating mental health by identifying root causes. This often includes advice on lifestyle changes, and makes an effort in treating with the lowest side effect potential possible. Kate will still use conventional medicine when necessary.
Experience
Kate began her nursing career as a pediatric nurse, working in various hospitals across the country for 10 years. Helping children and families through their fears, grief and loss cultivated her interest in working in mental health. Kate then shifted her focus and spent a year as the Director of Nursing at an inpatient eating disorder unit in San Diego, and it was there where she discovered a true passion for mental health nursing. This experience drove Kate to pursue a degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from California State University, Long Beach. During her studies, she worked at an inpatient psychiatric unit for children and adolescents, as well as some time working at the San Diego Veterans Affairs System.
Since obtaining her Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner license, Kate has worked with clients of all ages and all mental health diagnoses. Her personal interest in healthy life style and root cause medicine lead her on the path of pursuing certification as a Functional Medicine practitioner, which she completed in December 2019 the the Institute of Functional Medicine.
Code of Ethics
Kate abides by the confidentiality and ethics regulations and licensing requirements set forth by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.