“I knew from childhood that I wanted to help women and advocate for them in some way,” says Gretchen, and she’s done just that for more than eighteen years as a nurse practitioner in OB/GYN practices. She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and specializes in compassionate, individualized HRT management.
When she sees patients struggling with menopause symptoms, “I like to start by saying, ‘It doesn’t have to be this way. We can help you.’ I give patients a spectrum of options and partner with them to find what’s right.”
Telehealth is a great medium for reaching patients, Gretchen says. “I love it as a way to get people access to quality care, even in the nooks and crannies of our system where they don’t have many options. I can reach them wherever they are, and there’s such a great, personal interaction—it’s like we’re in the same room!”