About Dr. Gaskins

I am the founder and creator of the Seek Wellbeing® Medical Housecalls Practice. I have spent countless hours studying the body/mind connection and the impact of stress and our internal/external responses.  I focus on supporting patients with safe transition from sick care environments back into their homes then focus on what the body does naturally and work with its innate capacity to heal and experience well-being by applying an integrative and functional approach to accomplishing goals set in partnership with my clients.  I am an accomplished clinical practitioner with over 20 years of patient interaction in sick care and in-home settings.

I earned my Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree focusing on Integrative Health and Healing from the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and expanded my practice to include diagnosis, treatment and prescriptive authority by completing my Post-Masters Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification from Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; I am licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Nursing and board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

My unique skill set positions me to consider all aspects of the human condition for my clients using a variety of non-pharmacological approaches to reduce and sometimes eliminate symptoms like; pain, nausea, sleep difficulties, and mild/moderate depression and anxiety to name a few.  Once the root cause of those symptoms have been investigated and discovered, we plan!  Depending on my client’s interest in essential oils, energy therapies etc., I have positioned myself with advanced knowledge in the healing arts as a certified clinical aromatherapy practitioner, trained in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki level II, acupressure, healing imagery, breathwork, and other healing techniques.

I partner with my patients in using evidenced assessment, screening, diagnostic tools, and  deep listening skills to determine the most appropriate actions and applications of lifestyle, nutritional changes, and/or non-pharmacological options to heal and feel better.  This is considered a multi-modal approach to care.