Our approach is simple: Assemble an experienced team that offers patients individualized, comprehensive care
Our Staff & Providers
PRIMARY CARE/INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
Dr. Andrea Dameron
Andrea has over 30 years of experience in the medical field, with 25 years as a Registered Nurse and over 10 as Family Nurse Practitioner. She went on to receive her Doctorate and focused on weight management and nutrition. Her goal is to meet clients where they are and bring them to their best health possible by helping them to meet and often exceed their goals. With additional training, Andrea became certified in Functional Medicine, Homeopathy, Health Coaching, Weight Management, Culinary Nutrition, and is currently working on chronic Lyme advanced training. She is passionate about her work, her clients, and making the whole self well!
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Christina Barr, DPT
Born and raised in North Carolina, Christina grew up figure skating and moved to New York to skate on a synchronized skating team representing Team USA. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sacred Heart University in 2015 and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Vermont in 2020. Since graduating, Christina has continued her education with Herman & Wallace to specialize in treating pelvic floor conditions. She treats a variety of conditions with a focus on pelvic rehabilitation.
Outside of work, Christina enjoys cooking, ballet, hiking, mountain biking, snowboarding, and spending quality time with her partner, Jesse, and their two dogs and cats.
NURSING
Michelle Harris, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Michelle Harris, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC is certified by the ANCC as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practictioner. She received her BSN from the University of Connecticut and MSN with a focus in Psychiatric-Mental Health from the University of Sain Joseph. She has worked in nursing in the mental health field since 2014 in a variety of settings including inpatient, community health, homecare, outpatient medication management, and telehealth.
She works with clients of all ages and a variety of populations, including children and geriatrics, and has experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, as well as those with persistent mental illness, neurodivergence, dementia, and chronic medical illnesses. She also has significant experience in providing care to individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. Michelle works closely with clients and their families to devise an effective and individualized treatment plant to meet their needs, while striving to create a safe, non-judgemental space to begin their journey.
MENTAL HEALTH
Destiny Henkel LCSW
Destiny Henkel LCSW is an LGBTQ+ and racial justice-allied therapist who works with individuals across their lifespan. Her goal is to create a safe and collaborative environment in which to support her clients in processing general mental health challenges, traumas, and mood disorders. She is passionate about working with the neurodiverse population and utilizes a somatic-focused and trauma-informed approach to care.
Destiny is also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, an advanced treatment modality for trauma, anxiety, and depression.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Stacy James, PTA
Stacy graduated from Newbury College in Brookline, MA in 1991 with an Associate’s Degree of Science in Physical Therapy. She has taken classes through the International Association of Healthcare Practitioners in Craniosacral Therapy (Upledger Institute) and Visceral Manipulation (Barral Institute). Stacy has also taken classes in Muscle Energy Technique and Myofascial Release.
She has experience in subacute and outpatient Physical Therapy, treating patients of all ages with a wide variety of diagnoses including infants, children, women contemplating pregnancy, pregnant women, and postpartum patients. Other diagnoses include (but are not limited to) back pain, neck pain, abdominal pain, lymphedema, vertigo, concussion, post-surgery, and pelvic dysfunction.
NURSING
Kelsey Staller, RN
Before joining Whole Self Wellness, Kelsey worked in pre-hospital emergency care, Oncology, and Inpatient Rehabilitation. While working in Oncology, she gained an entirely new perspective on healthcare and saw holistic nursing practices in action firsthand. Wanting to expand on that, Kelsey knew she wanted to be in a primary care office like Andrea’s. Teaching and helping patients is the most rewarding application of her training and education. Additionally, Kelsey opened an online shop, Health & Habitat in 2021, a curated collection of natural, handmade products. “I love learning about different healing modalities and the science behind how and why our bodies function the way they do,” she says. Aside from learning, Kelsey loves baking (the staff is quite familiar with her lemon squares), supporting small/local businesses, being by the ocean, and hanging out with her husband and their little family!
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Kirsti Stennett, PT
Kirsti Stennett, PT has a B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut, School of Allied Health, Storrs, CT, 1976. She has over 1,500 hours of advanced study in integrated manual therapy including addressing dysfunction of the lymphatic system, congestion therapy, men’s and women’s health issues including pelvic pain and incontinence, capsular dysfunctional patterns of the foot and ankle.
“My grandparents needed physical therapy when I was in high school and as I watched their treatment, I decided I would like to pursue physical therapy as a profession. I enjoy getting to know my patients. Based on my advanced and specialized training, I do a very thorough evaluation that includes medical history analysis, walking and movement patterns, and compensatory dysfunction. The treatment plan is designed to alleviate protective muscle spasms, biomechanical problems, fascial tightness, as well as weakness and imbalances. My goal is to get my patients to a point where they can continue to heal and restore their health on their own.”
Kirsti is also a member of APTA.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Beth Tannatt, DPT, CSCS
Dr. Beth Tannatt is a doctor of physical therapy with 15 years of experience. She is a certified Pilates instructor through the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute based in the UK, and holds a certification in strength and conditioning from the National Sports and Conditioning Association. Dr. Tannatt also has expertise in dry needling and cupping therapy. She just recently earned her Pn1 from Precision Nutrition.