Vanessa Stripling is a board-certified nurse practitioner. She began her career as a circulating nurse where she was able to provide comfort, reassurance, education and care to patients throughout the surgical process. She soon realized her calling to help others as a provider and went on to receive her Masters in Nursing from Maryville University . She has experience treating patients through the life span and specialized in anxiety, depression, insomnia and medication assisted treatment. She understands how difficult it can be to ask for help when things get tricky and believes that everyone should have a provider who genuinely cares and can guide them in the right direction in their time of need. In her free time you can find her baking, basking in the sun with a good book or cuddling on the couch with her family.