A Love of Family, Friends, and Community is the Foundation of Our Practice.
Our Promise to You.
Our promise to you is to create a profound and uplifting experience that motivates, educates, and empowers you along your pathway to true wellness.
We’ll do so by harmonizing modern medicine, basic nutrition, massage therapy, herbal energetics, exercise, and education to bring balance and wholeness to your body with the focus of treating what ails you.
We are committed to always being approachable, affordable, and accessible. We will spend as much time as needed to understand your needs and tailor a wellness plan that best suits you.
Our pledge is to be the leading advocate for your well-being and guide you toward a healthy and wholesome life.
Bridging Health Clinic is a locally owned health and wellness clinic that provides health care consultations and personalized self-help strategies with a combination of modern medicine, nutrition, fitness, education, and herbal medicine. We build a health plan for specific needs with the goal of optimizing health and well-being. We are a fee-for-service clinic. However, patients with insurance will be provided with the necessary information to file claims to their insurance companies, when applicable.
Meet the Bridging Health Clinic Team
Through their complementary approaches to alternative and modern medicine, Katie and Brandon Cunningham forged their vision of Bridging Health Clinic in the hope of inspiring and improving the wellness of their community.
BRANDON CUNNINGHAM (Owner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Full-time Faculty for Undergraduate Nursing at EMU, Herbalist, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritional Coach)
Brandon Cunningham is a local Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a heavy interest in alternative medicine, such as massage therapy, herbalism, physical activity and nutrition. He earned a BSN in 2010 and an MSN from James Madison University in 2015. Brandon’s interest in medicine was sparked early in his college years after his grandmother encouraged him to take an anatomy and physiology class. His wife Katie, a Massage Therapist, taught him the medicinal art of massage. His grandparents also triggered another interest in gardening. Experiencing the healing powers of plant medicine led to attending Sacred Plant Traditions, an herbal school. Brandon has completed two years of formal study with Sacred Plant Traditions and continues with personal studies using the guides and wisdoms from his Herbal Teachers. He has been certified as a Personal Trainer and Nutritional Coach from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. The blend of modern and alternative medicine has fueled the idea and model behind Bridging Health Clinic, with the goal of educating, treating, and empowering the community.
Brandon also enjoys teaching Undergraduate Nursing students at EMU, and is currently working there full-time. Please be aware that the clinic schedule has been adjusted to accommodate for those duties.
KATIE CUNNINGHAM (Owner, Master’s in Education, Full-time Faculty for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Masters Program at JMU, Certified Massage Therapist, Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach)
Katie Cunningham is a Board-Certified Massage Therapist with a love for alternative approaches to improve health and wellness. She is interested in holistic health, which includes Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Herbalism, Nutrition, and many forms of Exercise. Her curiosity in Massage Therapy was provoked by some family health issues and, subsequently, stirred the desire to learn alternative ways for relieving pain and stress. Katie received her Massage Degree in 2008 from Heritage Institute in Manassas, VA. After meeting her future husband, Brandon, she returned to school and earned a master’s degree in Special Education from James Madison University in 2012 and taught in local public schools from 2012 to 2021.
Katie is now teaching full-time at JMU for the Inclusive Early Childhood Education Masters Program. She has since stepped back from providing therapeutic massages, but is still present at the client and loves to provide free teaching if patients are in need of some general education when it comes to the topics of her expertise. She is happy to share her knowledge.
Katie’s and Brandon’s love for gardening and plants bloomed early in their relationship. Together, they attended Sacred Plant Traditions, an Herbal School in Charlottesville, and completed a year-long Foundational Course in Herbalism. Along with her previous Kickboxing Instructor experience, she is certified as a National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer and Nutritional Coach. She is also a Certified Yoga Instructor and is currently studying Mat Pilates.
In her free time, you may see Katie out on the courts playing pickleball or tennis. She enjoys running with her friends and gardening with her Husband. Katie loves relaxing by doing puzzles, coloring, and reading in her hammock.
REBECCA GOLLADAY (Owner, Registered Respiratory Therapist)
Rebecca Golladay has been working in healthcare for over 35 years in a variety of roles that include respiratory therapy, home care, management, and healthcare accreditation. Apart from the healthcare industry, Rebecca joined her eldest son in starting a management consulting practice specializing in technological solutions for small business needs. Rebecca earned an Associate Degree of Respiratory Therapy in 1985 and a Bachelor of Management in 2010. She will tell you that she is most proud of her children’s accomplishments, and she loves trying out new recipes with healthy ingredients, improving her amateur photography skills, working on puzzles, and spending time with family.
Rebecca has a compassionate heart and strongly believes in the value of providing a blended style of medical care that involves traditional and alternative approaches with the goal of empowering clients to improve their overall health through individualized care planning, education, and healthy lifestyles.
Dabney Vaccaro (Clinical Herbalist, Health Coach, Registered Dental Hygienist & Instructor)
Dabney’s passion for health and wellness emerged after witnessing the detrimental effects of disease first-hand. She began to wonder how she could help those around her to live more holistically.
As a dental hygienist, she understands the oral-systemic health connection and seeks to inspire her patients to optimize their overall health. In 2016-17, she earned a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition and also became a certified Health Coach. Most recently, Dabney has embarked on a three-year clinical herbal course through Sacred Plant Traditions.
As a life-long learner, Dabney is interested in all things organic and health-related. She enjoys the outdoors, hiking, growing herbs, making medicines and teas, and spending time with her family and friends. She is the owner of Wild Herbals, which provides online access to her homemade herbal products. Dabney invites new clients to explore this wonderful world of herbalism.
You Know Your Body Better than Anyone.
Let’s talk about your body and what true wellness means to you. We’re here to listen first and discuss your options.
We’re All in This Together. Contact us Today.
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