Mailing Address

2120 S. Reserve St. #401
Missoula MT 59801

Phone

406.543.5444

 

Fax

406.543.5447

 

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Health Solutions

Carla Gibson FNP

Personalized Attention
------------- Productive Results

Functional Medicine
...for your well-being

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Functional Medicine Consults

Consults

Offering virtual consults without rushing, so I can hear the details of your story & problem solve together... because who knows you better than you? Truly listening to you is valued here. In-person visits can be arranged when needed. No primary care services offered. Carla is no longer contracted with Medicare, but does remain in a few commercial insurance networks.

Practice Model

The practice does not provide any primary care services and Carla limits her practice hours and panel size. In addition to individual consults, group programs are offered at times throughout the year. For patients who wish to work with me more intensely beyond an initial consult and followup visit, a monthly membership fee is required.

Coaching

It takes more than just a treatment plan being developed. I guide you through the medical aspects (of course) AND offer coaching to help you do the "real work" of changing habits, mindset & lifestyle where needed. Coaching skyrockets your success in actualizing your goal for improved health and well-being!


Who I am

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Carla Gibson FNP

I am a family nurse practitioner with over 27 years experience – incorporating functional medicine principles into my practice since 2004. Trained through the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and a total of three Bredesen ReCode Trainings (since 2016) in addition to many years of self-directed learning.

My practice utilizes a systems biology approach rather than dividing you up into single parts. I recognize the individual’s interconnectedness of not only our organ systems but also with the environment, relationships and community.

As a trained as a coach through WellCoaches (an approved training program for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching), I incorporate coaching into visits where appropriate and offer individual and group coaching to help you implement lifestyle changes and habits for better health.

You want (and need) a provider with an expansive knowledge base upon which to draw, and I meet that requirement. More importantly, after dealing with unusual health issues of my own and experiencing the broken healthcare system as a patient, I have an even deeper personal understanding of what is most important to the patient. 

What I Do

Cognitive Health

Priority

Long Covid/PASC

Priority

Mast Cell Activation/POTS

Priority

Gut Issues

Diabetes Prevention/Reversal

Hormones

Cardio/Metabolic Issues

Preventive Consults Weight Loss & More

Why I Do It

The Current System is Broken

Functional Medicine Offers More

Traditional medicine is really outstanding for acute illnesses and injuries. It often has much to offer for chronic illnesses as well.

But the system is broken.

Providers have become prescription vending machines.

The system divides you up into separate parts and individual symptoms instead of looking at the whole and seeing the inter-connectedness. There isn’t enough time to listen with an open heart and mind… to hear your story. 

There is too much emphasis on disease rather than well-being; on symptoms rather than root causes; on what is the matter with you rather than what matters to you.

You don’t deserve band-aids, you deserve so much more…

Functional medicine uses an individualized approach to address the many contributors to symptoms and disease based on the evolving research in traditional medicine, nutritional science, genomics, and epigenetics.

My work addresses root causes using low-risk interventions that modify molecular and cellular systems to reverse drivers of disease.

I value the relationship with you, your story, and your goals.  You won’t be rushed.

I believe that your diagnoses don’t define you and by providing treatment that is unique to you, that you can achieve an optimal state of well-being and health. 

Most importantly, I believe in listening and providing the support you need to be successful.

What Patients Are Saying

I have worked with Carla since September 2017. She has been my wellness coach since then, guiding me through the Bredesen Protocol. Without her help, insights and practical solutions, following this strict lifestyle change would not have been possible. I have benefitted enormously from her work in this field, both mentally and physically.
Elena P.
Carla is a joy to work with, that rare provider who has kept learning and looks at the tremendous range of interconnected systems we are. She is smart, friendly, caring, and tough. I am very pleased to have a provider who considers the whole person but knows about the importance of nutrition, genetics, epigenetics, stress, etc. Truly she represents where much current “medicine” needs to move if it is not to become irrelevant and outmoded.
Dr. B
When I first became acquainted with Carla, I was impressed by how she recognized I had a brain in my head, understood that my body and its makeup are unique and that although I may have certain indicators/conditions of physical commonalities (thyroid, hormonal, digestion issues, etc), I still am not cookie-cutter. Carla is a patient listener, and an encourager. I have appreciated her quiet manner - to me she is an anomaly to the status quo of her profession, and now, a trailblazer! I look forward to our next visit to discuss the best direction for me
J.E.
I applaud Carla Gibson for moving into a different model of medicine in order to give comprehensive care that that is truly focused on changing your health for life. As a “healthy” patient I found that my health was still suboptimal until I began to truly look at my diet, habits and balance my hormones. I feel the best I have in a long time. As a Physical Therapist, I continually come in contact with many people who can benefit from the Bredesen model of care.
J.M.PT
After years of doctors and specialists, Carla's functional practice changed everything for me. Now, every approach is considered from a whole body perspective and I'm healthier than I was given reason to hope for by my previous practitioners. Thank you, Carla. You're a godsend.
Jennifer S.
When I think of Carla, I think of practical application of knowledge, combined with compassionate caring. What an excellent combination in a health care provider.
L.S.
Carla really helped me get on track. With changes to diet, exercise, and a few vitamin supplements, I was able to turn around my rising A1c level and avoid a diabetes diagnosis. And I didn't need to go on any medications.
B.L.
Carla is an excellent diagnostician and a very thorough, competent, and caring provider. Her medical knowledge is up to date and surpasses many of us in the field. I have been very fortunate to have been in her care.
P.S.MD
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