Functional Medicine is a health care model that focuses on all systems of the body. In functional medicine, we want to know the cause of your symptoms. Our goal is to partner with you and optimize the function of each body system in order to improve health and vitality.
It is important to have a confident and trusting relationship with your primary care provider. In the ever-changing climate of health care today, this is more and more difficult to achieve. At Vibrant Health of Colorado, our providers spend time getting to know each patient, their symptoms, histories, and more. Extended visit slots enable us to listen to and address your health concerns thoroughly and truly get to know you as our patient.
Many women dread having a gynecological exam, but it is an important part of staying healthy and preventing disease. Whether it’s a pap smear, breast exam, or infection testing, it is crucial to take these steps to keep your body healthy. It’s also important to establish an open relationship with your GYN provider, someone with whom you feel comfortable talking honestly about this aspect of your health.
Hormone Replacement Therapy is an integral part of aging in a healthy way. When our hormone levels decline during menopause or andropause, our mind and body begin to change rapidly. We can experience challenges such as bone loss, cognitive impairment, insomnia, low sex drive, mood changes, fatigue, joint pain, and many other symptoms.
The gastrointestinal tract and its unique and complex microbiome play a central role in health and disease. Microorganisms in the gut influence various organs, including the brain, lungs, and heart, as well as body functions such as immunity, energy balance, and both fat and sugar metabolism. Optimizing the gut microbiome is often the first place to start when improving overall health.
Many people know that testosterone is important for men, but some people are unsure when we talk about testosterone for women. Women do make testosterone naturally, but it is typically less than men. It is hormone that is incredibly important for women’s health.
While the first step for evaluation of heart disease is to see a cardiologist, our main focus is prevention. Functional medicine focuses on prevention and root cause of diseases by considering various factors like lifestyle, nutrition, stress, and environmental influences.
We utilize many tools to help you lose weight and improve your health. We often start with dietary counseling or a referral to work with a registered dietician. We will review your lifestyle, stress levels, hormone balance, and other contributors to weight gain. When appropriate, we prescribe GLP-1 injections to help you on this journey.
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Deanna Woodroffe, WHNP, is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse practitioner and the owner of Vibrant Health of Colorado. She is passionate about helping her patients maintain vibrant health.
Deanna has worked as a nurse practitioner for nearly 20 years and has specialized in bio-identical hormones since the beginning of her career. Deanna graduated from Saint Louis University with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and completed her Masters in Nursing at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Deanna practiced in St. Louis, MO for 14 years prior to moving to Denver.
Early in her career, Deanna often found herself frustrated with the limitations of traditional medicine in treating her patients and her own chronic symptoms. As a result, she began studying functional and integrative medicine. In 2012 she completed a fellowship in anti-aging and functional medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Deanna uses a functional medicine approach to help her patients resolve chronic symptoms and return to feeling vibrant. She focuses on root causes rather than treating symptoms. She utilizes nutrition, bio-identical hormone therapy, hormone pellet therapy, thyroid optimization, and the latest advancements in medicine to bring balance back to the body.
Deanna’s specialties include adolescent through menopausal gynecology, including annual well woman exams, birth control, STI testing evaluation of sexual dysfunction and optimizing hormones. She also works with men to optimize their hormones.
As a healthcare provider, Deanna is passionate about helping people with chronic symptoms have a better quality of life and you will often find her speaking on such topics in her quest to educate the public on effective approaches to wellness and optimal health.
Deanna has two adult daughters, she loves travel, reading, live music, scuba diving, hiking and exploring the mountains.
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Erynn Gonzales, PA-C is a board-certified, licensed Physician Assistant who is passionate about helping patients achieve their health and lifestyle goals!
Erynn has worked in primary care for 14 years and counting. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in 2009, Erynn practiced Internal Medicine and Pediatrics for four years in Phoenix, AZ. During these first few years, she noticed enormous gaps in healthcare and embarked on several years of self-study in ancestral nutrition and natural healing to be able to provide more to her patients, learning how to blend conventional and functional medicine.
To further enhance her functional medicine education, in 2018 she became certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association and became a Master Restorative Wellness Practitioner in 2023. Erynn is also a certified Shape Reclaimed practitioner. She has also been a speaker at several nutrition conferences, a guest lecturer for the PA Program at Rocky Vista University, and an author for Paleo Magazine.
Her specialties include general primary care, gastrointestinal disease (including SIBO/dysbiosis), autoimmune disease, cardiovascular health, and metabolic disease/weight loss.
Erynn’s hobbies include spending time with her husband and family, reading, yoga, traveling, cuddling with and cleaning up toy fluff for her 4 dogs, and acting as an organizer of a Paleo Meetup group in Denver, CO.
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Michelle Sanders is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who loves coming alongside her patients and helping them take the next step towards changing their health trajectory, by combining the best of both functional and traditional medicine and offering her patients choice in their care.
Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Nursing from Regis University, and prior to that, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Baylor University, where she graduated top of her class.
Michelle’s journey towards functional medicine began with her own health challenges and the frustration with traditional medicine failing to address the root causes of her symptoms/condition. She was fortunate to find answers within functional and integrative medicine that helped her heal and thus began a personal and professional journey towards how she could help others through functional medicine. For four years she was fortunate to train under, and then later practice with a functional medicine doctor and a nurse practitioner in Aurora, Colorado who were practicing primary care and internal medicine from a functional medicine lens.
Her specialties and areas of interest include general primary care and managing chronic disease, gut health (including leaky gut/GERD/dysbiosis), autoimmune disease (especially thyroid disease), cardiovascular health, hormone replacement therapy and metabolic disease/weight loss. She utilizes nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes, supplements, hormone replacement therapy, research, and medications when appropriate to help patients to achieve their health goals.
Michelle lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, three children and their dog, Charlie. She loves hiking, traveling and exploring new places, gardening and always has multiple books going at a time—and one is usually about functional medicine! She is active in her church community and enjoys spending time with her neighbors. Her newest endeavors are learning to knit and propagating her indoor plants.
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Miranda is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about partnering with patients and empowering them to advocate and take charge of their health to have the quality of life they desire.
Miranda grew up in Denver, Colorado. She studied nursing at Oklahoma Baptist University where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. From there, she moved back to Colorado and spent the majority of her bedside nursing career as charge nurse at The Medical Center of Aurora on the Medical Oncology unit. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Nursing from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs where she specialized as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has specialized in primary care with an emphasis on a functional/holistic approach to care.
Miranda is married with boy/girl twins. She loves spending time with her family, friends, archery, sports and fitness.
Miranda will be joining the team at Vibrant Health of Colorado on July 1st!
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Jenn Bienemann is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner who has 19 years of healthcare experience. Jenn earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Jenn then graduated with her Master of Science as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2014. As a healthcare provider, Jenn enjoys all aspects of women’s health and the opportunity to care for women across the lifespan.
Jenn is a Colorado native and loves the outdoors. Jenn lives locally with her husband and two sons. When she is not at work or busy with kids’ activities, Jenn enjoys reading, watching sporting events, attending live music events, boating and spending time with family and friends.
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Candice Betz is a Family Nurse Practitioner who has been in the nursing profession for over twenty years. She received her bachelor’s of nursing from Texas Tech University and received her Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
“As a nurse practitioner, my philosophy is to provide individualized, holistic care to my clients with a focus on prevention and education, specific to each patient’s needs. I believe in creating an environment that fosters strong provider and patient relationships based on respect for my patient’s beliefs and desires for their health goals.”
In her free time, Candice enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids. She enjoys doing anything outdoors, including skiing/snowboarding, hiking, trail running…the list goes on.
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Erin is a passionate and highly motivated Healthcare Manager with 15 years’ experience in Women’s Health. She has eagerly worked through each role in a medical office to develop her multifaceted approach. She brings a unique appreciation and understanding of the many roles and responsibilities that make a practice successful. Patient care, compassion, and leadership motivate and drive her daily, and together with her team, she ensures the practice provides quality and compassionate healthcare for each and every patient.
Erin is a proud Colorado native. She lives in Bennett, Colorado with her husband, 2 sons, and their many farm animals.
When Erin is not working or taking care of the farm, she is a pillar in the breast cancer community. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 28 years old and has been heavily involved in the breast cancer community through non-profit organizations, volunteer work, and mentoring women in all stages of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
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Ellen has been a Registered Medical Assistant and Phlebotomist for 10 years. She has worked in family practice but found her passion in functional medicine, hormone replacement and gynecology and has remained in that field for the last 8 years.
Ellen was Born on the East Coast, grew up in New Mexico but found her place here in Colorado where she resides with her 4 children and grandchild.
When Ellen is not a work, she is a pillar in the recovery community. She is heavily involved in mentoring and assisting individuals with substance abuse seeking treatment, always ready to go the distance for anyone.
Her family and her children are the most important to her and a day spent with them is a beautiful day.
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Liz was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she spent most of her time with family and enjoying the Southwest. Later, she Moved to Colorado in 2014 to be closer to family and to enjoy the mountains.
She’s always had a passion for healthcare, even as a child. As such, she decided to pursue that career path and attended Concorde Career College and graduated in 2017 with her associate degree in Medical Assisting.
Liz treasures time with her husband and toddler son and enjoys spending time with her extended family. Liz is bilingual fluent in English and Spanish.
In truth, Liz believes in the philosophy of Vibrant Health of Colorado striving to make every patient feel important and well cared for.
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Andrea was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. In her early 20’s she moved to North Carolina, eventually making her way back to Idaho. There she pursued an Associates Degree in Medical Specialties which she earned in December of 2010. She has been a Registered Medical Assistant for over 12 years and is passionate about patient care.
In 2015, she moved to Colorado with her family and son. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 sons. She also enjoys travel, baking, crocheting, and reading.
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Marina is a proud Colorado native with a passion in healthcare. She has been a medical assistant gaining valuable experience in both family medicine and functional medicine for six years. With her background she enjoys giving great patient care emphasizing both traditional and holistic methods. During her free time she loves spending quality moments with her friends, family, and partner. Weather its enjoying a night out at the movies, traveling, or simply enjoying each other’s company.
Marina is excited to be apart of our team at Vibrant Health of Colorado alongside incredible women providing great patient care, making patients feel heard and important while gaining more knowledge.
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Ashley is a medical assistant with an Associate’s Degree in Medical Specialties. With 18 years’ of experience in OB-GYN, she is translating those skills into the functional medicine world to broaden her passion for helping others.
A Colorado native who likes to take advantage of the many hiking trails, small-town charms, and outdoors adventures in the Centennial state. Ashley is also an avid gardener, painter, and a member of the Planetary Society. When not at work, she loves to spend time with her 2 rescue dogs and adult son or outdoors with the rest of her family. Reading, movies, and partaking in the local live theater are some of Ashleys great joys.
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Born in California but was raised in Colorado. Loves to travel and her favorite place to be is the beach. When the weather is nice likes to go on long walks or go on hikes. During the colder weather likes to curl up in a blanket and watch movies with her family.
Loves working in health care and helping patients feel better. As a Medical Assistant have a background in urgent care and more recently has learned a lot working in regenerative medicine and in the wellness clinic world focusing on weight loss and hormone replacement therapy. Is excited to be part of Vibrant health and their functional medicine approach.
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Phillip was born in Melbourne, FL, but moved to Miami, FL where he spent most of his life until he moved to Colorado. He moved to Colorado 18 years ago where he perused his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Integrated Healthcare.
Phillip has always had a passion for integrating traditional medicine with alternative medicine. He believes that both styles of medicine can heal the body as a whole.
Phillip enjoys spending time with his partner and adopted son, Wesley. He spends his time relaxing by crocheting, baking, reading, hiking, camping, spending time with his cat and having his nose in a good book.
Phillip brings a positive energy to Vibrant Health, so that you will feel relaxed. He believes that the more relaxed you feel the more you will open up about your health.
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Sherry is originally from a small town in upstate New York but has been a Colorado resident for almost 30 years. She has always had an interest in health care and enjoys being part of the team at Vibrant Health of Colorado. She takes pride in being a part of a fun, focused, supportive group of women dedicated to the practice and patients.
In her free time she enjoys any outdoor activities especially if it involves water! She enjoys movies, plays, concerts and spending time with my husband, two sons, and their Westie, Sammy.
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Melinda was raised on a farm in Illinois. At 19 she moved to the East coast to pursue a career in the airline industry. After a couple of years she got married and started a family here in beautiful Colorado where she has lived the last 30 years.
Melinda was a stay at home mother of two boys and a girl. With the kids being adults now, she has recently rejoined the workforce in the healthcare field. She has been a front desk specialist for the last 2 years, but has recently joined Vibrant Health. She loves the employee culture and patients here, and is excited to be part of the team and future of the Vibrant family.
In her free time she loves spending time with her fiancee, working out, puzzles, baking, dining out, and looks forward to family dinner nights.
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Patricia is a Colorado Native who grew up in Aurora and has worked in the health care industry for 6 years now. Her passion for health care has driven her to pursue a career as a surgical technologist soon. She enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors, hiking and watching the Denver Nuggets play. She loves spending time with her 7-year-old son who loves playing soccer and swimming.
Patricia is incredibly happy to be part of the Vibrant Family and be able to share many experiences and passions in health care with an amazing team!
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Kayla is a Colorado Native who grew up in Castle Rock, CO. She has been working in the healthcare field for 4 years as a front desk receptionist and has done some medical assistant work. She enjoys spending time with her family going to Nuggets games, going snowboarding with family or just relaxing at home! She loves spending time with her two kids who are 6 & 10, going to her Daughters basketball games and her sons Soccer games.
Kayla is so excited to be part of such a wonderful team at Vibrant and working with amazing patients!
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Danielle is originally from California but raised in Colorado. She has over six years of experience as medical front desk and is very excited to be a part of this amazing team. Danielle has a strong interest in functional medicine and believes it changed her life. She enjoys giving great patient care and tries to greet everyone with a huge smile.
During her free time, she loves trying new food spots, lifting weights, watching comedy movies, and spending quality time with my family.
Dear Valued Patients,
It has always been my passion to provide high-quality healthcare that combines traditional medicine and functional medicine, all within an accessible, insurance-based model. As the owner of Vibrant Health of Colorado (VHC), my goal has been, and continues to be, to make this level of care as accessible as possible. All people should have access to personalized, compassionate, and effective healthcare, regardless of their financial status. Taking insurance has allowed us to offer this.
Insurance companies, however, have made this increasingly difficult. Due to changing insurance regulations, declining reimbursements, and rising operational costs, we’ve been faced with nearly insurmountable challenges in delivering the quality of care you deserve through the current system. These challenges have led to difficulties in scheduling timely appointments (some patients are waiting months to see their provider) and rushed visits, resulting in providers having less time to listen and thoroughly address individual needs. This creates late nights for providers, as they respond to portal messages, review lab results, and complete charting outside of clinic hours. Each of these factors is contributing to provider burnout and patient frustration.
As a team, we have considered many options that might improve the current situation. We have determined that a membership-based model is the most effective way for VHC to continue as a successful practice, providing exceptional and personalized care that genuinely focuses on building strong relationships with each of our patients. As of March 2, 2026, we will no longer accept insurance and will transition fully to a membership-based practice to support your health needs more effectively and sustainably.
What this means for our patients is that, for an affordable monthly fee, you will have access to comprehensive healthcare, including primary care, gynecology, hormone therapy, weight loss support, functional medicine, and all other services we currently provide.
This means:
While I am genuinely excited about this new model, I understand that this change will be challenging for many, and for some, it will not be a good fit. We’ve worked hard to keep the membership fee as reasonable as possible, lower than comparable functional medicine practices, to make this transition accessible for as many of our patients as possible.
There are flexible options:
Note to those patients currently required to have an office visit every three months for controlled substance refills:.
We do not want you to be without your medications, and we know it may take time to establish care with another provider. We will continue to see you for six months (two visits) without a membership while you find a new provider. Please see our website for details on how these visits will work.
We know this is a significant change, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Please visit the FAQ page on our website for detailed information, helpful videos, and answers to most of the questions you may have. https://vibranthealthofcolorado.com/faq/
While this new model will be able to meet many of your healthcare needs, we recommend maintaining some level of insurance coverage for emergencies and/or medical services beyond what our clinic provides. If helpful, we can provide you with the name and contact information of a local insurance broker who specializes in affordable health insurance options that can be combined with membership-based practice models.
Many patients may be able to use their HSA funds to cover their membership fees. This varies by plan, and there are limitations. To find out definitively, you will want to reach out to your HSA provider.
The number of available memberships is limited, as this will enable our office and providers to dedicate the necessary time to providing personalized care to our members. We are accepting enrollments now to secure your membership, but your membership payments will not begin until March 2, 2026. Patients who sign up now through November 17th, 2025, will enroll at a reduced rate of $249 a month. Enrollment on November 18th and after will be $279 a month. We are also excited to be able to offer family discounts and a 20% discount for the primary comprehensive membership paid in full at the start of the yearly membership.
For those of you who find that a membership model is not the right option for you, we will help to ensure a smooth transition and make sure you have what you need, including your medical records, while you establish care with a new provider. We will continue to see patients through insurance, as we do now, through February 27, 2026. Effective March 2nd, 2026, we will no longer be a member of OB/GYN affiliates, and will not be in network with insurance.
Thank you for your trust, your support, and the privilege of caring for you.
With heartfelt gratitude and excitement for what’s ahead,
Deanna Woodroffe, WHNP-BC,
Owner - Vibrant Health of Colorado
