oanne brings over 25 years of nursing experience to her holistic private practice, Bridges to Heal-th . Her background includes work in the areas of medical-surgical hospital nursing, mental health, health care administration, and health promotion. Joanne's private practice offers Healing Touch along with other energy modalities and holistic counseling. Joanne is founder of Healing Touch of the Greater Charlotte Area. This organization is open to all CHTPs in the Charlotte area. Its purpose is to educate the public about HT and to promote this sacred work. Joanne is a charter member of Healing Touch International and a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). She has served as a Certification Review Panel member for HTI and is currently Vice President of the Charlotte local network of the AHNA.