Meet Our Team

Our collaborative care approach focuses on building lifelong health skills that serve you and your entire family – supported by healthcare practitioners and coaches.

We are dedicated to empower your regarding gut health, liver detoxification, weight loss, hormonal imbalances, metabolic syndrome (including PCOS), and autoimmune disease – and how to adapt your lifestyle, habits, and environment for optimal wellness that lasts a lifetime.

Erin Copenhaver
Physician Assistant and Co-Founder

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Gene Blake
Nurse Practitioner and Co-Founder

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For nearly 15 years I’ve been battling my weight.

Everyone’s ‘trigger’ is different and for me it was Gene telling me I was diabetic – my own personal version of scared straight! It wasn’t easy (I sure miss ice cream in the summer), but Gene’s common sense guidance and encouragement were invaluable along the way. Have I fallen ‘off the wagon’? Sure. But I make sure I get back on track. As the old saying goes, I eat to live and don’t live to eat. I’m still working at it and have another 10-15 pounds to go. It’s taken me a year to come this far and although that might sound like a long time, taking my time has contributed greatly to me actually making lifestyle changes and keeping the weight off. You’ve got to be committed and you’ve got to be making the changes for a reason that MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU. Otherwise, you’re just going to stay on the diet rollercoaster like I did. 50 pounds lost, 10 to go – I CAN DO IT!!!!

J.R., 53 yo

When someone cares about your health and has more hope than you do, keep them around!

When I found Gene this is exactly where I was mentally, hopeless and questioning if anyone cared to help me to feel better.  Wondering if I’m fact, I would ever feel “myself” again.  Through this journey, she has been excited to walk alongside me to get to a renewed state of more than existing.  My energy is better, my hormones are better, my gut is better and therefore I feel better.  This community is here for you and cares to see you live your best life, mentally and physically. I highly recommend it, you are worth it!

D.T., 49 yo

Deciding to put my trust in Rising Tide Wellness has been the BEST decision!

Investing in my health is not only paying dividends in my life, but also in the lives of my family as I implement all of the principles I’m learning from Rising Tide at home. It’s more than just medical care, it’s education and empowerment!

A.R, 45yo

Truly grateful!

Erin changed my life in just a few months from first meeting her in December 2021. She gave me all the advice and tools I needed to lose all the weight due to an unhealthy lifestyle/hormonal imbalance. Truly grateful!

C.S., 43 yo

I am happy and living a healthy life at 73.

Two years ago I started seeing Gene Blake. She opened my eyes to Functional Medicine and its many benefits. I am truly grateful for her intelligence and guidance along the way. Today I use intermittent fasting daily, bio-identical hormones, microbiome dieting, and many supplements. I am happy and living a healthy life at 73.

G.G., 73 yo

I am totally committed to a healthier version of me!

My inflammation has gone down so much. I am totally committed to a healthier version of me!

A.P., 49 yo

Gene gave me hope on my first visit.

Prior to Gene Blake becoming my provider, I suffered from constant and unrelenting hot flashes, lethargy, and sleepless nights. Gene gave me hope on my first visit. She developed a plan that included hormone replacement therapy along with dietary, supplemental, and lifestyle changes. Within several weeks, the hot flashes were gone! Over the next several months the energy I wanted and remembered was back along with a very much increased libido. So not only am I feeling much better but my husband is too!!

E.Y, 67 yo

I needed vitamin and nutritional support.

I knew in my early adulthood, traditional medicine was not working for me. I needed vitamin and nutritional support. I have used several functional medicine practitioners over the last 20 years and felt as though they always “patched me up.” With Gene, I am actually healing and repairing. The longer I have been under Gene Blake’s care, the more I improve. I am thrilled and amazed. Thank you, Gene!

B.A.

With their support I’ve been able to achieve positive health progress that had proven very elusive for years with traditional medicine approaches.

I’m very grateful to the team at Rising Tide Wellness for their help pointing the way to a happier and healthier life. With their support I’ve been able to achieve positive health progress that had proven very elusive for years with traditional medicine approaches. Thank you Erin, Sommer, and Gene!

B.W., 56 yo

I have loved working with Gene and the girls at Rising Tide Wellness!

Not only was Gene able to figure out what was going on with my health when other Dr’s had no clue, but they have also walked alongside me through the entire process. My body, my brain and my overall health, give thanks for all the changes and healing I’ve experienced in just a few short months!

J.C., 39 yo

I feel great and have no joint pain!

When I went to see Erin Copenhaver I was exhausted and had severe joint pain. I could barely get out of my car if I had driven for over an hour. Rather than addressing my individual symptoms, she treated me in a holistic manner. Erin helped bring down my inflammation levels, identified and treated a thyroid issue, and helped restore my digestive health. I feel great and have no joint pain!

T.O, 51 yo

I’m sooooo thankful!

I didn’t want this week to go by without letting you know how much better I feel. It was an adjustment to back off from sugar and caffeine. They go hand in hand with me so when I let go of the sugar and sweeteners I had to ditch the energy drinks and coffee too. I did try black coffee for one day and that was not at all satisfying.  Ick! However, it didn’t take too long before I noticed my energy level increase and I was no longer irritable. Wow!!! Before the program I was easily irritated by small things. I’m happy to be free of that! I’m sooooo thankful! It’s stretching me outside of my comfort zone but it’s all been worth it so far! I just had to let you know.  

E.L., 47 yo

Working with Gene Blake has been nothing short of remarkable.

I lived what I thought was a healthy lifestyle with diet and regular exercise. I am in tune with my health and it was hard to describe how I was feeling. Nothing was wrong but something wasn’t “quite right”. I have a long history of thyroid nodules but thyroid levels were always “fine”. My symptoms included fatigue, unexplained weight gain despite exercising 5-6 days/week, achy arms at night, trigger finger and not sleeping well to name a few. After an extensive workup, Gene went to work with a regime of supplements and dietary modifications. She identified Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and other imbalances that previously had been ignored or not detected. Within three weeks ALL of the physical symptoms had disappeared. After three months there was a significant change in my lab values. Specifically, the Hashimoto’s marker had decreased in half, total cholesterol decreased 44 points, LDL decreased 46 points and my weight was back to a comfortable level. I felt like me again. Gene is very approachable, thorough, and passionate about her work. I consider her my little miracle worker.

J.G., 66 yo

Take Your First Step Today on Your Journey Back to Health

At Rising Tide Wellness, we believe that you are in control of your healthcare. We also know that you can’t make new decisions without new information first. Check out this video and plan to attend one of our live webinars, so you can make an informed decision whether our approach is right for you.

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Our Approach

Our functional medicine approach is unique because it’s personalized and comprehensive. Our goal is much more than just resolving your chronic health complaints. We want to help you feel strong and resilient; to be a version of yourself you are proud of. We achieve this through a blend of traditional and functional medicine modalities to safely create optimal health and wellbeing.

After our in-depth intake, exploring both past and present symptoms and reviewing lab tests, we’ll craft a personalized treatment protocol to move past chronic health issues and set you up for long-term health.

Discover Root Causes

At Rising Tide Wellness, we ask the question “Why?”. We focus on getting to the root cause of your symptoms by addressing imbalances that are responsible for virtually all symptoms you’re experiencing right now.

We focus on what people struggle with most as they age. We look at all the triggers of chronic illnesses – including gut and hormonal imbalances, toxicity in your environment, systemic inflammation, impaired liver detoxification, and nutrient insufficiencies. We look for the reasons WHY reasons you feel so fatigued, can’t release stubborn weight, and face symptoms such as moodiness and brain fog.

Why We Are Different

Functional Medicine is the medicine of the future. We use it to restore your body’s innate healing potential, and not just treating symptoms. It uses a combination of science-driven testing with healthier lifestyle practices, to treat the whole person and not just parts of your body.

A “one size fits all” approach never works. This is why people often don’t get the answers they are looking for from their primary care doctors. At Naples Vitality, we don’t rely on basic solutions or guesswork, we pinpoint the real reason why you don’t feel well – even if you’ve been told that “everything’s fine”.

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