Holly Christensen, CNM

Holly Christensen (she/her) has been a Certified Nurse Midwife in full scope OB/GYN practice since 2005.  She holds a Master's in Nursing from University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and is board certified in Nurse Midwifery by the American Midwifery Certification Board. Holly is a menopause society certified practitioner. She also holds a certificate in Sexual Health Counseling and Education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 

As a midwife, Holly enjoys caring for birthing people of all identities, genders and orientations. She is particular interested in providing healthcare through life’s transitions including: adolescence, parenthood, and menopause. Holly believes that collaboration and communication, between all members of the healthcare team, is an important hallmark of excellent practice. She enjoys working  with a team, and appreciates interdisciplinary communication between specialties to provide the best care for each individual.

As a sexual health counselor, Holly recognizes the factors influencing sexuality, including: intimate relationships, family relationships, chosen family, political climate, the legal system, health care system, social networks, spiritual/religious life and geography. It includes the person in their current context and the narrative that came before. As a sexual health counselor Holly could help with a variety of sexual health concerns including but not limited to: 

• Difficulty with traditional Gyn exams
• Anatomy and physiology of sexual function
• Finding sensual pleasure
• Exploring intimacy  
• Sexual desire and arousal 
• Basic mindfulness activities 
• Sex in pregnancy and postpartum, for the birthing person and their partner
• Assistance in identifying the specialist(s) most likely to assist with a specific problem
• Identification of patients who benefit from pelvic floor physical therapists
• Coping with pregnancy, labor and delivery after trauma 
• Recovering from infidelity 
• Caring for clients with infertility