Welcome to Proactive Functional Care, where every patient’s story matters. We look beyond symptoms to uncover the “why,” helping you create your optimal wellness from the inside out.
At Proactive Functional Care, we specialize in functional integrative lifestyle medicine that uncovers and treats the underlying cause of your health concerns-restoring balance, energy, and long-term vitality.
Founded by Kimberly Potter, APRN, FNP-c, FMCP-M, a certified functional medicine provider, our Central Ohio-based practice integrates diagnostic testing with lifestyle and nutrition-based strategies to support gut health, hormone balance, metabolic wellness, and healthy aging.
Our mission is simple: to empower you with knowledge, restore balance through science-based care, and guide you toward a healthier, more vibrant life-so you can truly heal from the inside out
Our Providers
Kimberly Potter
APRN, FNP-c, FMCP-M
Founder
Kimberly Potter, APRN, FNP-c, FMCP-M, is a clinician with more than 19 years of clinical experience spanning acute care, cardiovascular medicine, ICU, and primary care. Over the years, she has become increasingly disheartened by the rising prevalence of chronic disease in young people and the rapid decline in function that she’s observed in older adults. She realized she no longer wanted to manage chronic conditions simply— she wanted to help prevent them.
As the founder of Proactive Functional Care, she now focuses on a systems-based, root-cause approach that prioritizes prevention and sustainable health solutions. Her mission is to empower clients to improve their well-being, extend their HealthSpan, and live more functional and satisfying lives—for themselves and their families.
Ruby Burchfield
RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian
Ruby is a registered dietitian with a background in public health, bringing a global perspective to personalized nutritional care. She is passionate about helping individuals live healthier, longer lives using evidence-based science with whole-person wellness—considering lifestyle, environment, culture, and long-term sustainability. Her work centers on empowering clients with practical, individualized strategies that support optimal health, resilience, and vitality at every stage of life.
Carol Stephenson
ACE-CHC
Certified Health Coach
Carol holds business degrees from The Ohio State University and Johns Hopkins University and brings a distinguished background in human resources from the Department of Defense Intelligence Community, where she specialized in employee benefits, retirement counseling, and recruitment.
Driven by a lifelong passion for health and wellness, Carol earned her health coaching certification through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and founded AGEable WELLness, a practice dedicated to helping clients build healthier, more vibrant lives. She specializes in osteoporosis prevention, healthy aging, and sustainable lifestyle habits — areas that align closely with the whole-person care our practice is committed to providing.
As an integral member of our care team, [Name] brings the expertise of AGEable WELLness directly to our patients, working alongside our providers to support each person in reaching their individual wellness goals. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her three adult children.
Virginia Clagg
PhD(c),MBA,MSW, LISW-S, LICDC
Clinical Therapist, Life Coach
Virginia is the founder of BHealthy For Life and brings more than 25 years of experience in mental health and wellness. A graduate of The Ohio State University and Franklin University, she holds an MBA and an MSW and is currently completing her PhD. Her credentials include LISW-S, LICDC, and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.
She specializes in addiction recovery, trauma, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, drawing on a holistic, trauma-informed approach that integrates CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and hypnotherapy.
Virginia works with adolescents, adults, couples, families, and professionals, partnering with each client to support lasting healing, personal growth, and emotional wellness.
Our Staff
Brandy Perez
