Emerald Bridge Wellness

Integrative & Functional Psychiatry Wellness

Telehealth Psychiatry in Minnesota & Wisconsin
Whole-Person Mental Health Care

Healing that meets you where you are — mind, body, and soul.

Emerald Bridge Wellness provides virtual integrative psychiatry services for adults across Minnesota and Wisconsin. We combine conventional mental health treatment with functional and holistic principles to address anxiety, depression, OCD, nervous system dysregulation, and stress-related conditions.

Many individuals come to us after feeling partially helped — but not fully well. You may experience elevated heart rate without clear cause, persistent anxiety, mood shifts, fatigue, brain fog, sleep disruption, or physical symptoms that accompany emotional stress. Rather than focusing on symptoms alone, we evaluate the full picture, including lifestyle stressors, sleep patterns, hormone balance, inflammation, gut health, and nervous system regulation.

Our care model blends thoughtful treatment review, medication optimization when appropriate, functional lab evaluation, and targeted lifestyle strategies. Some individuals benefit from traditional approaches. Others prefer a more integrative path. Most benefit from a carefully balanced combination — guided by evidence and individualized to your physiology.

Healing should feel steady, informed, and empowering. If you're looking for virtual psychiatric care with a functional lens,
we invite you to schedule a consultation.

What We Offer

Treatment Review & Ongoing Psychiatric Care
Comprehensive evaluation of current symptoms, prior treatments, and evidence-based options tailored to your needs.


The Bridge to Regulation™ Framework
A structured approach to calming stress physiology and improving nervous system stability.

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How I Can Help You Feel Like You Again


As a dual-certified Psychiatric Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner, I bring both clinical expertise and a compassionate, integrative approach to care. My practice blends psychiatry, primary care, and functional medicine to a systems biology–based, root-cause approach that looks at the whole person, not just symptoms.

Functional medicine is patient-centered and science-based, using your personal history, genetics, environment, and lifestyle to guide care. It emphasizes prevention, sees the body as an interconnected system, and integrates conventional treatments with nutrition, supplements, stress management, and more.

Whether you’re facing hormonal shifts, sleep issues, gut health concerns, or chronic stress, these factors can quietly influence your mood, focus, and well-being. Together, we’ll take a deep look at your story, not just your symptoms, and create a personalized plan that may include medications, hormone support, supplements, or a more natural path forward.

If you’re looking for whole-person mental health care in Minnesota or Wisconsin, I’d be honored to support you via telehealth.



Appointments & Insurance



At Emerald Bridge Wellness, we provide compassionate, whole-person psychiatric care with a strong focus on nervous system health. Many symptoms of anxiety, depression, burnout, mood instability, and even focus concerns can be rooted in nervous system dysregulation. Our approach blends conventional psychiatry with a functional medicine–informed perspective, allowing us to thoughtfully integrate treatment options, lifestyle strategies, and complementary supports when appropriate

We are in-network with select insurance plans including Aetna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Cigna, and BlueCross. We also welcome clients using out-of-network benefits and can provide detailed superbills for potential reimbursement based on your individual plan. Most services are covered under insurance according to your benefits. For convenience, we accept all major credit cards.


Initial Psychiatric Evaluation (Intake)

Insurance: Aetna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Cigna, BlueCross, and Out-of-Network


Your initial intake appointment is a comprehensive, in-depth evaluation designed to understand the full picture of your health. We explore current symptoms, medical and mental health history, stress patterns, nervous system responses, lifestyle factors, and your personal goals. This is not a rushed visit. It is an intentional time to connect the dots and build a personalized treatment plan that supports both symptom relief and long-term regulation.

60 minutes

Follow-Up Appointments (Established Patients)

Insurance: Aetna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Cigna, BlueCross, and Out-of-Network


Healing and stabilization happen over time. Follow-up visits allow us to monitor progress, adjust treatment plans as needed, assess nervous system regulation, and continue supporting sustainable change. Depending on your needs, these sessions may include brief therapy, coping tools, and regulation strategies to help you feel more steady and confident in daily life.

30 minutes



Important Update Regarding Controlled Substances



At Emerald Bridge Wellness, we are committed to providing safe, ethical, and evidence-based care for every patient we serve. Due to upcoming DEA regulation changes requiring in-person evaluations for certain prescriptions, we are not accepting new patients seeking treatment involving controlled substances (including stimulant or benzodiazepine medications) at this time.

Our practice continues to focus on integrative telehealth care, offering support for mental health, hormonal balance, and wellness through non-controlled medication management, supplements, and holistic approaches.

We deeply appreciate your understanding as we adapt to these evolving federal guidelines, and we remain dedicated to helping you bridge the path toward better health and balance.


Resources

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Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Dial 988 or Text for immediate assistance 24/7.

Callers “press 1” prompt are connected to the Veterans Crisis Line. Callers “press 2” prompt are connected Spanish Language line (over 240 languages are supported through a Tele-Interpreters service). Callers “press 2” prompt are connected to a LGBTQI+ crisis counselor.

Click here to navigate to the 988 Lifeline website

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In Minnesota call CRISIS (274747) to contact your county's mental health crisis team or text MN to 741741

24/7 response services available.

Click here to navigate to the county mobile crisis number website for a list of counties and phone numbers.

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Our Mission


To deliver personalized, whole-person psychiatric and wellness care to individuals across Minnesota and Wisconsin through accessible telehealth. By blending conventional, traditional, integrative, and functional approaches, the goal is to support both mind and body by addressing root causes, not just symptoms, and helping each person move toward lasting balance and well-being.

Malinda Lynch, DNP, PMHNP, FNP, APRN

Owner | Emerald Bridge Wellness


As a dual-certified Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I’ve spent years working in traditional healthcare and while it has its strengths, I often felt limited by the “one-size-fits-all” model. I wanted to offer more than symptom checklists and medication scripts. I wanted to truly support the whole person.

That’s what led me to create Emerald Bridge Wellness. Emerald represents hope and renewal. Bridge represents connection between the mind and body, between traditional and functional medicine, and between medical care and true wellness which creates space for treatments that are as unique as the people I serve.

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Insurances We Accept

Aetna Blue Cross Blue Shield Cigna Medica Medicare UnitedHealthcare / Optum

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cigna

Medica

UnitedHealthCare/Optum

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation

United Healthcare (Optum)

Oxford (Optum)

Oscar (Optum)

Cigna

Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Massachusetts

Aetna

Medicare