Hi, I’m Kristin Evans

I didn't plan to start a practice. Someone else saw it first.

A friend and colleague offered me space in the wellness practice she was building. She thought I should open my own. I remember thinking she had the wrong person.

She didn't.

Once the idea was in my head, I couldn't get it out, because I already knew exactly what I wanted to build. I had been watching the pieces for years. Patients telling me their insurance premium had doubled and their deductible was so high they still couldn't afford to use it. Visits where someone needed 30 minutes and I had 15. Gender-diverse patients navigating "do we even take their insurance" before they could get to the care itself.

I wanted to practice differently. Groundwork Health is what that looks like.

Credentials and experience

  • Board-certified FNP

    Family nurse practitioner (FNP-C) with 10+ years in primary care and internal medicine.

  • Gender-affirming care

    Several years providing hormone therapy. WPATH certification in progress.

  • Precision Nutrition coach

    Level 1 certified. Nutrition is a full discipline here, not a side offering.

  • 5x Ironman finisher

    Including the 2023 World Championship in Kona. Now competing in adventure racing.

What I believe

  • Time is part of the treatment

    Most providers care deeply. The system just doesn't give them time. I built a practice that does.

  • Come as you are

    Many of my patients have spent years in a healthcare system that was not built with them in mind. Here, you never have to edit yourself to be seen.

  • Food, movement, and medicine belong together

    Your nutrition, training, and labs are part of the same conversation, not three separate appointments with three different people.

Outside the clinic

I have lived in Chattanooga since 2014 and it is home. I grew up in Ohio, and the mountains are definitely better.

I have finished five Ironman races, including the 2023 World Championship in Kona, and I currently compete in adventure racing. I know what it takes to fuel a hard training block, recover from a bad race, and keep showing up.

I share my life with my wife and partner of 14 years, who is a legitimate badass in her own right. She has swum the English Channel and trekked to Everest Base Camp, among other amazing feats, which means our household has a very high bar for what counts as a hard day. We have two dogs named Tilly and Gryffin and three cats named Frankie, Hairy, and DL, all of whom are convinced they are in charge and are probably right.

Kristin Evans, FNP-C competing in a triathlon bike leg at the Cheaha race in Alabama

Ready to work together?