The Story Behind the Academy

I spent over a decade in advanced functional medicine training. IFM certification, mold, SIBO, hormones - every program I could get into. And I kept hitting the same gap.

The training taught me mechanisms. It didn't teach me what to do on a Tuesday afternoon with a confusing GI-MAP, a patient who has already tried everything, and forty minutes on the clock.

That part I learned the slow way: thousands of patients, a lot of cases that didn't resolve neatly, and years of working out which patterns actually repeat and which ones were noise.

GHT Academy exists so you don't have to learn it the slow way. What I teach here is what I wish someone had handed me when I was five years in and still guessing.

About our Founder

Katie Morra is a board-certified Registered Dietitian and one of the first 1,000 practitioners certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine, where she now serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the certification program.

She has spent more than a decade treating complex chronic illness - the cases that have already been through three specialists and come back without answers. Her clinical focus is turning lab data into protocols that hold up in practice: SIBO and gut disorders, mold-related illness, hormonal imbalance, and autoimmune disease.

A Foundation Built on Science and Clinical Rigor

MS, Applied Nutrition — Sage Graduate School
BS, Psychology (minor in Biology) — SUNY Geneseo
Among the first 1,000 practitioners certified through the Institute for Functional Medicine

Advanced Training & Professional Leadership

Katie's ongoing commitment to clinical excellence is reflected in her advanced certifications and leadership roles, including:

Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner
Subject Matter Expert, IFM Certification Program — 2026 Standard Setting Panel
Mold Certified Practitioner — Dr. Jill Crista
Advanced training through the Kharrazian Institute, SIBO Academy, and Rupa University

Speaking & Media

Speaking — Brigham & Women's Hospital, the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association, The Real Coaches Summit
Featured in — MindBodyGreen, Experience Life Magazine, Rupa Magazine
Podcasts — The Period Party, The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, The Vibrant Wellness Podcast