Hello, I'm Careen. A compassionate and empathetic board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialized in integrative psychiatry with 13 years of comprehensive experience in health care, providing wellness and mental health management for a variety of populations. Skilled at analyzing patient history to build diagnosis, plan, treatment, psychotherapy, and medication management, enhancing patients with more knowledge to improve their physical and cognitive well-being after each visit. She has been providing excellent, compassionate psychiatric care to clients in an outpatient clinical setting. She is open-minded, caring and excited to help her patient live to the best of their abilities. She believes in a holistic approach to care that incorporates medications, counseling, a healthy diet, lifestyle changes, exercise, and psychotherapy in her treatment modalities. ****** WE DO NOT PRESCRIB BENZODIAZEPINES AND STIMULANTS******
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
I first session we get to create rapport and get comfortable. Our goal is to make sure our clients know we are here for them.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My biggest strength listening. This helps me get more information during the assessment interview thus increasing others' trust in me or creating a good rapport while reducing conflict, enhancing better understanding of how to manage the case presented. It also helps me inspire a higher level of commitment in the people in my care.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
18 and above we can provide support through therapy, medication management, and coping strategies.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
My approach begins with building a strong therapeutic alliance and creating a safe space for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. I focus on helping clients identify cognitive distortions and replace them with more balanced, realistic perspectives.My CBT approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. I work with clients to set measurable goals, track progress, and adjust treatment strategies as needed. I also integrate mindfulness and elements of acceptance when clients benefit from a more holistic or flexible CBT framework.Ultimately, I use CBT to empower clients to become their own therapists—developing self-awareness, resilience, and long-term emotional regulation skills
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February 14, 2025
Lots of helpful information. I’ve already booked my next appointment.