PMHNP, 6 years of experience
Hello! I'm a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner based out of New York. I received my Masters at Stony Brook University and have been working in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings for ten years. Therapies include conventional and complementary medicine. I promote a mind-body connection and work collaboratively with therapists so clients can achieve greater life satisfaction and improved overall wellness.
Our first session will discuss what brought you to treatement, current symptoms and concerns, then a detailed pschiatric, medical and psychosocial history. Based on that framework, we will develop an initial treatment plan based on your preferences and confort level.
My background includes pysical fitness as a certified personal trianer as well as business management in NYC. I worked briefly in Colorado and also in the Caribbean drawn to both sun and snow. My previous life experiences have all helped shape my approach to mental health treatment. I focus on individuals as a whole and complex system inclusive of family, health, self-identity, work, spitiruality and faith - not simply a diagnosis or cluster of symptoms.
I love working with adults who are motivated to dig deeper into the source of their symptoms. My clients are interested in both tradtional western medicine, as well as, eastern philosophies or complementary and alternative medicine including nutritional psychiatry.
A solution-focused approach identifies goals and barriers to treatment and includes multiple treatment options including traditional western medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and nutritional psychiatry.
Person centered therapy embraces authenticity and empathy as the foundation for building a therapeutic relatinship.