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Welcome! I’m Sara Gena Israel, a psychiatric nurse practitioner serving clients in Florida and Maryland. I provide medication management with an integrative, lifestyle-based approach for adult women experiencing mood, anxiety, attention-related, and hormone-related concerns. My practice has a special focus on women’s mental health and hormonal mental health, including concerns related to reproductive transitions, postpartum emotional health, PMDD, and perimenopausal mood changes. I blend traditional psychiatry with lifestyle and nutritional psychiatry, with a focus on nutrition, sleep, stress management, and metabolic health. With over 20 years of nursing experience, I prioritize listening closely and working collaboratively to create personalized treatment plans that support whole-person mental health and overall well-being. My practice is fully telehealth-based, and services are centered on psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Individuals seeking in-person care or services outside this clinical scope may be better supported by another provider.
Get ready for a welcoming, judgment-free conversation. Our first session is a 60-minute telehealth appointment where you can openly share your experiences, concerns, and challenges. My goal is to understand your emotional and mental well-being, explore your medical and mental health history, lifestyle patterns, sleep, stress, and factors that may be contributing to your symptoms, and begin developing a personalized treatment plan tailored to your needs. This session is focused on listening, understanding, and establishing the foundation for thoughtful, individualized psychiatric care.
My greatest strength is helping clients move toward a well-balanced lifestyle through a whole-person approach that addresses both psychiatric symptoms and the lifestyle patterns influencing mental health. I focus on the connection between mental wellness and factors such as nutrition, sleep, stress, movement, and meaningful social connection. My approach is grounded in lifestyle psychiatry and the principles of lifestyle medicine, incorporating elements of nutritional psychiatry to complement traditional treatment. I work collaboratively with each client to understand factors contributing to their mental health while supporting practical and sustainable lifestyle changes that promote emotional resilience and overall well-being.
I am passionate about working with adult women experiencing concerns such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, hormonal mental health concerns, and mood changes related to reproductive and life transitions. Many of my clients feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or stuck and are seeking thoughtful psychiatric care that considers the whole person. Through comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and a personalized, integrative treatment approach, I work collaboratively with clients to support emotional well-being, improve functioning, and develop individualized treatment plans tailored to their needs and goals.
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Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Ambetter Health
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
CareFirst
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Florida Blue
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
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UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Integrative
I take an integrative approach that combines traditional psychiatric care with whole-person and lifestyle-focused strategies to support emotional well-being. Treatment is personalized to each client’s symptoms, goals, and overall health.
11 ratings with written reviews
July 8, 2026
She was a great listener and gave me education on various supplements in addition to discussing medication history.
May 28, 2026
Sara is awesome! She makes me feel so seen & understood. What a kind & beautiful soul!
March 25, 2026
She made me feel safe and heard