Deidra Howard

(she/her)

PMHNP, 25 years of experience
Warm
Empowering
Direct
VirtualAvailable

I am certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of nursing experience. Most of my life’s work has been in mental health, working as a Psychiatric Mental Health Registered Nurse, both inpatient and emergency psychiatry. I have also worked in a variety of other settings, such as medical emergency, rehabilitation and wound care, home health, case management, geriatric outpatient residential, geriatric psychiatry (inpatient locked) and outpatient community care clinics. I believe in taking a holistic, mind, body, and spirit approach to addressing the root causes of your mental health symptoms and will develop a plan to move forward toward healing. I will listen carefully to your specific concerns and collaborate with you in developing a treatment plan that balances your physical and mental health. I provide Telemedicine (Telepsychiatry) services so that you can conveniently be seen from your home without having to travel.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

I will listen carefully to your specific concerns and collaborate with you in developing a treatment plan that balances your physical and mental health.

The treatment methods and tools I utilize

• Motivational Interviewing • Culturally Sensitive • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) • Mindfulness • Biofeedback • Psychodynamic • Coaching • Humor • Kindness • Homework • Christian/Spiritual Counseling available upon request

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My biggest strengths are compassion, active listening, empathy, support, and encouragement. I have real world knowledge of how stress and/or traumatic life experiences can impact our lives physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. So, if you are constantly worrying, having difficulty sleeping, losing interest in the things that once gave you joy, or you just feel lost. Please give me a call and I can help.

Specialties

Top specialties
Other specialties

Anger Management

I identify as

Serves ages

Licensed in

California

Accepts

Location

Virtual

, 44 ratings

4 ratings with written reviews

May 8, 2025

I loved Deidra. I was amazed at how quickly she assessed my anxiety problems and history. She was real and insightful. I immediately felt comfortable with her. She gave me a list of exercises to do and they are very simple and easy to follow. I am looking forward to beginning my journey to love myself with Deidra as my guide.

Verified client, age 65+
Review shared after session 1 with Deidra

May 1, 2025

A diamond in the rough. Thoughtful, caring, concerned, and takes action. So glad I found her.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 4 with Deidra

March 25, 2025

very attentive and good listener

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Deidra