PMHNP, 8 years of experience
Hi, I'm a nurse practitioner with real-world experience who has worked in various settings over my 30+ years in the medical field. I'm dually certified in primary care and psychiatric care, with a specialty focus on geriatric care, dementia, adjustment disorders, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, intellectual disability, anxiety, insomnia, nightmare disorders, and PTSD. My specialty is medication management for those who are ready for such choices and support what you're struggling with i.e. lack of sleep, appiete or motivation, etc.
60-minute long session covering your mental health history, medications you have tried, therapy types you have tried, and symptoms you have been experiencing. You may be referred for talk therapy or medications or BOTH depending on YOUR preferences.
My patients are encouraged to identify their own strengths and take ownership of creating solutions that work for them and the provider works to help form this type of collaborative relationship.
Adults with a variety of mental health conditions who might realize it is time to consider medication, while they are not a cure, they are most effective when combined with psychotherapy. Finding you the right medication to help support your sleep, anxiety, depression, or loss of appiete is what I specialize in. Not all psychiatric drugs are forever but they can be for a time including, grief, loss, divorce, etc.
Motivational Interviewing is a client centered counseling approach that helps individuals explore and resolve ambivalence about change, ultimately strengthening their intrinsic motivation and commitment to positive behavioral shifts