Monica KIsley
I'm Monica Kisley, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I treat adults for anxiety, panic, OCD, depression, bipolar, insomnia, and low energy. I keep my first visits warm, nonjudgmental, relaxed, and pressure-free, and I create personalized plans that pair evidence-based medication with therapy-informed tools for real, lasting change. People come to me when anxiety, panic, persistent sadness, or sleep problems that are starting to get in the way of daily life, work, school, or relationships — or when past treatments didn’t help enough or caused unwanted side effects. Our first visit is relaxed and pressure‐free: I’ll listen to your story, review symptoms and past treatments, and hear what you hope to change. From there I’ll work with you to create a clear, personalized plan that often combines evidence‐based medication with simple, therapy‐informed tools you can use right away.
First session
Our first visit is relaxed and pressure‐free: I’ll listen to your story, review symptoms and past treatments, and hear what you hope to change. From there I’ll work with you to create a clear, personalized plan that often combines evidence‐based medication with simple, therapy‐informed tools you can use right away.
Strengths
My approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical steps you can use right away. If you’re wondering whether things can feel different — less overwhelming, more manageable — reach out. Even small changes can add up to big improvements in daily life, and I’d welcome the opportunity to work with you toward that.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is an adult who is ready to take an active, collaborative role in their mental health care. They may be struggling with anxiety, panic, OCD, depression, bipolar disorder, insomnia, or low energy, and they're looking for relief that is both effective and sustainable—not a quick fix. Many of my ideal clients arrive feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted by symptoms that interfere with their work, relationships, sleep, or daily functioning. They often have questions about medication—whether they truly need it, what the side effects might be, and how it fits alongside therapy. Some worry about stigma or being treated like "just a diagnosis." Above all, they want to feel heard and understood, not rushed through a checklist.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I rely on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it gives my clients a practical way to understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors shape one another—and how to change those patterns. I help clients notice automatic thoughts and common distortions like catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, and overgeneralization. A simple thought record between visits builds self-awareness and gives us real material to examine together. Rather than labeling thoughts as "wrong," I ask collaborative questions: What's the evidence for and against this? Is there another way to see it? What would you tell a friend? The goal is balanced, realistic thinking—not forced positivity.
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Virtual sessions
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- OhioLicense APRN.CNP.0037207