PMHNP, 5 years of experience
Hello! I am a dual certified family practice and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. I graduated from Florida State University and South University. I have over 25 years of nursing and pre-hospital experience. I have been practicing as a Nurse practitioner for 6 years. I was an emergency room nurse/charge nurse for 15 years and a firefighter/paramedic for 10 years before that.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
I have years of experience in listening to patients. I have been told that my specialty is that I actually listen and hear what my patients are saying.
I love working with ADHD/ADD clients to better help themselves and have a full understanding of this diagnosis, since I can fully relate. I work with patients that have anxiety and depression and love to help them work through this. I love doing couples/family therapy and helping families work out their differences. My clients are eager to improve, but don't yet have the tools needed to make this goal a reality.
I’ve been using CBT in my practice. It’s helped dozens of clients challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety. We’ll use CBT to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. We’ll then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you lead a less anxious and stressed life.
I provide Family counseling to help families work out issues that arise through out growth and daily living.
I have been working with couples to help save marriages on the rocks, or seemingly over, rebuild their relationship. We work on communication and compromise, listening and talking, and working together.