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Hi there, I'm Rani. Do you feel you are struggling with low self-esteem, increased anxiety and feeling down with all the changes going on around you? Do you feel overwhelmed with relationships and unable to manage your feelings and emotions? I help address your emotions through individualized therapy and medication management. I am a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with over six years of experience. I have over 20 yrs of experience in the nursing field, especially in the emergency department. I earned my Master of Science in Nursing from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, and a Post Master's in Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Doctorate from the University of South Alabama. I work with adults, children, adolescents, and geriatrics. her expertise and focus is on prenatal psychiatry, PTSD/trauma, depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, ADHD, disruptive mood dysregulation, insomnia, and personality disorders. My goal is to integrate evidence-based treatment to meet individual needs and to provide compassionate and culturally competent patient and family-centered care. My clinical approach includes medication management, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness.
In our first session together, we will start with brief introduction then dive into specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored treatment plan focusing on ways to manage the issue.
I specialize in mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD. I also specialize in prenatal disorders and help women during their pregnancy with emotions and hormonal changes. I also concentrate on children and adolescents for anxiety, depression and behavioral problems.
Motivational Interviewing
I have training and clinical experience using Motivational Interviewing (MI) as part of my therapeutic approach, particularly with patients who are ambivalent about change. I value MI because it is collaborative, non-judgmental, and respects the patient’s autonomy while helping them clarify their own goals. In practice, I use MI to: Build rapport and trust by engaging patients in open-ended conversations, actively listening, and affirming their strengths. Explore ambivalence by helping patients articulate both the pros and cons of their current behaviors, which allows them to recognize discrepancies between their values and actions. Elicit change talk by asking guiding questions that encourage patients to express their own motivations rather than me imposing solutions. Support self-efficacy by highlighting past successes and reinforcing the patient’s ability to make positive changes.