
Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of nursing experience spanning high-acuity critical care and outpatient psychiatry. Critical-care background includes 30+ travel assignments across 17 hospitals nationwide, with experience in Level I academic trauma centers, ICU charge nursing, rapid response, and multidisciplinary critical-care environments.
Provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, psychotherapy, and medication management with a whole-person approach to care. Clinical practice considers the interaction of psychiatric symptoms with genetics, hormonal and endocrine influences, physical health, nutrition, sleep, substance use, environment, relationships, and lifestyle. NASM Certified Nutrition Coach with additional training in the role of nutrition and behavior in overall health and well-being.
Known for approaching complex presentations with curiosity, careful assessment, and individualized treatment rather than symptom management alone. Extensive background in critical-care education and mentorship, serving as a clinical preceptor across multiple academic medical centers and training more than 20 nurses in critical-care practice. Experienced in developing clinical judgment, advanced assessment skills, emergency response, and confidence in the management of complex ICU patients. Carries that same emphasis on education into psychiatric practice, helping patients understand both their treatment options and the reasoning behind them.
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence Based Diagnosis
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Informed Interventions
Integrative Mental Health Approach Incorporating Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
Owner and Clinical Director of a private duty nursing service providing high-acuity, in-home care for a medically complex adult patient.
Managed high-acuity patients in an LTAC setting, providing ventilator support, advanced wound care, medication management, and rapid response to clinical changes.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | January 2026–Present
Registered Nurse (RN) — Multistate Compact License
2015–Present
Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC)
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) | 2026–Present
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