My Background

I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). I am specifically trained to assess, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. I provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, develop evidence-based treatment plans, and prescribe and manage psychiatric medications. Treatment is individualized to each client’s needs, and I collaborate with medical providers, therapists, and school psychologists to provide comprehensive psychiatric care.

 

I bring more than two decades of nursing experience and more than a decade of advanced psychiatric practice to my work with children, adolescents, and adults. In addition to clinical practice, I serve in graduate nursing education, helping prepare future advanced practice nurses in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and psychopharmacology.

My approach to psychiatric care emphasizes careful assessment, clinical judgment, thoughtful prescribing, and individualized treatment planning. Medication decisions are made within the context of the whole person, not simply a diagnosis or symptom checklist.

 

I am a retired U.S. Air Force officer and Iraq War veteran. I graduated from New York University’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and earned my Doctor of Nursing Practice from New York University. I am committed to a holistic approach that promotes the mental and physical well-being of my clients and their families across the lifespan.