Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Please note: I am not accepting any clients at this time. Thank you.
619-304-1515
About Me
I am licensed in the State of California as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and as an Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and Board Certified.
I am trained to provide psychotherapy and to manage medications for mental health conditions. My practice is focused on providing support for general mood and anxiety mental health conditions. I have a special interest in helping women and families cope with perinatal mood and anxiety mental health conditions. I have also received specialized training in infant-parent mental health.
For all clients, my approach emphasizes stress management by featuring psycho-education, and supportive as well as creative modalities.
My Professional Background
I have a broad range of experience in a variety of professional roles as a clinician, educator, and researcher in mental health and academic settings.
As a registered nurse in the postpartum/couplet care setting and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, I grew to love supporting parents as they coped with major transitions. As a mental health clinician, I have offered support groups for pregnancy loss and postpartum depression and have received specialized training in reproductive mental health.
My goal is to provide compassionate, trauma-informed, supportive care that embraces and respects diversity.
Educational Background
MS, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of San Diego: focus of practicum training at an outpatient reproductive psychiatry clinic
PhD in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston: focus of research on maternal-infant interaction
Postgraduate Fellowship in Infant-Parent Mental Health, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston
MS, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Nurse Therapist Track, University of Arizona
BSN, Boston College
