A Little About Me

Experience:  In private practice as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner since 1996 with over 25 years of clinical experience in psychiatric nursing.

Clinical focus:  Evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management, as well as patient education for children, teens, and adults with problems related to their emotions, behaviors, or thought processes.

Areas of Expertise:  ADHD, both childhood and adult;  Anxiety disorders, including general anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, and social phobia;  Autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger’s syndrome;  Depressive disorders, including pediatric onset depression, depression during pregnancy, and post-partum depression;  Mood swing/bipolar disorders; and psychotic disorders. Here is more information about Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.

Additional Practice Locations and Affiliations:

Volunteer as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Salem Free Clinics.

Volunteer resource & services provided to Family Building Blocks, Salem, OR

Volunteer resource & services provided to HOME Youth and Resource Center, Salem, OR

Public Speaker and Freelance Writer on a variety of mental health and pediatric psychiatric topics.