As a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Melanie is dedicated to empowering patients to be their best selves. With over 10 years of experience in the mental health field, she has a deep understanding of the complexities of mental health and recognizes the challenges many face in finding the right care.
She earned a Master of Science in Nursing – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Eastern Kentucky University in 2017, specializing in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. With this educational foundation, she went on to certify in Functional & Integrative Psychiatry with by Dr. James Greenblatt.
Melanie combines traditional psychiatry with a holistic approach, focusing on treatment that targets root causes of mental health conditions. Taking the time to truly understand your unique goals, she collaborates with you at your pace, offering support through personalized medication management and brief psychotherapy.
When she is not at the office, Melanie enjoys buying plants, reading the first half of books, watching hockey and soccer (go Messi!), trying new restaurants and going on adventures with her family and friends.
Specialties
- ADHD / Executive Functioning
- Autism
- Bipolar
- Depression
- Eating Disorders (Binge eating, Bulimia, Anorexia)
- Generalized Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Men’s Health
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- PTSD / Trauma
- Social Anxiety
- Women’s Health (PMDD, Prenatal, Perinatal, Postpartum)
Other Areas of Focus
Behavioral Issues, Grief, Hair Pulling, Impulse Control, LGBTQ+, Oppositional Defiance, Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Skin Picking, and Substance Use.
Specialty Ages
- Children 6+
- Adolescents
- Teens
- Adults
