Meet Jenny

Psychiatric Care That Looks at the Whole Person

Psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and trauma-informed mental health care for children, teens, and adults ages 5 and up.

Finding the right mental health provider is about more than finding someone who can diagnose symptoms or prescribe medication. You want someone who listens, asks the right questions, and takes the time to understand what is happening beneath the surface.

Jenny is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who provides compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults ages 5 and older.

She works with individuals and families navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, trauma-related symptoms, and other mood and behavioral concerns.

Her goal is not simply to ask, “What medication treats this symptom?”

It is to understand the bigger picture.

Mental Health Care Tailored to You

Mental health symptoms rarely fit neatly into one box. Anxiety can look like ADHD. Trauma can affect attention, sleep, mood, relationships, and behavior. Depression can show up as irritability or withdrawal, particularly in children and teens.

That is why Jenny begins with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation.

She takes time to understand symptoms, medical and psychiatric history, previous treatments, medications, family history, daily functioning, and the goals that matter most to you or your child.

Together, you create a treatment plan that is individualized rather than one-size-fits-all.

Conditions Jenny Treats

Jenny provides psychiatric evaluation and ongoing treatment for conditions including:

• ADHD and executive functioning difficulties in adults, teens, and children

• Anxiety disorders

• Depression

• Bipolar disorder and mood instability

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Trauma-related symptoms

• Sleep and emotional regulation concerns

• Co-occurring mental health conditions

When symptoms overlap, Jenny works to understand what may be contributing to them before developing a treatment strategy.

Psychiatric Medication Management

Medication can be a valuable part of treatment, but prescribing is only the beginning.

Jenny provides thoughtful psychiatric medication management that considers your symptoms, medical history, previous medication responses, potential side effects, other medications or supplements, and personal treatment preferences.

Medication management may include:

• Comprehensive psychiatric and medication evaluation

• Starting psychiatric medications when appropriate

• Adjusting or optimizing existing medications

• Monitoring effectiveness and side effects

• Reviewing relevant vital signs and laboratory results when indicated

• Managing more complex medication regimens

• Medication education so you understand the benefits, risks, and expected timeline

• Discussing safe medication tapering when appropriate

• Coordinating care with therapists, primary care providers, schools, and other healthcare professionals

Jenny believes you should understand why a medication is being recommended and feel comfortable asking questions about your treatment.

ADHD Evaluation & Treatment

ADHD can affect much more than attention.

Children and adults may experience difficulty with organization, impulsivity, emotional regulation, working memory, motivation, school or work performance, relationships, and completing everyday tasks.

Jenny evaluates symptoms within the context of the whole person rather than assuming every concentration problem is ADHD.

When ADHD is diagnosed, treatment may include medication management, education, behavioral strategies, therapy recommendations, and collaboration with families or schools when appropriate.

Anxiety, Depression & Mood Disorders

If anxiety is taking over your thoughts, depression is making everyday life harder, or your mood feels unpredictable, you deserve more than being told to simply “push through it.”

Jenny works with patients experiencing anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, mood instability, and related concerns.

Treatment is individualized and may include medication, therapeutic interventions, lifestyle recommendations, ongoing symptom monitoring, and collaboration with other members of your healthcare team.

Trauma-Informed Psychiatric Care

Trauma can influence the way the brain and nervous system respond to stress. It can also affect sleep, concentration, anxiety, mood, relationships, and physical health.

Jenny approaches psychiatric care with an understanding that your experiences matter.

Trauma-informed care means prioritizing:

Safety. Creating an environment where you feel physically and emotionally safe.

Choice. You are an active participant in decisions about your treatment.

Collaboration. Treatment is something created with you, not simply prescribed to you.

Understanding. Symptoms are considered in the context of your experiences, development, environment, and overall health.

Avoiding retraumatization. Care is approached thoughtfully, without forcing you to disclose or revisit experiences before you are ready.

Psychiatric Care for Children & Teens

When your child is struggling, it can be difficult to know whether you are seeing ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, normal developmental changes, or a combination of several things.

Jenny works with children and adolescents ages 5 and older and partners with parents and caregivers throughout the treatment process.

Depending on your child's needs, care may include psychiatric evaluation, medication management, parent education, behavioral recommendations, therapy coordination, and communication with schools or other providers when appropriate and authorized.

The goal is bigger than reducing symptoms.

It is helping your child function better at home, at school, and in relationships while building skills and confidence that can continue developing as they grow.

Care for Adults

Adults frequently arrive for psychiatric care after years of wondering why certain things feel harder for them than they seem to for everyone else.

You may be questioning whether you have ADHD. Maybe anxiety has become exhausting. Perhaps depression keeps returning despite previous treatment, or past trauma continues to affect your relationships and daily life.

Jenny provides a space to step back, look at the full picture, and determine what treatment makes sense for you now, not simply what has been tried before.

What to Expect at Your First Appointment

Your first psychiatric appointment is an opportunity to tell your story.

Jenny will review your current concerns, symptoms, medical and psychiatric history, medications, previous treatments, family history, and treatment goals. When appropriate, standardized symptom measures, vital signs, laboratory testing, or records from other providers may also help guide treatment decisions.

Before you leave, the goal is for you to understand:

• What may be contributing to your symptoms

• Your treatment options

• Whether medication may be helpful

• Recommended next steps

• What will be monitored going forward

Treatment continues through follow-up appointments where progress, symptoms, side effects, functioning, and goals are reviewed and the plan is adjusted as needed.

You Don't Have to Figure This Out Alone

Whether you are looking for help for your child, wondering if you have ADHD, struggling with anxiety or depression, navigating trauma, or looking for a psychiatric provider who will take the time to reconsider a complicated medication history, Jenny is here to help.

You deserve mental health care that feels collaborative, thoughtful, and personal.

Ready to get started?

Schedule an appointment with Jenny and take the next step toward understanding what is going on and finding a treatment plan that fits you or your family.