Your story matters. Let's look at the full picture together.

Hi, I’m Melissa, and I’m a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, offering personalized, integrative mental health care. I built this practice because I believe you deserve care that actually fits your life, not just your diagnosis.

My approach is shaped by decades on the front lines of healthcare, including emergency medicine and anesthesia, combined with my personal journey navigating chronic illness. I know firsthand what it feels like to struggle within a fragmented system.

What I didn’t expect was how deeply my personal life would reinforce everything I was learning as a provider. My child has a rare complex medical condition and is neurodivergent. I spent years in exam rooms with brilliant physicians who were genuinely fascinated & excited by her complex case - while we, as her family, just needed someone to slow down, look us in the eye, and say something human that we could understand.

Then came my own health journey. Along the way, I found a physician who stepped outside the constraints of traditional medicine. He treated me from his heart and with his knowledge instead of from a protocol. He gave me back my hope & my health, leaving me empowered to fight, not only for myself, but for others who deserve that same kind of care.

Those experiences taught me something I never could have learned in a classroom - what it feels like to need care but not quite find it in a system that doesn’t always have answers and doesn’t seem built for you. They also showed me what it means when you finally do find a provider who refuses to give up on you. That’s the clarity I bring into every appointment. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. Your quality of life matters now.

Outside of my professional work, I stay grounded in the things that remind me to be present. Time with nature, music, & art are necessities for me. They’re the practices that help me be the kind of provider I want to be for you.

If you’re tired of not being seen clearly - you’re in the right place.