Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Amy (She/ Her) brings a warm, compassionate, and calm energy to each patient interaction. As a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, she strives to provide a caring relationship where each person feels safe, accepted and heard. Research increasingly supports an integrative approach to mental health care, which can include medication, therapy, nutritional support, genomic testing and exploration of habits and history. Amy will collaborate with you to find a treatment plan that is clinically appropriate and sensitive to your needs and preferences. Amy welcomes all patients and has additional interest in mood disorders, ADHD and working with teens, LGBTQ+ individuals and older adults. She recently completed additional training and certification in perinatal mental health and enjoys working with pregnant/ postpartum clients to support their mental health needs.

Amy graduated with a master’s degree in nursing from Regis University in Denver and was inspired to choose mental health as her practice specialty. Her graduate level psychiatric clinical training provided opportunities to work with diverse patient populations in and out of the hospital setting, in a corrections facility and at an outpatient addiction treatment center. Most recently, she worked at a small outpatient clinic supporting clients experiencing a wide variety of mental health diagnoses. As a registered nurse, she worked for 16 years at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver caring for patients after surgery, during and after high-risk pregnancy, and caring for families experiencing fetal loss. She obtained certification in maternal-newborn and pain management nursing born out of passion and experience in these areas.

 In her free time, Amy enjoys playing flute in the Lone Tree Symphony, attending film festivals, traveling, hiking and being with family and friends. She is accepting new patients and provides visits both in person at the Lakewood office and via telehealth.