Often patients ask to know more about my background. While attending college, I obtained my EMT license and worked in EMS. I also worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) for a hospice program. I provided care for cancer and AIDS patients in their homes, and upon patients’ deaths, I remained involved with their families for one year through the Bereavement Program. When I obtained my Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license, I worked with head injury and spinal cord injury patients at an acute care rehabilitation hospital. After I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of New Hampshire, and subsequently my Registered Nurse (RN) license, I worked as a school nurse in a 1900-student public high school and as a nurse manager at a private psychiatric hospital. After receiving my Master of Science in Psychiatric Nursing from Rivier University, and fulfilling the State of New Hampshire’s requirements for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license, I worked at Hitchcock Clinic’s outpatient Behavioral Health Department until its closure in 1998. Since that time, I have been in private practice in the Greater Nashua and Greater Manchester area. In addition to my clinical work, I was Adjunct Faculty at Hesser College where I taught Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, Nutrition, and Abnormal Psychology; Adjunct Faculty at Southern New Hampshire University where I taught Health & Wellness; and an Assistant Professor at Rivier University in the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program where I taught the next generation of psychiatric providers. I have authored several journal publications and given hundreds of presentations about identifying and effectively treating ADHD, depression, and anxiety to other health care providers, school guidance counselors, nurses, and community groups.
I am board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and also as an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I am licensed to practice independently as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in New Hampshire (#037416-23). I have a personal and professional interest in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with related disorders such as depression, anxiety, and tics, particularly in women. I provide medication evaluation and management for children, adolescents, and adults. In fact, it is not uncommon for me to treat several members of a family, as most mental illnesses have a biological basis and, therefore, can be inherited. I will only treat family members if I have informed consent of every family member in treatment with me and if family conflict is not part of the treatment focus. I will not treat partners of those who are in treatment with me or those for whom I am not the appropriate provider. I do my best to treat my patients the way I would want my family members treated, and I believe being kind to others is the only way to be!
On a personal note, I am married and have three children. We enjoy doing a variety of family activities together, including hiking, swimming, traveling, and going to the beach. My oldest daughter is obtaining a Master of Science in Applied Behavioral Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management. My son is a diesel mechanic and general tinkerer. My youngest daughter is in high school. She is an equestrian, a title holder in the Miss NH Teen Scholarship Program, and founder of a nonprofit, The Suitcase Project. As a child, I was involved in competitive gymnastics and swimming, dance, drama, chorus, cheerleading, youth ministry, and Students Against Drunk Driving. In college, I was a member of the Hiking & Outing Club and an active participant in the Alliance, a group dedicated to the equality for LGBTQIA+ community. Currently, I am a member of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD), NH Nurse Practitioners Association, NH Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Friends of Music for the Londonderry Marching Lancers, and Londonderry Rotary.
Londonderry Square, 50 Nashua Road, Suite 208, Londonderry, NH 03053-3438 Phone: (603) 432-3399 Fax: (603) 432-3396