About Monterey Bay Psychiatry

Monterey Bay Psychiatry was founded on a simple belief: that people struggling with their mental health deserve more than a 15-minute appointment and a prescription. They deserve a provider who actually listens, has the time to understand the full picture, and brings genuine expertise to every visit.

As a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, I bring a rare combination of dual-board certification to this practice. That means when a child comes in presenting with anxiety, school refusal, and suspected ADHD, I can assess the full clinical picture — the psychiatric and the pediatric — rather than referring out for every piece of the puzzle.

My Clinical Background

My career spans both pediatric and psychiatric nursing, giving me a uniquely broad lens. With adults, I focus on the conditions that most often present in primary psychiatric care: ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression and mood disorders, trauma and PTSD, and perinatal mental health. With children and adolescents, my pediatric primary care training combined with psychiatric specialty allows me to evaluate the developmental, medical, and psychiatric pieces together — rather than handing parents a referral chain.

I've worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families across a range of settings — including experience with trauma survivors, victims of crime, and patients in forensic-adjacent contexts. That background shapes how I approach care: with clinical rigor, deep empathy, and a calm presence that helps patients feel safe enough to be honest.

I'm particularly invested in the pediatric population — an underserved group in our region where specialized psychiatric care is often hard to access. I see children as young as age 5 and follow many patients through adolescence into young adulthood, which means families don't have to start over with a new clinician as their child grows.

What to Expect

When you come to Monterey Bay Psychiatry, you won't feel rushed. Initial appointments are thorough — because getting the assessment right from the start matters. I take an integrative, whole-person approach: medication management is one tool among many, not the default answer to every situation. I believe in working with patients and families, not just prescribing at them.

For families, that approach matters most when a child or adolescent presents with overlapping concerns — sleep, mood, attention, school refusal, anxiety, developmental questions. Because I'm certified in both psychiatric mental health and pediatric primary care nursing, I can hold the whole picture rather than splitting it across providers who only see one slice.

Serving Monterey and Beyond

Monterey Bay Psychiatry offers in-person appointments in Carmel, CA and telehealth services throughout all of California. Whether you're a Monterey local, a CSUMB student, or a patient anywhere in the state who needs a specialist, we're here.

"Mental health care should feel like care — not a transaction. My goal is for every patient to leave feeling genuinely heard, with a clear plan and a provider they can trust."

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