My higher education began in North Dakota with a B.A. in Nursing from Jamestown College. I graduated with my Master of Science from South Dakota State University. My focus of study was nursing and psychiatry. I am certified by American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

I completed my Associates of Science In Nursing from the University of South Dakota and her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing with Aspen University, and completed my Master's in Family Nurse Practitioner from Walden University in November of 2020. I am AANP certified.

I received my undergraduate nursing degree in 2013 from Goshen College in Goshen, IN where I was born and raised. I completed my graduate studies in December 2020 with a Master’s of Science in Nursing degree, specializing in Family Practice, from Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Michigan. I am AANP certified.

I am a dual certified nurse practitioner in general medicine and Psychiatry with 8 years of clinical experience. I provide holistic, evidence-based care to pediatric and adult patients. I have experience providing care to patients in the community, at mental health crisis stabilization centers, the Department of Corrections and inpatient mental or substance abuse treatment centers.

I received my Bachelor of Science and Masters in Nursing at the University of North Dakota. And completed my postgraduate studies in psychiatry at the University of Texas, Rio Grand Valley.

My focus is on the treatment of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, trauma, ADHD, Panic disorder and Insomnia and psychotic disorders, and other chronic mental illnesses through psychiatric assessments, medication management and brief psychotherapeutic intervention. I believe in creating an individualized plan of care through partnership with my patients and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team in order to provide patient-centered care.

I graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine with my medical degree in 1992. I continued my medical training in the General Psychiatry Residency program at the USD School of Medicine in Sioux Falls, completing my specialty training in 1996. I began my independent medical career as a staff psychiatrist working at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. I have worked for 7 years at the Human Service Agency in Watertown. I was the adult psychiatrist and medical director at HAS and have provided services at the Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, SD.

I have a wealth of experience working with adults in many psychiatric settings. I treat the full range of common psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders such as bipolar and major depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. I have particular interest in helping people with co-occurring disorders, such as substance abuse in patients who have mood and/or anxiety disorders. I provide medication management but understand the importance and effectiveness of other treatment modalities, including individual counseling, group therapy and 12-Step programs, as well as more intensive outpatient services for people afflicted with serious mental illness.