Psychiatry- Pediatric Primary Care & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Many clients and families feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or discouraged when facing mental health concerns, especially when symptoms affect school, relationships, self-esteem, or daily functioning.

Shelly utilizes a personalized, evidence-based, and integrative approach to treatment that combines education, medication management, therapy-informed care, and complementary modalities, including nutritional psychiatry.

Her goal is to help clients experience symptom improvement, restored mental health, and improved overall wellbeing in a supportive and individualized environment.

Experience

Shelly is a dual certified nurse practitioner in pediatric primary care and psychiatric mental health with over 12 years of experience in pediatrics and psychiatry. Prior to joining GraceWorks Wellness, she worked for five years in an outpatient psychiatric clinic and has experience in pediatric psychiatric residential treatment, pediatric primary care, and teaching bachelor’s prepared nursing students in pediatric and psychiatric medicine. She earned her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner degree from Azusa Pacific University in 2014 and her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification from Florida State University in 2021.

Client Focus

Children (starting at age 5), adolescents, and adults (up to age 50)

Treatment Approach

Integrative psychiatry, medication management, psychoeducation, nutritional psychiatry, evidence-based treatment, and complementary modalities

Issues

ADHD, ASD, OCD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders (restrictive and binge eating), mood disorders (including bipolar disorder and adolescent schizophrenia), behavioral issues in children and teenagers, and treatment-resistant mental health symptoms.

More than just my work

I believe mental health care should treat the whole person—mind, body, and lifestyle—to help clients feel their best and function at their fullest potential.

My faith in Christ, in addition to other modalities, has helped me cope with hardship and illness in my life and I happily incorporate faith into anyone’s treatment plan should they desire it.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors, going to concerts, traveling, time with my husband, pets, family, friends, and local church. I cheer for the local Tampa sports teams, but my loyalty will always be to Wisconsin sports teams (GO PACK GO!)

Quote: “Mental health is health, period.” – Unknown