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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, PMHNPNow accepting new patients for Medication Management
Akos is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a passion for helping others and a dedication to providing quality care in a collaborative, supportive, and judgment-free environment. She has over 10 years of experience working with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD and other psychiatric disorders. This experience includes working in various roles at Rhode Island Hospital and Butler Hospital Patient Assessment Services as well as Rhode Island Department of Corrections and outpatient clinics.
Her work has helped her develop her perspective on the challenges individuals face and how she can best engage clients in wellness care. She is board certified in psychiatric mental health nursing practice with an emphasis on adult and adolescent psychiatry. As a certified nurse practitioner, she has extensive training and experience in diagnosing and treating mental illnesses. She provides individualized care that addresses the whole person by taking into consideration their physical health, social history, psychological functioning and spiritual beliefs.
Medication Management - I can help you find medications that work, monitor progress and side effects .
Genesight Testing - Genesight Testing GeneSight is a pharmacogenomic test that analyzes clinically important genetic variations that may affect your response to medications. The results of the test can provide your doctor with information about which medications may be more likely to work.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy is an advanced therapy which uses a targeted, pulsed magnetic field, similar to what is used in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. The pulses, produced through a FDA approved device, are delivered directly to the specific area of the brain involved in depression.
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
Years of Experience: 10 years
Revive Therapeutic Services, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2021 - Present
Butler Hospital, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2018 - Present
Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Registered Nurse, 2017 - 2020
Rhode Island Hospital, Psychiatric Registered Nurse, 2013 - 2019
Walden University, Master's of Science in Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 2020
University of Rhode Island, Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, 2013
Rhode Island: APRN02638
Massachusetts: RN2298732
Maryland: R247808
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