Gabriel  Obu
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Gabriel Obu

He/Him/His

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Texas, New Mexico, Washington Accepting Online
Richmond Not Accepting In-person
Seattle Accepting In-person
Updated June 2, 2023

Specialties & Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Panic attacks / panic disorder

Professional statement

Gabriel is a Board Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over 14 years of clinical nursing experience. He received his Bachelor’s in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and my Master’s in Nursing from Walden University. As a psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, the most significant aspect of his career is to provide a holistic healing presence. Holistic healing presence is being consciously and compassionately in the present moment with his clients, acknowledging and affirming their prospect for wholeness wherever stage of healing or recovery process they are in.

He found trusting and collaborative partnerships with his clients invaluable, which has helped him in creating a lasting professional therapeutic relationship needed to overcome fears, reservations, and stigmatization often associated with psychiatric and mental health illnesses. He specializes in the assessment and treatment of mental illness via psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. He is a firm believer that mental health treatment yields more effective outcomes when it is multifaceted.

Medications can be very efficacious for some people, but they are not for everyone. So, during the course of the treatment, he will often collaborate with other multidiscipline providers or recommend various treatment modalities tailored toward achieving individualized goals.


Message to clients

I provide HIPAA-compliant telehealth initial assessment and ongoing medication management to adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with varying psychiatric illnesses in the privacy and comfort of their homes, by applying an evidence-based, patient-centered, and holistic approach with the aim to restore wellness to my patients.

There is no "one size fits all" in the care of patients with mental and behavioral illnesses, and seeking help is the first step in the healing process. So I partner with my patients to create an individualized treatment plan with measurable goals. My services respect patients' race, gender, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation.


Specialties

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Bipolar disorder - Developing coping and preventive strategies to stabilize extreme mood swings, including manic and depressive episodes; increasing effective strategies to regulate emotions and maintain a healthy daily routine

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past

Panic attacks / panic disorder - Brief, intense periods of overwhelming fear or anxiety




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Teenagers (13-18)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • All Savers Insurance Company
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Evernorth
  • GEHA
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Kaiser
  • Kaiser Permanente HMO
  • Kaiser Permanente MCO
  • Kaiser Permanente PPO
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Surest (formerly Bind)
  • Texas A&M University Student Health Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
  • Tricare
  • Trustmark
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • United Healthcare Shared Services
  • University of Houston Student Health Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
  • University of Texas at Austin Student Health Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $210 (60min)
  • Sliding scale: $105 - $210
  • Initial session: $210 (60min)
  • Medication management sessions: $105 (30min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

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:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • PayPal
  • Venmo
  • Zelle
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Every other week
  • Every other month
  • As needed

Location(s)

Online Sessions (Texas)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Tue 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Wed 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Thu 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Fri 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Sat 09:00 AM - 03:00PM
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (New Mexico)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Tue 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Wed 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Thu 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Fri 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Sat 09:00 AM - 03:00PM
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (Washington)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Tue 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Wed 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Thu 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Fri 09:00 AM - 0500PM
  • Sat 09:00 AM - 03:00PM
  • Sun Closed

Richmond practice
9115 FM 723 Road, Suite 550, Richmond, Texas 77406
Not accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 09:00-05:00PM
  • Tue 09:00-05:00PM
  • Wed 09:00-05:00PM
  • Thu 09:00-05:00PM
  • Fri 09:00-05:00PM
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Seattle practice
101 Elliot Avenue W, Seattle, Washington 98119
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 07:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Tue 07:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Wed 07:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Thu 07:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Fri 07:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Sat 09:00 am - 04:00 pm
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Years of Experience: 2 years


Walden University, PMHNP-BC, 2021
University of Texas at Arlington, BSN, 2018


Licensure

Texas: 1089146

New Mexico: 70473

Washington: AP61378181


Languages

English

Igbo