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Michael Oliva is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner called into the delivery of care with compassion and guided by evidence toward individuals facing challenges in their mental health. Specifically, his journey as a PMHNP is baseline-guided by a strong educational background at a Master of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University, with a specialty in Psychiatry. In addition, he has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Florida International University, also with a Sociology minor.
With over six years of experience as a registered nurse in the fields of inpatient crisis stabilization and alcohol/drug detox, Michael brings experience into his practice. He believes in recovery and improved health for his patients. MAVA Behavioral Health enables Michael to do an extensive psychiatric evaluation, administration of harnessed patient assessment tools, prescription of psychotropic medication, and monitoring to enhance mental health treatment.
Supervisor: Henry Chavez Cuffaro(MD ME167005)
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)
Autism spectrum disorder - Support understanding the diagnosis and related challenges and strengths; skill-building in areas of daily routine, transitions, coping with overwhelming sensory experiences, social skills, and emotion identification and regulation
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
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