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Olivia Footer is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. Olivia received her Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University and her Master of Arts in Psychology from Boston University. She has training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Olivia also has advanced practice nursing experience in oncology and palliative medicine and is passionate about helping individuals living with chronic illness and those struggling with grief and loss. Her approach incorporates psychodynamic, relational, and existential principles as well as Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy models. She has worked in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and specializes in mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and geriatric psychiatry. Olivia sees patients for medication management and psychotherapy in the Providence and East Greenwich locations.
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
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Olivia Footer is accepting clients using listed insurances, paying listed fees, or using health insurance out-of-network benefits other than: