ABOUT ME.  I am Negean Shahnematollahi PMHNP-BC. As a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I take pride in helping my patients optimize their mental health through multiple treatment modalities. My passion is integrative psychiatry focusing on treatment plans that go beyond just medication management and are geared to focusing on the beautifully unique person you are! I know how difficult it is to seek treatment, and I strive to make the process as comfortable as possible.

MY APPROACH.  I take an integrative approach to psychiatry. In addition to medication management, I also help patients with diet and exercise plans, supplementation, relationship and community building, screening for hormonal abnormalities and vitamin deficiencies. I also implement an array of supportive and solution focused therapies such as Cognitive behavioral therapy, Motivational interviewing, Trauma focused therapy and Person- Centered therapy.

MY EXPERIENCE.  I bring with me over 15 years of experience and look forward to many more! I obtained my master’s degree from California State University San Marcos and gained my clinical expertise from a prestigious and coveted externship at University of California San Diego’s Psychiatric Mental Health Clinic. My clinical experience is diverse and extensive including mood disorders, psychosis, PTSD, eating disorders, substance use disorders and woman’s mental health. I enjoy treating clients across the lifespan with my primary experience being early adolescents to geriatrics. I believe in lifelong learning and spend much of my free time furthering my education through conferences, seminars and continuing education classes to keep myself up to date on the latest most effective evidence-based practices that I can bring to my patients.

PATIENT PARTNERSHIP.  “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life” This is not a job for me, it is a calling. I know it takes an incredible amount of vulnerability to ask for help and it is my honor to help my patients navigate some of the hardest moments of their lives. You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s go on this journey together!