Psychiatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Psychodramatist

My Buddhist name, Shosei, means “Illuminating Sincerity”—a reflection of my commitment to bringing compassion, authenticity, and light to the healing process. I am an ANCC Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 21 years of nursing experience, including 13 years as an Advanced Practice Nurse. My work is rooted in the belief that healing is a holistic, creative, spiritual and collaborative process that honors the mind, body, emotion, and spirit.
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I became a Certified Practitioner (CP) of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy in 2018 after 12 years of intensive experiential training and an intention to build greater healing into my practice as a nurse. I continue to train as a Practitioner Applicant for Trainer (PAT) hoping to inspire other prescribers to incorporate non-medication structures into their healing practices as well. 

Having worked in traditional medical settings for most of my career, I have witnessed both the strengths and the limitations of those systems. I now see tremendous value in holistic and non-traditional structures. Rather than offering brief “med check” appointments, my practice is intentionally centered on a slower, more thoughtful, and integrative approach to care. I collaborate closely with clients and their psychotherapists to ensure a full, grounded understanding of how medicine can facilitate their healing journey—not as a substitute for psychotherapeutic work, but as a complement to it. I believe true healing and wellness come from community.

I have specialized training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) through both the Psychedelic Somatic Institute and the Ketamine Training Center, expanding my capacity to support clients through integrative and transformative healing experiences.

My approach is intentionally non-traditional, holistic, and spiritually informed. I am not the right fit if you are simply seeking a prescription. I am best suited for clients who value a slow, thoughtful, and collaborative process—one that explores medication as a potential supplement to the deeper healing that occurs through psychotherapy, self-discovery, and community. 

I collaborate closely with clients’ psychotherapists to ensure continuity of care and to support the best possible clinical outcomes. I am best suited for clients who value a slow, thoughtful, and collaborative process—one that explores medication as a potential complement to the deeper healing that occurs through psychotherapy and self-discovery. I am not the right fit if you are simply seeking to fill a prescription.