Mary Ellen Smith, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Mary Ellen Smith is a Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with 37 years of experience in nursing and a wealth of experience in almost all areas of mental health. Mary Ellen manages and treats a wide range of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and bipolar illness. She has worked as a nurse clinician for 19 years at a major teaching hospital in Boston. Mary Ellen has extensive experience in both medical and psychiatric nursing, working in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and in the community. Her work includes working with severe and chronically mentally ill individuals as a prescribing nurse in a clinic setting, as well as 20 years as a psychotherapist. Mary Ellen operated a sole proprietor counseling practice providing holistic mind/body therapies, nutritional and psychopharmacological treatments, as well trauma-informed psychotherapy.

Mary Ellen completed her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in the Mind/Body Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. She is a seasoned clinician with strong clinical skills, and she has extensive nursing experience in both medical and psychiatric settings. Mary Ellen has a natural ability to build rapport with patients and families. In addition to medication management, she incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), holistic nutrition, and mind/body techniques into treatment. Mary Ellen has training in family work, as well as adult and geriatric psychiatry. She has advanced certifications in traumatic stress, attachment work, drug-free mind/body techniques, and holistic nutrition. As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), Mary Ellen’s role includes assessment, education, patient advocacy, therapy, and medication management.