Comprehensive Psychiatry

Expert care for children, adolescents and adults

· Tics · OCD · ADHD ·

· Connecticut · New York ·

Jessica Johnson, DNP, PMHNP-BC

I’m a nationally board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner licensed in Connecticut and New York. I hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and offers advanced, compassionate, evidence-based care for CBT, ERP, and CBIT. My practice is guided with empathy, understanding, and a human centered approach. I supports her patients with care and a sensitivity to their specific needs, circumstances, and lifestyle. 
Dr Jessica Johnson, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, with her laptop

Approach

One of the defining aspects of my practice is uncovering the nuances of complex challenges, like OCD, Tourette’s disorder, ADHD, anxiety and depression, and treatment-resistant presentations. Drawing from my advanced training in evidence-based treatments, I approach challenges in a way that are both carefully considered and thoughtful of each person’s long term wellbeing. My work is deeply rooted in client centered care and connection, offering patients a trusted partner during their healing journey.

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Services

  • "Can I come back every week?"

    — Child (age 7)

  • “I didn’t cry at all this week. Not even once!”

    —Child (age 8)

  • “She asked me every day this week how many days until we see Dr. J again.”

    —Parent of 9-year-old

  • “She kept asking when school started again and I didn’t know why. Eventually she said, ‘because you said that’s when I get to go back to see Dr. J.”

    — Parent of 7-year-old

  • “I was having a parent panic-spiraling moment — this was the conversation I needed.”

    — Parent of 10-year-old

  • “Well… it only took 25 years for someone to finally figure that out.”

    — Adult patient

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Mental health matters.