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About Etienne Poufong

Focus areas

Academic Stress

Bipolar Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Adolescent / Teen Issues

Depression

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Anxiety Disorder

Ketamine Treatment

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Adults (25-64)

Seniors (65+)

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Identity

Gender

Male

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Etienne Poufong

What should a new client know about working with you?

When more is needed. Some people don’t get where they want to go with medication and therapy alone. Our practice also offers TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) and Spravato (esketamine) for treatment-resistant depression, and I’ll raise those if I think you’re a candidate, so we can escalate care without you starting over somewhere new. How I work. I’m collaborative and direct. I’ll tell you what I think and explain my reasoning, and I expect you to push back if something doesn’t sit right. Treatment works best when you’re a participant in it. Additional testing. When the clinical picture isn’t clear, I can order a BrainView qEEG — a non-invasive brain mapping and neurocognitive assessment. It records your brain’s electrical activity and compares it against a normative database. The test is quick and painless, done in office, with no radiation and no injections. Results give us objective data to supplement the clinical evaluation, which is especially useful when symptoms overlap across conditions such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, migraine, and PTSD. A qEEG does not diagnose these conditions on its own, but it adds another layer of information to help determine what may be driving your symptoms and to guide treatment

What is your typical process for working with clients?

What is your typical process for working with clients? Your first visit. We start with a full psychiatric evaluation, typically 45 - 60 minutes. I’ll ask what brought you in and what you’re hoping to change, along with your symptom history, past treatments and how you responded, medical and family history, sleep, and substance use. I use measures like the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 where they’re helpful, but those inform the picture rather than define it. Most of the visit is conversation — I want to understand you as a person, not a symptom list. Diagnosis and planning. I’ll share my clinical impressions in plain language, including where I’m confident and where I’m still forming a picture. Diagnosis isn’t always settled on day one, and I’d rather say so than hand you a label that doesn’t fit. I will also consult with my supervising psychiatrist, Dr. Germaine Hawkins, DO, to create the ideal treatment plan for you. We build that plan together — I’ll walk you through the options, trade-offs, side effects, and a realistic timeline, and you decide what you’re comfortable with. Follow-up visits. Medication management visits run 20–30 minutes: we review how you’re doing, track your measures, adjust, and troubleshoot side effects. If you want more than a medication check-in, I offer extended visits that combine medication management with psychotherapy in the same appointment, drawing on cognitive behavioral and supportive techniques

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Popular visit reasons

Codependency

New Patient Visit

Pain Management Consultation

Psychiatry Consultation

Psychology Consultation

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Sleep Problems

Codependency

New Patient Visit

Pain Management Consultation

Psychiatry Consultation

Office location

Etienne Poufong, NP also offers online video visits for patients

Hawkins Psychiatry PLLC

3614 S Cooper St, 120, Arlington, TX 76015

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Education and background

Practice names

Hawkins Psychiatry PLLC

Education and training

Walden University, Master's in Psychiatric Nursing

NPI number

1023626959

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What practice does Etienne Poufong work with?

Etienne Poufong works with Hawkins Psychiatry PLLC.

Where is Etienne Poufong's office located?

Etienne Poufong has 2 office locations, including in Mansfield and Arlington, view full addresses on Etienne Poufong's profile.

What are common reasons for patients to see Etienne Poufong?

Etienne Poufong frequently sees patients for Pain Management Consultation, Psychiatry Consultation, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Sleep Problems. You can see other visit reasons for Etienne Poufong on their profile.

What languages does Etienne Poufong speak?

Etienne Poufong speaks English.

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