Dr. Tara Valenzuela, DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CA

About Dr. Tara Valenzuela

Clientele seen

Children (<13)

Adults (25-64)

Teenagers (13-17)

Seniors (65+)

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Dr. Tara Valenzuela

Dr. Tara Valenzuela, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who treats mental health across the lifespan. Her approach is healing-centered, education-forward, and person-focused, involving customized strategies that may begin with therapy and medication and extend to holistic planning, including nutrition and activity, to treat the whole person. She embraces the belief that nursing is the facilitation of healing and is dedicated to providing intervention, education, and advocacy. Dr. Valenzuela believes psychiatric treatment enables a life worth living. In 2020, she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus. Her quality improvement project enhanced outcomes for people with depression in a community health clinic through care integration. She leverages her expertise to help practices transform healthcare delivery and teaches the art and science of nursing in academia. Additionally, she supports healing for survivors of trauma and PTSD. Her clinical expertise includes the treatment of addiction, anxiety, panic attacks, mood disorders, phobias, OCD, and ADHD. She welcomes patients of all ages and all mental health concerns.

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Popular visit reasons

Agoraphobia

Pain Management Consultation

Pediatric Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Psychiatry Consultation

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Sleep Problems

Worry

Agoraphobia

Pain Management Consultation

Pediatric Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Psychiatry Consultation

Education and background

Practice names

Carative Psychiatry

Education and training

University of Colorado, Doctor of Nursing Practice

NPI number

1457985095

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What practice does Dr. Tara Valenzuela work with?

Dr. Tara Valenzuela works with Carative Psychiatry.

What are common reasons for patients to see Dr. Tara Valenzuela?

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

What languages does Dr. Tara Valenzuela speak?

Dr. Tara Valenzuela speaks English.

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