Credentials: Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care, NP Cert, MN, BScN, BSc

I am a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specializing in psychiatry, with a Master’s Degree in Nursing. I have over 20 years’ experience in primary health care and mental health care.

I provide high-quality, compassionate and comprehensive mental health care to children (ages 10 and older), adolescents, and adults.

My practice specialties include (but not limited to) ADHD, depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and OCD.

I have dedicated most of my nursing career to providing hope to clients with mental health challenges. I am committed to working with others to remove the barriers and stigma associated with mental illness. I will work with you and your therapist to build a treatment plan that fits you.

Education | Certifications: - Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)

• Master of Nursing degree, The University of Toronto

• Canadian Nurses Association certificate in psychiatric and mental health nursing

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)

• Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto

Affiliations: - Member of CADDRA, the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance

• Member of Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

• past Chair and active member of the Community of Practice Mental Health and Addictions for Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO)

Publications: Westland, M. A., Chan, H. J., Westland, J., Farquharson, J., Gionet, C., Manalo, M., & Abad, V. R. (2024). Chapter 20: Special Considerations for Childhood and Adolescent Populations. Marshall, B., Bliss, J., & Drake, S. (Nov. 2024). Psychiatric-Mental Health Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nurses. In Springer eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826162298.0020a

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