Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Khadija Tuitt, PMHNP-BC

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Expertise

General/Undisclosed: Behavioral Issues, Bipolar, Borderline Personality, Career, Child Therapy, Coping Skills, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Gender Identity/Transgender Concerns, Grief, Health Monitor, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Mental Stress, Military/Veteran, Narcissism, Obsessive-Compulsive, Oppositional Defiance, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationships, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Orientation/Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Sleep/Insomnia, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma and PTSD, and Women's Issues

Khadija Tuitt is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over 15 years of nursing experience in both acute inpatient and community outpatient psychiatric nursing. Khadija specializes in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating individuals across the lifespan who suffer from a host of mental health issues including depression, anxiety and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar and mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Khadija completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is certified in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Motivational Interviewing. Khadija was a 2019 nominee for Schwartz Center National Caregiver of the Year and she received the 2020 Diversity Award from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst College of Nursing.

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