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Biography
Dr. Chandra Sumlin is a compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provider who has been in the field for 36 years. She specializes in medication management for behavioral health diagnoses (mood, thought, trauma, and substance use illnesses). She has served the geriatric, adult, adolescent, and substance use populations. Dr. Sumlin’s therapeutic approach involves Holistic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) therapies. Through listening, providing feedback and psychoeducation, collaborating with patients, developing a individualized treatment plan, remaining abreast to latest research, she assists patients in understanding their diagnosis (es) and treatment options which assists in improving treatment adherence.
Brightside offerings
Medication
Clinical Focus Areas
ADHDChronic Health ConditionsMood DisordersObsessive-Compulsive (OCD)Personality DisordersSubstance Use DisordersSuicidality
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