Destin Thomas, PMHNP Psychiatry

Destin Thomas, PMHNP

Psychiatric Provider

License verified Insurance accepted No referral necessary Background check complete Accepting new patients

Biography

"Destin Thomas, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who brings a compassionate and collaborative approach to psychiatric care. He specializes in treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, borderline personality disorder, and self-harming behaviors across children, adolescents, and adults. Destin completed his Master of Science in Nursing with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration from the University of South Alabama.

Destin believes in a biopsychosocial model of care that values each client as a whole person, considering their personal experiences, family systems, and environmental influences. He prioritizes therapeutic engagement and takes a thoughtful, collaborative approach to medication management—focusing on minimal effective dosing and reducing unnecessary medications when possible.

With experience across a range of settings including ICUs, emergency departments, inpatient psychiatry, ACTT teams, and community mental health, Destin offers a wide lens of clinical expertise. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, concerts, The X-Files, and spending time with his dogs. His goal is always to understand what matters most to his clients and partner with them toward healing."

Brightside offerings

Medication Teen Medication

Clinical Focus Areas

Anxiety Disorders Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality (BPD) Depression Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Psychosis Self-Harming Sleep or Insomnia Suicidal Ideation

Languages

English

Identity

Male He/Him/His

Culture & faith

Bicultural / Multicultural People Multifaith Nonreligious/ Secular/ Agnostic/ Atheist

Community & allyship

LGBTQ+ Men's Mental Health Neurodiversity People with Disabilities Survivors of Trauma and Abuse

Credentials

PHNP

States served

Insurances accepted

Aetna All Savers Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Allwell By Wellcare Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Blue Shield of California Carelon Behavioral Health Carolina Complete Health Cigna Detroit Diesel (Carelon) Felra and UFCW Health and Welfare Fund (Carelon) GEHA Healthscopes Healthy Blue North Carolina Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Western New York Imperial County Schools (Carelon)
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