Kai Lehardi, PMHNP

Biography

"Kai Lehardi, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, is a dual board-certified psychiatric and family nurse practitioner with 5+ years of experience. He serves patients of all ages with ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, and sleep concerns. He earned his DNP from Fort Hays State University.

Kai combines evidence-based psychiatric care with a holistic, neurodiversity-affirming approach. He creates personalized plans through trust and shared decision-making. Outside work, he enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, and family adventures."

Brightside offerings

Medication Teen Medication

Clinical Focus Areas

ADHD Addiction Anger Management Autism Spectrum Disorders Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality (BPD) Chronic Pain Depression Dissociative Disorders (DID) Eating Disorders Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Postpartum Pregnancy Prenatal Psychosis Self-Harming Sleep or Insomnia Stress Suicidal Ideation Testing and Evaluation Transgender Trauma and PTSD Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Weight Loss

Languages

English Spanish

Identity

He/Him/His

Culture & faith

African American African Traditional Spiritualities/Religions Arab Cultures Arab or Middle Eastern Cultures Asian Traditional Spiritualities/Religions Asian and Pacific Islander Diasporic Cultures Bicultural / Multicultural People Blind People and Culture Buddhism Caribbean Cultures Catholicism Caucasus Cultures Central African Cultures Central American Cultures Central Asian Cultures Chicano/a/x Christianity Diasporic or Black Culture East African Cultures East Asian Cultures Eastern European Cultures Hinduism Indigenous Cultures Indigenous Spiritualities Interfaith Islam Jehovah's Witnesses Jewish Culture Judaism Latin American Cultures Mexican American Culture Mormonism North African Cultures North Asian Cultures Northern European Cultures Pacific Islander Cultures Romani Culture SWANA (South West Asian/ North African) Shintoism South American Cultures South Asia Cultures Southeast Asian Cultures Southern African Cultures Southern European Cultures Spiritism Taoism West African Cultures West Asian Cultures Western European Cultures

Community & allyship

BIPOC Chronic Illness Immigrants LGBTQ+ Men's Mental Health Neurodiversity People with Disabilities Refugees Single Mothers Survivors of Trauma and Abuse Veterans Women

Credentials

PHNP

States served

Colorado Florida Michigan Ohio

Insurances accepted

Aetna Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Allwell By Wellcare Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Shield of California Cigna Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan Medicare Meritain Health Nebraska Total Care Public Employees Health Plan Sharp Health Plan Wellcare