Kelly Velásquez, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Kelly is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with training and experience in treating patients with psychiatric diagnoses in an outpatient setting. She started her career in healthcare as a registered nurse in the ICU at Baptist DeSoto Hospital after obtaining an Associate Degree in Nursing from Northwest Community College in 2012. She then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2017 and earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University, specializing in psychiatric mental health. Kelly brings a humanistic philosophy of holistic care for both mind and body and commits to individualized, comprehensive care for her patients. She specializes in medication management and brief supportive psychotherapy.

She is an active member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.