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About Cara Lutzow, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Cara wants her patients to be in control of their wellness journey. She helps them have buy-in and feel confident in their ability to get better. She feels it is her role to safely facilitate treatment, while enabling the patient to have autonomy for their health. Ms. Lutzow is delighted to be working in the field of psychiatry, as she’s found it to be the most rewarding healthcare field in terms of being most able to help people achieve emotional wellness, which has a huge impact on overall health. With positivity and a warm presence, she aims to make patients feel comfortable enough to be open and honest with her.
Partial List of Treatment Areas
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- ADD/ADHD
- Adjustment Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Anger
- Anxiety / Stress
- Bariatric Surgery Evaluation
- Bipolar I & II
- Cognitive Disorder
- Depression
- Depression with Psychosis
- Depression with Suicidality
- Developmental Disability / Autism
- Eating Disorder
- Compulsive Gambling
- Gender Confirmation Surgery Evaluation
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Impulse Control (non-alcohol / drug)
- Irritability
- OCD
- Personality Disorder
- Phobias
- Post-Partum / Pregnancy Depression
- Psychological Aspects of Mental Illness
- Psychosis
- Psychosis w/ Long-Acting Injectable
- PTSD/Trauma
- Recent Hospitalization
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Severe Bipolar with Psychosis
- Sex / Pornography Addiction
- Tourette's Syndrome
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Treatment Resistant Depression
Education & Certifications
– Master of Social Work as a Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL
– Doctor of Nursing Practice from University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
– Board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
– Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
