Karen Cullen
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Raleigh, NC
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About Karen Cullen, PMHNP-BC
As a provider, Karen’s overall care philosophy is one of partnership with her clients. She believes in an integrated holistic approach to mindcare that uses psychotherapy, psychopharmacology as well as non-pharmaceutical resources. Years of experience have deepened her non-judgmental, empathetic and acceptant approach to all patients. Karen emphasizes creating a safe space, utilizing the most current evidence-based care approaches alongside a commitment to helping clients realize their best health. Although Ms. Cullen has worked in many clinical settings, working with children and their families has been a theme throughout her career. She also has a particular interest in substance abuse and spent time working in an inpatient unit for Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Services, as well as following a similar patient group in an outpatient setting. Karen offers medication management for a wide variety of mindcare issues.
Partial List of Specialties
- ADD/ADHD
- Adjustment Concerns
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar
- Cognitive Disorder
- Dementia
- Depression
- Developmental Disability
- Opioid/Pain Med Use
- Eating Disorder
- OCD
- Pain Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Psychosis
- PTSD/Trauma
- Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Education & Certifications
– Master of Science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
– Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate from Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA
– Completed the Neuroscience Education Institute’s Master of Psychopharmacology program.
