PRACTICE MODEL

INFORMATION

• Healthier You is a Nurse Practitioner and Veteran owned private practice.

• We are grounded in authentic "patient-centered care".

• In New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners  hold full-autonomy to apply their advanced, clinical training to assess, diagnosis and treat psychiatric and addiction disorders.

• Nurse Practitioners hold legal prescriptive authority to prescribe medication(s), including controlled substances.

• At Healthier You, LLC our model of care utilizes Evidence-Based practice, and components of Integrative, Functional and Nutritional Psychiatry.  

• We value your Autonomy in decision-making and believe that you should fully participate in your care.  

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• A foundational principle of Healthier You, LLC  is that people possess an incredible ability to grow throughout all stages of the lifespan.

• Positive growth occurs in an authentic, respectful, safe and non-judgmental environment.

• We consider the role that family,  Social-Cultural, and environmental influences have on health outcomes. 

• Successful outcomes result from a commitment to engage in treatment

•  Our model holds patients to a high standard of "showing up" for themselves by attending appointments and engaging in treatment decisions. 

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TREATMENT FOCUS

• Identifying the underlying "root cause" and resolving, or minimizing treatable symptoms from the psychological, and/or physical disease.

• Our goal is to focus on patient identified goals to improve Psychological, Emotional, Physical and Spiritual (if initiated by patient) health outcomes.

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OUR PRACTICE MODEL ISN'T FOR EVERYONE 

• We hold ourselves and patients to high expectations for change.

• We encourage patients to work through personal challenges.

•  We offer guidance, support and clinical recommendations to assist patients in achieving their goals.

• We do not offer a quick fix to long-standing issues, and believe to do so would be disingenuous and unfair.

• We do not offer unrealistic or trendy solutions to complex issues. 

• We empower patients to actively participate in treatment decisions.  

• Appointment attendance is crucial for reaching successful treatment goals.

• More than 2 "no call, no show" missed appointments, or frequently cancelling may result in discharge.  Extenuating circumstances are considered on a case by case basis.  Please let us know in advance if you have an unpredictable work schedule, are a caregiver, etc. 

• We are your Partner in Health, and believe in the power of change and that you can become a Healthier You!