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Kelly Scott
(She/Her/Hers)
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Compassionate care for depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, addiction, and gender dysphoria. Specializing in LGBTQ+ mental health support.
I am an ANCC board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with experience helping individuals of all ages and backgrounds navigate life’s challenges. Whether you’re managing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, addiction, or struggling with eating disorders or gender dysphoria, I provide care that prioritizes your comfort, dignity, and individual needs. I have specialized experience working with the LGBTQ+ community, including conducting evaluations for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and gender-affirming surgery. My approach combines supportive psychotherapy with practical strategies, like reframing negative thoughts and building positive coping skills, to help you feel more in control and hopeful about your future. I’ve worked in hospitals and community settings with patients from adolescents to seniors, including those facing complex situations like eating disorders, new parenthood, or immigration-related stress. I bring not only clinical expertise but also a compassionate, judgment-free attitude to every session. Let’s focus on what matters most: helping you feel heard, respected, and supported so you can move toward your goals and improve your quality of life.
Practice hours (EST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Substance use
- Manic episodes
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Altered mental status or delirium
- Severe depression
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Excoriation Disorder (skin picking)
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gaming/Internet Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Hoarding
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Medication Concerns
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED)
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Schizoaffective
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform and Brief Psychosis
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Body positivity
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- Immigrants
- Neurodivergent people
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who are blind or visually impaired
- People who are deaf or hearing impaired
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Behavior Modification
- Medication Management
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Coaching
- Body Image Therapy
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET)
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT)
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Feminist Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Light Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Self Psychology
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Medication-Assisted Substance Use Treatment
- 12-Step Facilitation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Anger Management
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Medication Management
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$250 — $325per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Connecticut
- Aetna – New Jersey
- Anthem – Connecticut
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Connecticut
- Cigna – New Jersey
- Medicare – New Jersey
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – New Jersey
- Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) – Connecticut
- Optum – New Jersey
- Oscar – New Jersey
- Oxford Health Plan – Connecticut
- Veterans Community Care Network (VACCN) – New Jersey
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
PMHNP-BC
26NR14026900, New Jersey
APRN
12938, Connecticut
Certificates
Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
Education
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing New York University
MS (Master of Science), 2014
Nursing Seton Hall University
BS (Bachelor of Science), 2008
Biology Saint Elizabeth University
BS (Bachelor of Science), 2004