MicheleBarnett
PMHNP-BC
Michele Barnett, PMHNP-BC is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly four decades of nursing experience, including nine years specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry. Throughout her career, she has been a dedicated advocate for children, adolescents, and families, providing compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care.
As the founder of Way Maker Behavioral Health Services, Michele is passionate about delivering personalized, one-on-one care. She believes every child deserves to be known, heard, and treated as an individual—not as part of an assembly-line approach to healthcare. Her goal is to build meaningful relationships with families while creating thoughtful, individualized treatment plans that promote lasting wellness.
A follower of Jesus Christ, wife, and the mother of three daughters, Michele strives to reflect compassion, integrity, and hope in every aspect of her practice, welcoming and serving families from all backgrounds with dignity and respect.
Specialized Care Your Child Deserves
Navigating your child's mental health journey can feel overwhelming, but you aren't walking this path alone. At Way Maker Behavioral Health, our board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP-BC) and therapists provide the deep, specialized expertise your family needs for complex emotional and behavioral health care.
- Specialized Expertise: Unlike a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) who handles broad medicine, a PMHNP-BC's entire clinical focus is psychiatric assessment and diagnosis.
- Focused Training: Our training is built specifically for managing child and adolescent mental health within a compassionate, faith-sensitive framework.
- Medication Management: We offer deep knowledge in psychiatric medications, ensuring your child receives a plan that is carefully tailored to their growing mind.
- Comprehensive Assessment: For complex mental health needs, a PMHNP-BC provides the specialized focus necessary for identifying root causes and building sustainable paths to healing.