Thoughtful Psychiatry

Thoughtful Psychiatry: Our approach to both therapy and medication management tends to be psychodynamic. We seek to understand our patients, we are less interested in symptoms and more interested in understanding our patients as individuals. We are judicious when prescribing. We believe that medications are only one part of the therapeutic process. Patients receiving medications are also required to be in psychotherapy. Jeffrey Lucero, PMHNP is the owner of the private practice. He has completed fellowships at Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis and Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He has a strong interest in attachment theory and the effects of parental attunement on personality development. He has extensive training in the treatment of trauma and personality disorders. Jeffrey implements psychodynamic principles when providing medication management. Jeffrey also supervises nurses that are pursuing licensure as psychiatric nurse practitioners. Darya Pokoevaya, PMHNP provides medication management and psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children. Darya has an interest in treating patients with trauma. She has studied and practiced trauma-focused therapies including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). She is a fully trained EMDR therapist. Gretchen Woodward is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner providing compassionate and comprehensive psychotherapy and medication management for adolescents and adults. Her training in CBT, AEDP, ISTDP and GPM blended with her clinical experience, intuition, and attention to individual needs, allow her to provide personalized care. She treats a range of conditions including ADHD, stress related and mood related disorders. Gretchen currently has openings for medication management for those who are currently receiving therapy.