John Spear

I work to meet clients wherever they are at emotionally and identify their goals so that we can work together to create the best life possible for them. I have experience working with all ages and walks of life, from first responders and caretakers to teenagers and families. I come from a family of helpers and have a deep understanding of how traumatic experiences can destabilize people's well-being. I am here to work as a guide, not a teacher, and believe that all healing is done by the patient. I seek to empower my patients and show them their inner strength that was there all along.

As a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I provide a safe space for patients to share their difficulties and struggles as well as their desires so that together we can collaboratively create a meaningful and resilient state of mental health. In addition to medication management, I work with ketamine therapy and emerging alternative modalities as well.

My goal in providing psychiatric support is to empower patients and to collaboratively develop a treatment plan so that patients feel like they have choice in the care they are receiving. I provide a safe and grounding space to process the difficulties inherent in life and offer patients as many options for treatment as possible using evidence based data and my understanfing of their situation and desires.