Kara Iacovella

Ms. Iacovella is a licensed and board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Maryland. She treats persons with mental health disorders across the lifespan. Ms. Iacovella's preferred population is pediatrics.

When Ms. Iacovella worked as a registered nurse, she often cared for patients with complex medical needs and co-occurring psychiatric illnesses, an experience that formed a robust medical and psychiatric knowledge base.

She believes that the best treatment outcomes occur when the provider & patient work together to develop a plan best suited to the individual patient, using evidence-based practices. Ms. Iacovella approaches mental health treatment in an integrative manner, with the understanding that mental health and wellness are multifaceted. Ms. Iacovella helps her patients examine potential influences on mental health, such as diet, physical activity, self-care, environment, physical health, and more.

Ms. Iacovella proficiently treats an array of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and mental health symptoms associated with autism; among others. She primarily provides services to the pediatric population.