Norma Vela

30 years of healthcare experience have led me to embark into private practice. Why? I realize clients are tired of being seen as a diagnosis or a number. Clients are seeking respect and to want to be heard. At Find Balance/Vilches-Vela Mental Wellness, we listen to specific concerns and help individuals develop a plan of care to improve quality of life in a nonjudgmental manner. I am a Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner looking to improve mental wellness throughout the lifespan.

Expect to engage in a face-to-face or virtual visit exploring personal and family medical and mental history to develop an individual plan of care. Involving clients in care is of utmost importance as it promotes wellbeing and helps clients feel heard as they are included in decisions regarding treatment based on symptoms expressed.

Follow-up appointments will be focused on symptom and medication management. Clients can expect to improve on their education of disease process, disease management as well as development of coping strategies to counter struggles of everyday life. Clientele history includes care of individuals 5 years and older, adolescents, adults and geriatrics with Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, as well as other mental health concerns.