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Susana Kinikini

APRN, DNP, Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP-BC
Utah

In-network with

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah

Specializes in

ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Substance Use / Addiction, and Trauma

Great to meet you!

Susana Kinikini is a board-certified Family & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, earning a Master’s Degree in 2003, a Doctorate Degree in 2019, and a Post-Doctorate Degree as a PMHNP in 2021, from the University of Utah and Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She has worked in psychiatry since 2006. Her passion is to provide access to affordable, quality care.

She enjoys time with family, traveling, playing pickle ball, and volunteering both at church and in the community.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Susana uses a non-judgmental, therapeutic, faith-based approach to improve behavioral/mental health, while considering various facets of an individuals mental, emotional, physical, nutritional and behavioral wellness. Her experience, allows for focused initial assessment & evaluation, follow-up, and medication management of anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar, schizophrenia, PTSD, addiction, and other mental health conditions. Board Certified in family & psychiatry allows for a more comprehensive approach in care.

What you can expect from our first session

Her goal is to promote behavioral/mental health well-being, and allowing client input in treatment considerations that would provide patient tailored care. She enjoys getting to know her clients, and maintains patient/provider therapeutic relations. She understands that each client, with emerging symptoms (e.g. anxiety), or acute/chronic symptoms (e.g. suicidality, major depressive disorder, substance use withdrawals), requires a client-specific care plan for stabilization.


Susana's style is

Empowering
Warm
Solution-oriented

Insurance carriers Susana accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah

More about Susana

DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) at UNIVERSITY OF UTAH COLLEGE OF NURSING
License type: APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) (Utah)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Pacific Islander
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: Depression, OCD, Sleep disorder, Anger Management, Relationship Issues, and PTSD
Modalities: Psychotic Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Positive Psychology

Location

678 Vine Street 11
Murray, UT 84107