Tossica Mckinnon

I’m Tossica, a dual ANCC board certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Health and Psychiatric Mental Health and I have spent the last nine years providing health care to underserved populations across New York State. I have worked with people facing complex medical conditions, serious mental illness, substance use challenges, trauma, and many other psychiatric conditions. In all of this, I have learned three valuable things about providing effective treatment: (1) it focuses on the “whole patient;” (2) it isn’t about fitting someone into a protocol or parameter but rather understanding who they are and what they need; and (3) none of this is possible without first establishing a trust relationship.

A little more background information about me, I have worked in settings ranging from community health, shelter based/homeless care as well as in home-based settings. I work with adults of all ages. So, whether you’re facing depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, substance use challenges, or a combination of conditions, I’m here to help you understand what you’re experiencing and work toward a path forward that feels manageable and realistic. Beyond diagnoses like depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, or other complex psychiatric conditions, there is a person with a unique perspective, lived experiences, and hopes for their future. That is the person I’m most interested in understanding.

My approach integrates therapy with medication management, focusing on treating the whole person rather than simply prescribing medication and moving on. Of course, medications can play an important role in your recovery, but I don’t feel that it’s always the answer. Together we work to figure out what is best for you.

If you choose to establish a clinical relationship with me, you can be assured that you are truly being heard and your concerns validated. My goal is to establish a collaborative partnership with each client. This is the only way it works! My job is not to tell you what to do but rather to form an alliance with you so that together we can figure out what works best for your individual circumstances.