Compassionate Care, Personalized For You

Kimberly Kaestner, PMHNP‑BC is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who brings warmth, insight, and expertise to every patient connection. Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, trauma, substance-use challenges, or treatment-resistant mood symptoms, Kimberly draws on her experience in outpatient psychiatry to create personalized, collaborative care plans. She emphasizes evidence‑based medication management integrated with lifestyle-informed strategies—considering sleep, nutrition, stress, and support systems to strengthen your well‑being. At the heart of her practice is genuine listening and mutual respect: she understands that each person’s story is unique, and tailors care so you feel empowered, heard, and supported every step of the way

Leasa Dering, PMHNP-BC brings three decades of nursing experience and a deep sense of compassion to her work as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. The moments that mattered most across her career were the ones spent slowing down with people who were quietly struggling—and that calling led her to psychiatry.

Leasa practices whole-person care, treating not just a diagnosis but the biological, psychological, social, and lifestyle factors shaping each person’s mental health. She partners with clients to build treatment plans they help direct, blending thoughtful medication management with education, lifestyle guidance, and genuine listening.

She has a particular heart for those living with PTSD, and her hope for every client is simple: to leave feeling heard, understood, and cared for as a whole person—with a clear plan and direction for their healing.

Virginia Rubio, PMHNP-BC brings more than a decade of nursing experience to her work in psychiatry—years spent in hospital telemetry and medical-surgical units, a state psychiatric hospital, and correctional and juvenile health settings. Those environments put her alongside people at the hardest points in their lives, often people who had been overlooked elsewhere, and taught her that being genuinely listened to is itself part of treatment.

Her medical background shapes how she practices. Virginia looks for physical contributors to psychiatric symptoms—thyroid function, vitamin levels, sleep disruption, medication effects—rather than assuming a diagnosis explains everything on its own. From there she builds individualized plans that pair thoughtful medication management with cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and practical guidance on sleep, nutrition, and movement.

She works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, mood disorders, and sleep difficulties, with a particular interest in women’s mental health, including perinatal concerns and major life transitions. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Virginia’s goal for every patient is that they leave each visit feeling understood, with a clear plan and a next step that feels doable.