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Psychiatry in Colorado Springs, Colorado Jennifer Huskinson, Nurse Practitioner

Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)

Ages Served: 6-75+

Appointments: In-office and Online

Manages Medications: Yes

Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans

Jennifer Huskinson, Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Huskinson, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Specializes In:

Brain/head injuries (TBI)
Depression/feeling down
Focus, concentration & memory
Menopause & perimenopause
Other neurological conditions
Other women's health concerns
PMS & PMDD
Self-esteem
Stroke-related conditions
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Jennifer is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has an extensive nursing career that transitioned into psychiatry in 2018 when she realized her passion for helping individuals with mental health concerns and substance abuse. She has diagnosed, treated and managed all major psychiatric disorders and varieties of mental illness and addiction.

She prefers an integrative approach that not only includes medication management but non-pharmacological methods, such as nutrition, complimentary alternative modalities and therapy. She has additional training and certifications in Nutrition and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health and Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias, as well as treatment of individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.

Jennifer has experience treating a diverse patient population, from adolescents to geriatric patients. She focuses on the patient as a whole, incorporating active listening and individualized care. Her goals are to help patients work towards a healthy and positive future.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Psychiatry/Medication Management

Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.

  • Brain/head injuries (TBI)
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Other neurological conditions
  • Other women's health concerns
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Self-esteem
  • Stroke-related conditions
  • ADHD
  • Aging
  • Alcohol use
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attention & focus
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Autism: requires some assistance
  • Autism: requires substantial support
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body image
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Conditions caused by stress
  • Dementia & memory issues
  • Drug/substance use
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Eating issues: binging
  • Eating issues: food deprivation
  • Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Family conflict
  • Fertility
  • First responder stress
  • Gambling
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Hair pulling & skin picking
  • Hallucinations
  • Hoarding
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
  • Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
  • Intense mood changes
  • Learning challenges
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Medical/surgical evaluations
  • Men's health/issues
  • Military & veteran
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Other addictive behaviors
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Pornography/sexual behaviors
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Psychosis/issues with reality
  • Religion & spirituality
  • Retirement
  • Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
  • Self-injury or cutting
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Sexual trauma
  • Sleep issues or insomnia
  • Social skills & communication
  • Sports performance
  • Stress from ongoing health issues
  • Stress management
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Unhealthy eating habits
  • Unusual thoughts or beliefs
  • Video game/internet

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Walden University

FAQs

Please call us at 719-417-5866 to schedule an appointment with Jennifer Huskinson.

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