Psychiatry in Portland, Maine David Wright, Nurse Practitioner

David Wright is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in Portland, Maine who has been practicing since 2018. Prior to joining LifeStance Health, he worked in numerous psychiatric departments for many years, including Adult Outpatient; Adult Inpatient; Adolescent Inpatient; Inpatient Treatment for Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction; Behavioral Emergency Department; and psychiatric consultation in hospital medical units. In his clinical work, David utilizes an integrative approach specifically designed to meet each individual’s needs. He focuses on psychiatric medication management, integrative psychiatry, and therapy while synthesizing therapeutic aspects of relational psychodynamic, existential, and mindfulness perspectives. He enjoys working with a wide range of behavioral and mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, ADHD, bipolar disorders, seasonal affective disorder, other mood disorders, postpartum, PTSD, trauma, borderline personality, self-injury, binge eating, sleep difficulties, substance abuse, grief, and habit change. He sees patients ages 18 and above. David obtained his Master’s Degree in Nursing with Summa Cum Laude distinction from the University of Southern Maine, and also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Photojournalism and Minor in Creative Writing from Rochester Institute of Technology. He completed an integrative psychiatry fellowship through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, completed ketamine-assisted therapy training through the Ketamine Training Center, and has been accepted into MAPS’ MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy program.