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Tricia Desider, Nurse Practitioner

Tricia Desider, PMHNP-bc, Psychiatry in Brick, New Jersey

Specialties:
Ability status ADHD Adoption & foster care Aging Alcohol use Anger issues Anxiety Attachment issues +88
Ages Served
6-75+
Manages Medications
Accepts Insurance

About Tricia Desider (She/Her)

Tricia Desider helps children, adolescents, teens, and adults across New Jersey find relief from complex mental health challenges through thoughtful, individualized medication management at LifeStance Health. She partners closely with patients and families to evaluate symptoms, clarify diagnoses, and develop treatment plans that support stability, focus, and overall well-being. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Tricia has experience treating conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression, while also supporting individuals navigating a wide range of additional mental health concerns. She works with diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ individuals, military members and veterans, and first responders, and recognizes the unique stressors and experiences that shape each person’s mental health journey. Her approach is collaborative, evidence-based, and centered on helping patients feel heard and empowered in their care. Tricia is especially attentive to the needs of children and adolescents, including those facing school-related challenges, behavioral concerns, and emotional regulation difficulties, as well as adults managing life transitions, mood disorders, or co-occurring conditions. She values clear communication, ongoing assessment, and adjusting treatment as needs evolve to ensure optimal outcomes. Outside of her clinical work, Tricia enjoys spending time with her children and pets, going to the beach, being outdoors, and reading. She values balance, connection, and bringing warmth into both her personal life and patient care.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Psychiatry/Medication Management

Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.

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

Therapy Types

  • Prescribes Benzodiazepine Medication
  • REMS-Certified to Prescribe Clozapine

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Chamberlain University
  • St. Petersburg College

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Tricia Desider, Psychiatry in Brick, New Jersey

Tricia Desider

Psychiatry in Brick, New Jersey

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