Psychiatry in Providence, Rhode Island Corey Potter, Nurse Practitioner

Corey Potter, PMHNP, helps adults and seniors in Rhode Island navigate complex mental health challenges through a compassionate, individualized approach. She provides a blend of medication management and therapeutic support, with a focus on empowering patients to better understand their symptoms and take an active role in their care. Whether addressing anxiety, depression, or mood instability, Corey partners closely with each person to identify treatment strategies that align with their unique needs and goals. Corey specializes in treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and psychosis. With a strong clinical foundation and a trauma-informed lens, she supports individuals coping with persistent intrusive thoughts, emotional dysregulation, or difficult life transitions. Her approach integrates evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to help clients challenge harmful patterns and develop more adaptive coping strategies. In addition to psychiatric care, Corey prioritizes the therapeutic alliance, ensuring patients feel heard, supported, and understood. Corey is particularly passionate about working with individuals navigating the long-term impacts of trauma, substance use, and serious mental illness, including psychosis and schizophrenia. Her early work in substance uses treatment and ongoing dedication to harm reduction, feminist theory, and motivational interviewing inform a respectful, nonjudgmental practice style. She also provides affirming care for LGBTQ+ individuals, creating a safe and inclusive space for healing and growth. Outside of her clinical work, Corey enjoys exploring genealogy, studying history, and watching classic films from the silent era through the 1950s.