Psychiatry in Columbia, South Carolina Kirstyn Garron, 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
Kirstyn Garron, PMHNP
Specializes In:
Kirstyn Garron, PMHNP, helps patients across South Carolina improve their mental health through compassionate, personalized medication management. She works with children, adolescents, teens, and adults to address a wide range of concerns, creating treatment plans that support emotional stability, daily functioning, and overall well-being. Her clinical approach emphasizes collaboration, ensuring each patient feels heard and supported while navigating challenges such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression, along with additional mental health conditions. Kirstyn is especially experienced in supporting individuals experiencing attention and focus difficulties, persistent worry, and mood-related changes. She partners closely with patients and families to monitor symptoms, adjust medications when needed, and promote long-term success. Her care extends to diverse populations, including individuals with autism spectrum disorders, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and military/veterans, and she offers support for additional populations as well. Through thoughtful medication management, Kirstyn aims to reduce symptoms while enhancing quality of life. She understands the importance of individualized care for children and adolescents as they grow and develop, as well as for adults navigating life transitions and stressors. Outside of her clinical work, Kirstyn enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, swimming, gardening, and working on creative furniture restoration projects.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Psychiatry/Medication Management: Ages 6-75+
Areas of Focus
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.
- ADHD
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Intense mood changes
- Other neurological conditions
- Stroke-related conditions
- Ability status
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Dementia & memory issues
- 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
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Medical/surgical evaluations
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- 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
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
Languages
- English
Education
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Chamberlain University
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Kirstyn Garron. You can also call 803-699-8887 to have someone assist you.
Kirstyn Garron generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 803-699-8887 to find out Kirstyn Garron's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Kirstyn Garron:
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 803-699-8887 to see how we can help.
Yes, Kirstyn Garron is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
Kirstyn Garron works at:
Yes, Kirstyn Garron does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Kirstyn Garron is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: