Psychiatry in Sugar Land, Texas Odiri Akushe, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Odiri Akushe is a Board-Certified Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been practicing since 2015. She is board certified by the American Nurse Credentialing Center and American Association of Nurse practitioner and licensed to practice in Texas, Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon and Arizona and Florida. Odiri is experienced in a wide array of family and psychiatric conditions across the entire lifespan. She is well experienced in treating substance use disorders and opioid dependence. She has extensive experience treating psychiatric conditions and substance abuse both inpatient and outpatient settings. Odiri has worked in various places like ITTC in OR, Madrona Recovery in OR, Deer Oaks, in TX, Whole Health PLLC, Advertist Health in OR, ocean behavioral health, signify health care, CARENOW Urgent and MEDSPRING Urgent Care, Lifestance behavioral health and many more. In addition to her extensive clinical experience, Odiri also has an outstanding academic background that includes a Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree from Frontier University, family nurse practitioner certificate from University Of Texas, Emergency Trauma certificate from the university of Texas and completed specialized training as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is a member of American Psychiatric Nurse Association and American Nurse Association along with many other organizations. She is buprenorphine waivered and registered with Clozapine REMS. Shameka’s combination of clinical education and experience with her degree in psychiatric nursing provides a strong academic foundation for the kind of innovative approach to patient care that Odiri feels is critical to good quality care that considers not only the psychological aspect of a patient’s illness, but the emotional and spiritual aspects as well. She believes holistic approach and wholeness of the patient.