About ME
Vanessa Barisano PMHNP-BC, MSN, BSN, RN
As a Women's Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, my vision is for all women and mothers to feel worthy of mental health treatment without fear or judgment. In our practice, my focus is on medication management in combination with supportive counseling tailored for your specific needs. I am bilingual in Spanish and English, and I have experience treating a range of mental health conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder, Bolar disorder. depression, panic disorder, OCD, trauma, PTSD, ADD/ADHD and borderline personality disorder.
I have specialized training in Pregnancy/Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders. I offer an evidence-based practice approach by integrating research with clinical expertise and my patient's priorities. We will make decisions together concerning the risks and benefits of safe treatment to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Whether you are preconception, pregnant, postpartum or "empty nesting", I have the expertise to manage your needs. My passion is helping women navigate through all their transitions & difficulties with compassion and empathy.
I am confident we can work together to help you achieve wellness & vitality!
In addition to private practice, I previously was an adjunct Clinical Professor with the Undergraduate Department of Nursing at Stonybrook University.
TRAINING CREDENTIALS
The Postpartum Stress Center
The Art of Holding Perinatal Women in Distress™: Assessment, Treatment, & Advanced Clinical Practice
Postpartum Support International
Advanced Perinatal
Psychopharmacology, Part 1 Advanced Perinatal
Psychopharmacology, Part 2
Seleni
National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Perinatal Loss & Grief
National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry
National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry
Women’s Health Across the Lifespan, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy
Advances in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Innovations and Future Directions
Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Postpartum Resource Center of New York's Circle of Caring Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Facilitator Training
Postpartum Resource Center of New York's Moms on Call Volunteer Training
Postpartum Resource Center of New York's Volunteer Orientation Training
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute
Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute
Level A: IPT Perinatal Course