Melissa Ward, CRNP
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Melissa Ward, founding member of Free State Health and Wellness, is passionate about customized patient care, professional medicine management, and helping people take care of themselves in the modern world.
Melissa attended Ohio University where she obtained her Bachelor’s in Psychology, followed by her Bachelor’s in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina.
She worked on the oncology unit at University of Maryland Medical Center, and then earned her Master of Science degree in Family Nurse Practitioner at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
She then worked in primary care for 2 years before returning to school to earn a postgraduate degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Johns Hopkins University.
Melissa is a dual certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. This dual certification allows her to provide comprehensive care for both the mind and body. Melissa has experience working in primary care, an outpatient mental health clinic, and a crisis stabilization center.
Melissa’s practice, Free State Health and Wellness, accepts children, adolescents, adults, and patients with geriatric mental health conditions. She has experience with an array of mental health conditions including ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders.
Melissa’s goal is to care for her patients in a safe environment and to provide each one with individual medicine management and supportive therapy.
EDUCATION
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Bachelor’s in Psychology—Ohio University
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Bachelor’s in Nursing—Medical University of South Carolina
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Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner—University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Postgraduate degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner—Johns Hopkins University
CREDENTIALS
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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioner
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American Nurse Credentialing Center, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner