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Jim Simon
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, APRN, PMHNP (he, him)
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1716 Briarcrest Drive, Suite 300, Bryan, TX 77802
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Jim is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who brings a wealth of knowledge about mental health and experience in behavioral health management to our clinic where he serves as our Clinical Director and provides medication management for our patients. Jim has an MSN from Seattle University and worked in behavioral health administration prior to becoming a psychiatric nurse. As an RN, he worked as a staff nurse on a medical-psych unit and as a charge nurse on an adolescent psych unit and an adult psychiatric intensive care unit. He became a nurse to work in psychiatry and has always worked in psychiatry – he loves every day on the job.
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Jim provides treatment to a variety of patients with varying struggles. His primary responsibilities are to evaluate the need for psychotropic medication and manage the ongoing need for medications for patients.
Jim has a warm, approachable style that provides a safe and comfortable environment that is conducive to reflective conversation and mutual listening. He has a holistic approach to treatment and a conservative prescribing style. His goal is treating with the least amount of medication for the shortest period of time to reduce presenting symptoms.
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by American Express, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Bright HealthCare
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Friday Health
- GEHA
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Molina Healthcare
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- TRICARE
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Wellpoint | Amerigroup
- Out of Network
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Jim Simon
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, APRN, PMHNP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired License: Texas / AP143703 Jim Simon
- In Practice for 5 Years
- Degree/Diploma from Seattle University MSN / 2019
- University of Texas at Arlington, DNP, Graduated 2023
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Medication Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
Expertise
- Bisexual
- Child
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Psychosis
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Location
Nearby Areas
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Jim Simon
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, APRN, PMHNP