Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
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523 Townline Road, Suite 5, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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Mr. Wisher is a nurse practitioner in both Psychiatry and Medicine. He has worked in both disciplines for over twenty years. Michael has experience in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. Mr. Wisher is an active member of the Neuroscience Education Institute, with certification in the Master Psychopharmacology program also membership in Psychopharmacology Institute and The Psychiatry Education Forum Academy. The complexity of psychiatric illness has evolved since the days of a relative deficiency in a single neurotransmitters to the current theory of faulty wiring neuro- circuits, that act like information highway.
Many referrals are for treatment resistant disorders. Pts that have failed on multiple meds. My approach, I use screening tools on all my pts at each visit. I focus on the 75% pts, that have more than one diagnosis. REBT helps me to stay alert for the cognitive symptoms. I like to think it as "Pills with Skills". thoughts can influence outcomes, neg biasis
Mental health is more complex, then people are lead to believe, in many ways, ordering medication is the easiest part. The complexity is achieving, response, remission to recovery. To understand the neuropathology and the psychological barriers to illness, which when are presented in a manner that the person can understand, trust built, the journey begins
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Medicare
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Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: New York / F400339-1 Michael Joseph Wisher
- In Practice for 28 Years
- Stony Brook University , Post Masters , Graduated 1996
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Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Medication Management
- Obesity
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
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Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Age
Adults
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
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Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Location
Nearby Areas
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Michael Joseph Wisher
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP