Melissa Baker, PMHNP-BC is a Texas-based board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who has a passion for helping others achieve their mental health goals. She founded Merry Mindset with the purpose of helping change the trajectory of lives through a practical, multidimensional care approach. She is a fan of cycle breaking, courageous conversations and come backs!
Melissa is known for her down to earth and empathetic personality. She is easy to talk to and seeks to understand her patient’s unique situation so she can offer the best solutions. She is a natural teacher who enjoys helping patients understand their conditions and the “why” behind treatment choices. Melissa believes in empowering her patients on their journey to better mental health.
Melissa attended the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2006, a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2018 and a master’s degree in nursing in 2023. She worked as a psychiatric nurse for Mesa Springs hospital in Fort Worth and the Mesa Springs partial hospitalization / intensive outpatient programs located in Fort Worth, Keller and Arlington areas in the past. She completed her clinical practicum hours at Mesa Springs and John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, gaining experience in the psychiatric emergency room, consult liaison and outpatient facilities.
Her practice specialty since becoming board certified has been working with outpatient populations treating children, adolescents and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, adjustment disorders, DMDD, insomnia, therapy and more. Melissa offers a customized therapy plan for her patients utilizing CBT and DBT concepts, equipping her patients with valuable, sustainable coping skills.
When working with Melissa, a patient’s mental, physical and spiritual health will be considered every step of the way. Her goal is to find the safest, most effective way to manage mental health conditions that will be sustainable and beneficial in an effort to help restore mental balance, emotional, functional, spiritual, social and community functioning.
Melissa’s collaborating physician is psychiatrist Codie Vassar, M.D. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate studies and earned his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin. His care philosophy revolves around collaboration, empowerment and psychoeducation. Like Melissa, he believes in the power of combining medication management and psychotherapy to help patients achieve success toward improved mental well being.
Whether you are in need of medication management, therapy or both, the providers at Merry Mindset have you covered.
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