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Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
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Margaret Cook

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP

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Available both in-person and online
Richmond, VA 23230
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I'm a solo practitioner providing psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults with a focus on those identifying as queer and/or neurodivergent. I started my practice to escape the model of the corporate, assembly-line mental health industrial complex with the goal of practicing and providing personal, human-to-human care. My priority is to center and understand your lived experience so you can feel seen, heard, and validated rather than dismissed.
I take my time getting to know my patients, with 90 minute initial evals and 30-45 minute follow-ups, with a heavier focus on human connection and a lighter touch on medications. My goal is to "de-prescribe," to help you get where you want to be on the fewest medications possible.
My practice is unapologetically progressive, secular, anti-racist, and affirming of all neurotypes, gender and sexual identities and relationship models. A commitment to kindness both ways is an essential prerequisite to working with me. If you think I may be a good fit for you, please reach out.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Richmond, VA 23230

My website
In-person and telehealth in Richmond, VA.
I specialize in LGBTQ+, Child and Autism 
I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Connect with Margaret Cook
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Richmond, VA 23230

My website
In-person and telehealth in Richmond, VA.
I specialize in LGBTQ+, Child and Autism 
I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Anthem HealthKeepers
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford
  • Sentara Health Plans
  • Out of Network
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I take Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, United, and Sentara. I use Headway to handle insurance and billing. Before we start working together, you will need to make an account with Headway to enter your insurance info to make sure I'm in network.
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Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.
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I take Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, United, and Sentara. I use Headway to handle insurance and billing. Before we start working together, you will need to make an account with Headway to enter your insurance info to make sure I'm in network.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today License: Virginia / 0024174923 Margaret Cook

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 9 years
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Master's of Nursing, Graduated 2017

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from American Nurse Credentialing Center 2017004466 / 2017
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I've been practicing as a PMHNP for almost 9 years, and before that worked as a psychiatric nurse since 2013. As an NP, I've worked in acute inpatient and consult-liaison settings, eating disorder treatment, long term care, corrections, and traditional outpatient.
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Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.
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I've been practicing as a PMHNP for almost 9 years, and before that worked as a psychiatric nurse since 2013. As an NP, I've worked in acute inpatient and consult-liaison settings, eating disorder treatment, long term care, corrections, and traditional outpatient.
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Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • LGBTQ+
  • Child
  • Autism

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Lesbian
  • Medication Management
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Self-Harming
  • Transgender
  • Women's Issues
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I treat human beings in all of our messy complexity. However, as a solo-practitioner, I have limitations: I cannot treat high-acuity conditions, as I do not provide 24/7 crisis management and have no backup or call. I do not treat substance use disorders/MAT, psychosis, untreated bipolar, or those with complicated co-occurring medical conditions.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.
"
I treat human beings in all of our messy complexity. However, as a solo-practitioner, I have limitations: I cannot treat high-acuity conditions, as I do not provide 24/7 crisis management and have no backup or call. I do not treat substance use disorders/MAT, psychosis, untreated bipolar, or those with complicated co-occurring medical conditions.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10) , 
Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Transgender Allied

I also speak

French

Religion

Secular and Non-Religious

Age

Children (6 to 10) , 
Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Transgender Allied

I also speak

French

Religion

Secular and Non-Religious

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Existentialist
  • Logotherapy
  • Person-Centered
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I prescribe and manage medications as well as incorporate supportive therapy in each visit. My initial visits are 90 minutes and follow ups are usually 30 minutes. I am not a therapist in a traditional sense of offering weekly 60 minute sessions, but my appointment times are generally longer and more thorough than traditional psychiatric care.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.
"
As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I prescribe and manage medications as well as incorporate supportive therapy in each visit. My initial visits are 90 minutes and follow ups are usually 30 minutes. I am not a therapist in a traditional sense of offering weekly 60 minute sessions, but my appointment times are generally longer and more thorough than traditional psychiatric care.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
with questions.

Location

Primary Location

Richmond, VA 23230

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In-person and telehealth in Richmond, VA.
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Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
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In-person and telehealth in Richmond, VA.
Photo of Margaret Cook, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Margaret Cook
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP