
Total Wellness Center
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, P, M, H, N


Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Optum
- Oxford
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: New Jersey / 26NJ00845400
- In Practice for 10 Years
- Certificate from American Nurses Credentialing Center 2018023420 / 2018
- Rutgers University, Graduated 2018
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Transgender
Expertise
- ADHD
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Divorce
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family / Marital
- Hypnotherapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transpersonal
Groups
Vaishali Desai | Psychiatric Adv. Practice Nurse

Vaishali has experience working with various Mental Health Disorders such as Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and many more. Vaishali has worked in various different setting including detox facilities, nursing homes, and Autistic/ developmental disabled day programs. Her main approach is building therapeutic relationship withe her patients. Vaishali has worked in field of Mental Health for 8 years. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in Psychiatric Mental Health from Rutgers University and graduated with Honors.
Expertise
Group Meets
Location
311 Claremont Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
Samantha Colon | Psychiatric Adv. Practice Nurse

Samantha Colon has experience in adult psychiatry treating mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, insomnia, and other comorbid psychiatric disorders. She has a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rutgers University. Samantha has an extensive nursing background working in a correctional setting, as well as the hospital setting with experience in chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes, COPD, hypertension, congestive heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, and stroke. Board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Her goal is to help her patients succeed and prosper through life all while living with a mental health condition.
Expertise
Group Meets
Location
311 Claremont Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
Shirley Messina, APN

Shirley Messina is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her experience and training include various mental health conditions such as Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Location
Total Wellness Center
311 Claremont Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
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