Mary Lauren Mitzelfeld
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCMary Lauren sees children, adolescents and adults for anxiety, depression, ADHD and mood disorders. Her approach is person-centered, collaborative and evidence-based.
“I’ve always been interested in understanding the whole person, not just treating a list of symptoms or a diagnosis.”
For Mary Lauren, psychiatric care means looking beyond medication alone: the relationships, routines, support, therapy and other pieces that help someone feel more like themselves.
Person-centered. Collaborative. Evidence-based.
“There is definitely no ‘one size fits all’ approach to mental health.” Mary Lauren wants to understand not only your symptoms, but who you are, what your life looks like, what matters to you and what you hope will be different with treatment.
She believes good care rests on trust, respect and honest communication. “My role is to bring my clinical knowledge and recommendations to the table, but you are the expert on your own life.” The best care happens when those two things come together.
She hopes patients leave every appointment feeling heard, validated and hopeful: “knowing we have a plan, they have a voice in that plan, and they have someone in their corner.”
Seasons of change, at every age.
Children & adolescents
And collaborative work with their families.
Young adults & life transitions
College, careers, graduation and the changing seasons of life.
Becoming a parent
Navigating the transition into parenthood.
Your first visits with Mary Lauren.
First, your story.
What brought you in, what you have been experiencing, what has changed and what you hope treatment will help you accomplish.
A comprehensive evaluation.
Psychiatric and medical history, medications, family history, developmental context, previous treatment, sleep, functioning and relevant life circumstances.
Diagnostic assessment.
She looks at the pattern of symptoms and considers what diagnosis, or diagnoses, best fit the full clinical picture.
Thoughtful medication decisions.
When medication is appropriate, the plan considers evidence, your history, previous response, side effects, health conditions, other medications, preferences and goals.
You know the plan.
What are we treating, why this approach, what to expect, what we are monitoring and when we will follow up.
Follow-up matters.
Medication management is not simply prescribing. It is evaluating response, tolerability, functioning and whether the plan is actually helping.
“Mental health treatment should support the life you want to live, not become your entire life.”
Her goal is not simply for you to feel less anxious or less depressed. It is to help you feel well enough to enjoy your relationships, engage in your work, return to the things you love and feel more like yourself again.
Her ideal day
- Lagree in the morning
- Reading on the beach
- A walk with her husband and their black lab
- A sweet treat along the way
- Dinner with girlfriends somewhere new
Latest hobby: mahjong. Needlepoint may be next.