Agata Kaminska is a psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than 20 years of experience as a psychiatric prescriber. She provides medication management services primarily for adults and older individuals with all mental health concerns.

Approach To Treatment:

I believe in holistic approach to treatment. Although my focus is specifically on medication management, I understand that a person’s symptoms are impacted by many other factors: chronic medical conditions, financial stresses, relationship issues, trauma history, the amount of interpersonal support a person can rely on, etc. I see my clients improve the fastest when medications are combined with other interventions, such as individual talk therapy, exercise, emotional coping skills (such as mindfulness or meditation), couples therapy, or other ancillary treatments. It’s my goal not just to help you feel better, but to help you feel better as quickly as possible. 

Sometimes, getting better means facing some difficult truths. You can count on me to provide caring but honest feedback about what I see as the biggest obstacles to improvement. Sometimes this means leaving behind coping methods that got you through a difficult time, but that are now causing more problems than they are solving. It’s also important that I not add to your difficulties or make things worse. This means that I tend to be a very conservative prescriber in terms of controlled-substance medications. If you are currently prescribed a controlled substance medication, you can expect that I will be discussing a change to an alternate medication early in treatment. It’s my goal not just to get you through tomorrow, but to improve all your tomorrows yet to come. 

Areas of Specialty:

I welcome patients with all mental health concerns. 

Experience:

I have worked in a wide variety of practice settings, from emergency medicine to inpatient psychiatric units to partial hospitalization programs. The majority of my experience has been in outpatient psychiatric settings, often working with individuals who have multiple complex interacting diagnoses. Even so, every provider has limits to their specialization. I’m happy to discuss my qualifications so you can make an informed decision about whether my skills are the best fit for your individual needs, or whether a referral to a different provider may be a better option. It's very important to me that you be matched to the best possible treatment provider. 

Languages:

I’m fluent in both English and Polish

Education:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Master of Science Degree in Psychiatric Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Certifications:

ANCC National Board Certification, Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Pennsylvania Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Pennsylvania Registered Nurse