Certifications
- Board Certified by ANCC
- Second Masters Degree in Community Mental Health
- Taken the MATE COURSE—DEA 8 hour CME: Diagnosing and Treating Opioid and Other Substance
Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
- Who’s Who in American Nursing
Melissa M. Gad is a board certified nurse practitioner in psychiatry—mental health and wellness. For more than 18 years, Melissa has been assisting patients to cope with and manage mental health problems.
Listen. Listen. Listen. Providing comprehensive mental health care includes actively listening to mental health problems and then providing psychiatric treatment, medication management and one to one supportive therapy as needed.
Commonly, in the form of teaching and education, supportive therapy often assists in maximization of coping with symptoms, understanding the necessity of medication compliance, and a clearer understanding of the treatment plan. “Like icing on a cake”, supportive therapy provides a virtual emphasis on striving towards optimal mental health and wellness.
With active listening and effective communication between the patient and health care provider progression of mental health and wellness are enhanced to encourage meeting wellness goals.
Melissa successfully graduated with a master’s degree in 1985 in Community Mental Health and in 2005 with an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree. She is ANCC Board Certified and currently licensed to practice in the states of Connecticut and Florida.
