Introducing Dr. Olivia Reichenbacker
DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Reichenbacker is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) who has been working in psychiatry since 2013. While she has experience caring for both children and adults with all types of psychiatric illnesses, her area of passion and expertise is reproductive psychiatry. She most enjoys her time caring for those who are planning pregnancy, pregnant, or postpartum.
Dr. Reichenbacker is dedicated to improving access to well-informed providers for patients in the perinatal period. She regularly presents at regional, state, national, and international conferences on the topic of reproductive mental health, maintains an adjunct faculty position at the University of Virginia, and volunteers her time providing clinical instruction to PMHNP students.Read More
Dr. Reichenbacker earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, double majoring in Nursing and Psychology. She then went on to earn both her Master’s and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from the University of South Alabama, completing her doctoral residency at Westhampton Family Psychologists in Richmond, VA. Dr. Reichenbacker has worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatry at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, outpatient psychiatry, and as an Assistant Professor and the PMHNP Program Coordinator at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.
Though sessions with Dr. Reichenbacker are focused on medication management, she prides herself in using an individualized, whole-person approach to care that addresses each client’s needs more fully. She also brings her enthusiasm for education to the clinical setting to ensure patients are better-informed and more capable partners in navigating their own care.
When you see a reproductive psychiatry specialist, you can feel confident that you are receiving expert care that addresses your biological, psychological, and social needs more comprehensively.
Why do I need a reproductive psychiatry specialist?
Although providers practicing reproductive psychiatry manage mental health conditions in similar ways to providers practicing general psychiatry, these specialists are uniquely educated, trained, and experienced in addressing the complicated and unique mental health needs of women and people of other genders with female reproductive hormones.
Female reproductive hormones, hormonal changes, and life experiences affect all aspects of mental health treatment, from health promotion and support during more vulnerable periods (like the postpartum period), to identify the different ways mental illnesses present in the context of these hormones, to selecting specific medications and medication management strategies that are more appropriate or effective during different hormonal stages.Read More
Non-specialists are often misinformed about the most appropriate treatment strategies for women, and patients frequently receive incomplete, ineffective, or inappropriate care. The most common misconceptions surround the use of medications during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding). Many providers believe incorrectly that most psychiatric medications are contraindicated during these life-stages.
When you see a reproductive psychiatry specialist, you can feel confident that you are receiving expert care that addresses your biological, psychological, and social needs more comprehensively. https://thepapergown.zocdoc.com/more-women-need-access-to-reproductive-psychiatrists/
We provide mental healthcare focused on medication management combined with brief psychotherapy for the following:
- Planning pregnancy
- Mental health concerns associated with pregnancy for people of all ages, including teens.
- Mental health concerns associated with infertility, pregnancy loss, unplanned pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, high risk pregnancy, and pregnancy termination
- Trauma associated with pregnancy, labor, and delivery
- Postpartum mental health concerns
- Mental health concerns associated with breastfeeding and lactation including Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER)
- Mental health concerns associated with the transition to parenthood for all parents (biological, adoptive, etc.)
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other menstruation associated mental health concerns
- Menopause related mental health concerns
We provide mental healthcare focused on medication management combined with brief psychotherapy for the following:
- Planning pregnancy
- Mental health concerns associated with pregnancy for people of all ages, including teens.
- Mental health concerns associated with infertility, pregnancy loss, unplanned pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, high risk pregnancy, and pregnancy termination
- Trauma associated with pregnancy, labor, and delivery
- Postpartum mental health concerns
- Mental health concerns associated with breastfeeding and lactation including Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER)
- Mental health concerns associated with the transition to parenthood for all parents (biological, adoptive, etc.)
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other menstruation associated mental health concerns
- Menopause related mental health concerns
We commonly treat the following conditions in women or people with female reproductive hormones across the lifespan:
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Have you ever wished you could talk with a medical professional, get the help you need, and not have to leave home? Do you live out of town or where healthcare services are limited? Maybe you have children at home that you can’t leave. Whatever the reason, telehealth makes it possible for you to get care where you are.
Our Vision: A future where those in need, no matter where they live, can easily access high-quality, specialty mental health care that not only effectively treats illness, but also promotes healthier, more fulfilling lives.
