About Traci Marando, APRN-BC

Traci Marando

Traci Marando, APRN-BC

As a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the field, I have had the opportunity to work with patients of all ages and in a variety of treatment settings.

Specialty areas are peri/postpartum depression, mood disorders, family conflict, attention-deficit and anxiety disorders, narcissistic and emotional abuse, grief/loss, and codependency.

Here at my private practice, Family Psychiatric Services, I provide both therapy and/or medication management for my patients. My philosophy is that mental health treatment should be holistic, focusing not only on the presenting symptoms, but also on exploring the hidden causes behind them.

Many of my patients come to the office in despair after many years of failed attempts at psychotherapy and medication trials. My unique approach involves providing holistic mental health interventions, such as nutrition and homeopathy, as an adjunct to traditional psychiatric treatments. This approach has been shown to give relief to patients that haven't responded to mainstream mental health modalities.

Education and Licensure

Education:

Master of Science In Nursing: Yale University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Saint Joseph College

Board Certification/Licensure:

ANCC Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

ANCC Board Certified Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Connecticut Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Professional Experience

Yale Child Study Center

UCONN’s Homecare Juvenile Detention Deterrent Program

Connecticut Mental Health Center

Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital: Inpatient Adolescent Unit

Gentiva Health Services Homecare: Family Psychiatry

Institute of Living: Outpatient Eating Disorder Program

New Britain General Hospital: Substance Abuse Unit

UCONN: Medical/Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Memberships

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses

Adult and Geropsychiatric Mental Health Nurses' Association

Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society

American Psychiatric Nurses’ Association

American Nurses’ Association