I’m Ellis Marie Rich Mace, an ANCC board-certified psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with fourteen years of healthcare experience.

Integrative psychiatry with precision diagnostics guide my holistic interventions. I utilize extensive knowledge, experience, and real-world application to provide psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in the treatment of mental health disorders. I apply culturally sensitive care in evidence-based practice.

My treatment approach is warm, inclusive, and non-judgmental.

My treatment specializations include bipolar spectrum disorders, trauma disorders, LGBTQ+ affirming care, and the challenges experienced by and healthcare workers.

I employ advanced assessment, diagnostic, and prescribing skills in treating:

• Major Depressive Disorder

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Panic Disorder

• Acute Stress Disorder

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Bipolar

• Autism

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Driven by my passion for mental health education, I’m an adjunct professor for PMHNP graduate students and also an independent PMHNP preceptor. In my free time, I enjoy traveling (nationally and internationally) and artistic hobbies such as decorating, drawing, writing, and theatre (backstage and onstage). I love spending quality time at home with my spouse, dog, and cat.

I identify as queer and use pronouns she/her/hers.

Education

• Saint Louis University - Masters of Science in Nursing (2021)

• University of Alabama in Huntsville - Bachelors of Science in Nursing (2010)

Professional Memberships

• Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Student Honor Society

• Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society

• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

  Certifications

• American Nurses Credentialing Center: Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner (2022)

• Currently pursuing The Neuroscience Education Institute’s Master Psychopharmacology Certification

• Currently pursuing Integrative Psychiatry Incubator program