Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dr. Ifeanyi Olele is a Board-Certified psychiatrist specializing in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other common mental health conditions, offering individualized care to patients in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. He sees patients ranging from ages 14-64 years old. His offices are conveniently located in Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC with easy access to Maryland and nearby communities in northern Virginia.
Dr. Olele completed his undergraduate studies in Psychobiology at the University of California Los-Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Olele received a medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) along with an MBA in Health Services Administration from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Medical Science from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Olele completed his psychiatry residency and served as Chief Resident in Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Florida. Dr. Olele received training on maternal mental health at the Seleni Institute and cognitive behavior therapy at the Beck Institute.
Dr. Olele offers his expertise to businesses, associations, professional athletes and the corporate world in corporate and executive burnout, career stressors, work and life balance, realistic expectations, and discrimination.
In addition to customized treatment plans for private patients and corporate structures, Dr. Olele offers his services to immigrants dealing with assimilation issues, cultural and faith discrimination, and stigmas specific to immigrants to the United States. Dr. Olele is available to see patients in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
Dr. Olele and the caring staff at Genesis Psychiatric Solutions with offices located in Fairfax, Virginia, and Washington, DC conveniently close to Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Tysons, Vienna, Rockville, Bethesda, and Potomac. Appointments can be made by phone or using the convenient online booking feature.
Oko Akrong, PMHNP-BC, RN, MSN, is passionate about caring for patients. As a veteran, he knows first hand the effects of mental illness and how it negatively affects qualifications of life. His focus is to provide relief and help patients live their best lives. He is licensed in D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia servicing the whole DMV area.
Oko Akrong received his PMHNP from Regis College. He works with adolescents and adults struggling with depression, ADHD, behavioral issues, PTSD, psychotic disorders, and more.
During treatment, Oko uses a client-centered solution-focused approach to provide the best possible care. He believes good communication and active listening leads to the best solution, and he uses these skills to help patients move forward in life. He believes hold heartedly that the relationship he has with his patients is one of a navigator whose job it is to use his skills, knowledge and education to create a clear cut path to the patients happiness.
“Very atttententive and understanding. Has a calm demeanor but pleasant at the same time. I've come across providers that are pushy and could really careless about what you're going through. So it was a relief for me to find someone like this provider.”
Carissa has over 10 years of mental health nursing experience caring for patients across the lifespan with a multitude of social, emotional, and mental health needs. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree from Rutgers University and completed her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Working in various mental health settings, including inpatient and outpatient psychiatry in the Northern New Jersey area has afforded her the opportunity to encounter a multitude of demographic groups and therapy models.
Carissa brings a humanistic philosophy of holistic care for both mind and body, and an abiding commitment to individualized, personalized, comprehensive care for those she serves.
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Dr. Barbara Novak is a Board Certified psychiatrist specializing in anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, and various types of conflicts, offering individualized care to patients in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. She accepts patients of most ages, from “tweens” to older adults. Her office is conveniently located in Bethesda, Maryland with easy access to Washington, D. C., northern Virginia and nearby communities in Maryland. Dr. Novak received her medical degree from the University of Virginia and then went on to complete her residency at the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Dr. Novak uses her many years of experience to help each patient overcome his mental and emotional issues. She continually strives to provide her patients with the best treatment available. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Novak has taught at Georgetown University School of Medicine, supervised other mental health professionals, and has worked as a member of a psychiatric team at the Washington Center for Eating Disorders and Adolescent Obesity. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Novak's office is located in Bethesda and is conveniently close to Rockville, Travilah, Potomac, Cabin John, McLean, Tysons, Pimmit Hills, Woodland Acres, Falls Church, Arlington, Washington, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Kensington, and Garrett Park.
Paul is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of Psych nursing, who provides mental health care to patients across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Besides his Master of Science in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, his career in nursing spans more than 18 years, working in a variety of settings. Paul applies a holistic approach to mental health care, which focuses on treating the whole person and not just the symptoms of the disease.
His services include medication management and psychotherapy for multiple psychiatric pathologies ranging from depression to anxiety, to Bipolar, to PTSD, to schizophrenia and, ADHD, among others. His background as a psych nurse allows him to deliver the best psycho education to his patients regarding their conditions, treatment options and side effects, as well as medication interactions.
I am a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I began my journey to psychiatry as a registered nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2006. I spent 14 years gaining clinical experience working with adolescent and adult inpatients and in emergency departments and correctional facilities. After helping people at the bedside and working with multidisciplinary teams treating various psychiatric disorders, I realized this was a passion for myself and thus decided to advance my career as a PMHNP-BC. I am committed to supplying personalized and comprehensive care. My practice follows evidence-based guidelines and uses clinical experience, personal observation, and intuition. At MWP we provide thorough psychiatric evaluations and an individualized medication management plan with special attention to one’s needs. We believe that a holistic and innovative approach is ideal for the psychiatric population, their care, and illness management.
Dr. Ifeanyi Olele is a Board-Certified psychiatrist specializing in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other common mental health conditions, offering individualized care to patients in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. He sees patients ranging from ages 14-64 years old. His offices are conveniently located in Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC with easy access to Maryland and nearby communities in northern Virginia.
Dr. Olele completed his undergraduate studies in Psychobiology at the University of California Los-Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Olele received a medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) along with an MBA in Health Services Administration from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Medical Science from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Olele completed his psychiatry residency and served as Chief Resident in Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Florida. Dr. Olele received training on maternal mental health at the Seleni Institute and cognitive behavior therapy at the Beck Institute.
Dr. Olele offers his expertise to businesses, associations, professional athletes and the corporate world in corporate and executive burnout, career stressors, work and life balance, realistic expectations, and discrimination.
In addition to customized treatment plans for private patients and corporate structures, Dr. Olele offers his services to immigrants dealing with assimilation issues, cultural and faith discrimination, and stigmas specific to immigrants to the United States. Dr. Olele is available to see patients in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
Dr. Olele and the caring staff at Genesis Psychiatric Solutions with offices located in Fairfax, Virginia, and Washington, DC conveniently close to Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Tysons, Vienna, Rockville, Bethesda, and Potomac. Appointments can be made by phone or using the convenient online booking feature.
Dr. Eneje has over 18 years of work experience in the medical field and has worked in diverse positions. She is experienced in telepsychiatry, inpatient and outpatient mental health patients. Mental health disorders addressed include but are not limited to Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and Bipolar.
Dr. Eneje is certified to work with all ages, however, chooses to focus on clients ages 17 and 60. Notable competencies include the ability to understand the patients’ complex needs. Adheres to nursing values, ethics, standards, and laws when providing holistic and patient-centered care. Patient-driven, family-centered, compassionate care is the basis for treatment plans that include psychotherapy and medication management for best patient outcomes.
Patients describe Dr. Eneje as caring, experienced, attentive, and goal-oriented in approach. Her ability to encourage, communicate and explain key elements of a successful treatment plan make her services exceptional.
Our providers have extensive experience in Family Medicine, Psychiatry-Mental health are licensed and board certified. They can also evaluate patients for treatment with medical cannabis.
Collette Odibo, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC, brings more than 15 years of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner to Standard Healthcare Plus, LLC, providing complete mental healthcare to adults living in and around Clinton, Maryland.
Colette earned her Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina Central University in Durham. She then went on to obtain her Master's Degree from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. As a mental health nurse practitioner, she regularly performs psychological testing and evaluation on adults to identify underlying behavioral disorders that affect their outlook, mood, and quality of life.
Colette takes a compassionate and patient-centric approach to mental health intervention. Instead of simply trying to mask uncomfortable symptoms, she identifies the underlying disorder and makes recommendations to treat the whole person and their ecosystem.
Colette diagnoses and treats various behavioral disorders, but she has special interests in depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. She’s an LGBTQ+ ally and welcomes people of all backgrounds and walks of life.
Colette knows that many people with mental illness feel stigmatized. She strives to provide a warm and welcoming environment where individuals are respected and understood. Colette welcomes any adult who wants to improve their mental health to Standard Healthcare Plus, LLC, today.
Karen Regis is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner practicing at Standard Healthcare Plus, LLC. With eight years of nursing experience in the psychiatric field, ranging from child and adult inpatient care to community mental health crisis stabilization, Karen provides a wide range of services to patients throughout Clinton, Maryland.
Karen received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Maryland University College and immediately started working as a psychiatric nurse in an inpatient hospital. She then went on to further her education by obtaining her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Psychiatry, graduating with honors from Walden University.
Karen has been in the medical industry for the past fifteen years. She has a passion for caring for others and providing excellent service. Karen is a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She enjoys making connections with her patients and assisting them throughout their experience.
To set up a time to meet with Karen, call Standard Healthcare Plus, LLC, or request an appointment online.
Dr. Ifeanyi Olele is a Board-Certified psychiatrist specializing in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other common mental health conditions, offering individualized care to patients in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. He sees patients ranging from ages 14-64 years old. His offices are conveniently located in Fairfax, Virginia and Washington, DC with easy access to Maryland and nearby communities in northern Virginia.
Dr. Olele completed his undergraduate studies in Psychobiology at the University of California Los-Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Olele received a medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) along with an MBA in Health Services Administration from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He also earned a Master of Science degree in Medical Science from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Olele completed his psychiatry residency and served as Chief Resident in Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Florida. Dr. Olele received training on maternal mental health at the Seleni Institute and cognitive behavior therapy at the Beck Institute.
Dr. Olele offers his expertise to businesses, associations, professional athletes and the corporate world in corporate and executive burnout, career stressors, work and life balance, realistic expectations, and discrimination.
In addition to customized treatment plans for private patients and corporate structures, Dr. Olele offers his services to immigrants dealing with assimilation issues, cultural and faith discrimination, and stigmas specific to immigrants to the United States. Dr. Olele is available to see patients in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
Dr. Olele and the caring staff at Genesis Psychiatric Solutions with offices located in Fairfax, Virginia, and Washington, DC conveniently close to Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Tysons, Vienna, Rockville, Bethesda, and Potomac. Appointments can be made by phone or using the convenient online booking feature.
Capital Area Psychiatric Services: Hemanjani Gonchigar, MD
Hemanjani Gonchigar, MD
Hemanjani Gonchigar, MD, is passionate about helping patients and their families find effective means of managing, living with, and improving the symptoms of a vast range of mental health disorders. She founded Capital Area Psychiatric Services (CAPS) in Vienna, Virginia, to improve the quality of life of adults and adolescents who suffer from short-term and long-term mental health challenges by integrating psychodynamic and behavioral interventions with effective psychopharmacological agents, as needed.
Dr. Gonchigar earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Rangaraya Medical College in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, and then completed her residency in psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She went on to a fellowship in patient psychiatry at Harvard University’s Faulkner Hospital, and completed another fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Boston University Medical Center, both in Boston, Massachusetts. She’s board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
A keen and attentive listener whom her patients describe as kind and caring, Dr. Gonchigar has more than 25 years of clinical experience in psychiatry. She takes the time to learn about each individual who comes to CAPS and custom-designs a treatment plan that meets all of their needs.
“Dr. Gonchigar is very helpful and pleasant to work with. I needed a new doctor during the pandemic to handle my medication management and found her online. Even though she and I have not met in person, I still get the care I would receive in her office. ”