Kenya Smith, DNP, APRN, PMHNP - BC

Hello! I’m Kenya Smith, a doctorally prepared Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and I am a proud native of Los Angeles. I completed my undergraduate education at Howard University in Washington, DC where I earned my Bachelors of Nursing degree. After working in several nursing areas, I decided to return to school to advance my career in nursing and become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I completed my Master’s of Nursing degree in 2013 and I’ve now been working as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for ten years. I consider myself a life-long learner and earned my Doctor of Nursing degree in 2020. My psychiatric specialties include psychiatric management of mild to moderate mental health concerns. Additionally, I’m studying to become certified to treat psychiatric conditions across the lifespan, substance use disorders, advanced treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Integrative Mental Health, and Lifestyle Medicine. In addition to treating clients, I am an Assistant Professor within the Mervyn M. Dymally College of Nursing at Charles R. Drew University of Science and Nursing. I treat clients who identify as members of the BIPOC community (Black, African American, Hispanic, Latinx, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander…etc) and the LGBTQ+ community. I have worked at the Los Angeles LGBT Community and other Non-profit mental health agencies throughout the Los Angeles area. I have also worked in the private practice setting.