Nicole Levy, DNP, PMHNP

Neeka Levy is a Registered Nurse with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health System and is just graduating with her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner studies from The Johns Hopkins University. Based in Vancouver, Washington, she has built her clinical career in veteran-focused care while advancing her expertise in psychiatric mental health at the doctoral level. Her work reflects a strong commitment to improving mental health systems and delivering patient-centered, evidence-informed care.

Neeka began her nursing career after earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh. She worked inpatient at the VA, where she repeatedly observed gaps and fragmentation within the system that limited the level of care she wanted to provide. Those experiences motivated her to pursue advanced practice education so she could better address the root causes of psychiatric illness and expand her ability to support patients in a more comprehensive and meaningful way. She is also trained in functional medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine, which shapes her integrative approach to care.

Neeka’s clinical philosophy centers on root-cause psychiatry, incorporating nutritional psychiatry, gut health and dysbiosis, hormonal balance, and lifestyle medicine alongside traditional psychiatric evaluation and treatment. She conducts extended, in-depth intakes often up to two hours to fully understand medical, psychological, developmental, and environmental history, including early-life and in utero influences when relevant. She incorporates comprehensive lab work and emphasizes shared decision-making, ensuring patients are fully informed and actively engaged in their treatment plans. Her approach is flexible, individualized, and often includes dietary and lifestyle interventions such as whole-food or ketogenic strategies when appropriate. She also collaborates with her partner, a psychologist, through a nonprofit initiative and is exploring transitioning her practice into that integrated model of care.

• University of Pittsburgh - BSN
• University of Pittsburgh - BS, Neuroscience
• Johns Hopkins University - DNP

• DNP
• PMHNP
• Certificate, Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy
• Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice

• American Psychiatric Nurses Association Board of Directors Scholars
• APNA Board of Directors Scholar
• Sigma Theta Tau
• VAPORHCS Promise Nominee
• Daisy Award Nominee
• VAPHS New Nurse of the Year Winner
• OCC member
• Nu Rho Psi President
• National Society of Leadership and Success Member

• American Nurses Association
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• Sigma Theta Tau
• International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners

• Non-profit organization with psychologist partner
• NWACC

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