Aparna Kumar | DNP, PMHNP-BC

Accepting New Clients

Aparna (she/her/hers) is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner serving our Pennsylvania clients. She brings 13 years of nursing experience, and finished her Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

Trained as a Psych NP, Aparna is a generalist with experience in treating a wide range of conditions.

“My approach is being open, collaborative, and interested in understanding your goals and desires for the future. I do not think there is only one way to improve your mental health and am open to a variety of modalities and approaches. I am warm, caring, flexible, and use humor to support you. I integrate both medication management and therapeutic support. Other than that, I am also comfortable working with a variety of ages and diverse backgrounds.”

Specialties:

  • Maternal mental health/pre/postpartum

  • Anxiety

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Chronic illness

  • College & graduate student mental health

  • Depression

  • Insomnia & sleep issues

  • Life coaching

  • Life transitions

  • ADHD

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) / Trauma

  • Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Treatment Approaches:

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

  • Life coaching

  • Psychiatric evaluation and medication management

  • Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)

Insurances Accepted:

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Independence Blue Cross

  • Medicare

  • Oscar

  • Oxford

  • Quest Behavioral

  • United Healthcare