Carissa Kajenski, APRN, PMHNP-BC

"Carissa with Hopeful Mind Mental Health has been a wonderful psychiatrist for the past couple years. She makes you feel heard and does not dismiss anything you have to say. If anything is worrying you or you are curious about something, Carissa will make sure whatever questions you have are answered. In the health field there can be practitioners that may not make you feel completely heard or understood, and I'm thankful that Carissa is not one of those people and is extremely empathetic. I highly recommend her to anyone in search for a psychiatric nurse practitioner!"

"Carissa at Hopeful Mind Mental Health is overall just a wonderful person. Her ability to listen and to understand you as a person is one of the best experiences I’ve had with a psychiatrist. She listens to your needs, to your issues and helps you feel reassured with whatever decision / conclusion you and her come too. I highly recommend Carissa to anyone struggling with mental health and their medication. She will make you feel heard and seen."

"This practice has been so helpful and supportive during my mental health journey! I highly recommend them, especially Carissa, as she is very knowledgeable but also really takes the time to learn about you and your concerns. I appreciate her and her team very much!"

"Carissa is reliable, knowledgeable, caring and perfectly professional. She is so quick to respond to urgent and non urgent needs and almost never out of reach. She uses the best and most up to date app/tech making appointments, contacting providers, and medications incredibly easy to manage and make happen around any schedule. I always feel so supported by and I look forward to every appointment with carissa."

"Carissa, my compassionate behavioral health/mental health medication management provider, has transformed my life. With a special focus on women's mental health, she excels in treating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and OCD. Carissa's genuine empathy and commitment to developing a therapeutic relationship have been instrumental in my journey. Visits are unhurried, allowing for thorough assessments, medication discussions, and valuable education. Having been under Carissa's care for many years, I can confidently say she has changed my life for the better. Moving out of state is bittersweet, but I'm thankful for the toolkit she has given me to regain my sense of self. If you seek an empathetic provider who truly understands and cares, I highly recommend Carissa for her life-changing approach to mental health management."