I am proud to have been born and raised in the area. After completing medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, I initially started my training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology. I later changed to Psychiatry and completed my training at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. I am a board certified adult psychiatrist with subspecialty certification in psychosomatic medicine. I was a consulting psychiatrist at Sheppard Pratt Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center for 5 years before moving to Anne Arundel County. These experiences helped solidify my comfort with prescribing medications for a variety of psychiatric illnesses, especially in complex cases and in combination with medical issues.
My practice focuses on psychiatric consultation and medication management, and TMS. This includes but is not limited to, diagnosis, designing a treatment plan, second opinion consultations, prescribing and managing medications, and legal expert opinions. Areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, geriatrics, and medical illness. Special interests include womens mental health and TMS. As Regional Medical Director for the Greenbrook TMS Greater Baltimore Region, I provide TMS Therapy for patients with depression.
I am a certified Physician Assistant with a Bachelor of Science Degree in PA Studies from Touro College. After completing my training in 2006, I began my career with work in Pediatrics, General Surgery and surgical specialties. Following that, I spent over four years practicing Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation at a busy Baltimore practice. My longtime interest in psychiatry, psychology and psychopharmacology led me to transition to My Mental Health in 2015.
I consider it a privilege to participate in a practice that offers such cutting-edge modalities as TMS, genetic testing, and both group and individual psychotherapy. My role is to provide safe and effective medication management of psychiatric conditions. I am committed to doing so with respect, compassion, and attention to each patients particular needs and circumstances.
Kristin Kelly is a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her Master of Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her training began at the VA system in Minnesota and she enjoys working with veterans and active duty military. Kristin has also done graduate work in Integrative Health and Healing through the University of Minnesota and enjoys taking a holistic approach to mental health care. Treating the whole person – including mind, body and spirit – is important to building long-term recovery from mental health symptoms. Prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner Kristin was a yoga instructor and health writer. Seeing patients recover from anxiety, chronic pain and depression through mindfulness, exercise and functional nutrition inspired her to become a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. As a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Kristin has a broad range of expertise using medication management and therapy to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She worked on the Eastern Shore at a community mental health clinic and partial hospitalization program prior to relocating to work with My Mental Health. Kristin especially enjoys treating patients recovering from trauma and treatment-resistant depression.
