Kristine Pine donovan, PMHNP-BC
Supporting Adults 18-65
with Medication & Therapy Options
Kristine Pine donovan, PMHNP-BC
Supporting Adults 18-65
with Medication & Therapy Options
Hi, I'm Kristine Pine Donovan, PMHNP-BC.
I provide outpatient psychiatric care for adults with a primary clinical focus on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
My practice emphasizes careful diagnostic evaluation, individualized treatment planning, and collaborative care. I integrate psychotherapy and psychopharmacology based on each patient’s presentation, goals, and functional needs.
In therapy, I utilize structured, skills-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT-informed skills, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Treatment focuses on:
- Improving mood regulation
- Reducing anxiety and avoidance
- Strengthening executive functioning
- Increasing behavioral activation
- Building sustainable coping strategies
While my specialization centers on depression, anxiety, and ADHD within an outpatient framework, I assess each patient’s needs carefully. When a higher level of care or more specialized treatment is indicated, I coordinate referrals to ensure appropriate support. This may include:
- Inpatient or partial hospitalization programs
- In-person services specializing in Serious Mental Illness (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum or active psychotic disorders)
- Comprehensive DBT or CBT specialty programs
- Eating disorder programs with medical monitoring
- Neurocognitive evaluation or neurology-integrated care
- Substance use disorder programs offering detoxification or residential treatment
My goal is to provide focused, ethically grounded outpatient care while ensuring patients are connected to the most appropriate resources when their needs extend beyond this setting.
my Story
I, Kristine Pine Donovan, am a Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and the founder of my outpatient private practice, where I provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for adults. My approach integrates psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, tailored to each individual’s unique goals and circumstances. Central to my philosophy is helping patients understand the “why” behind their mental health — how neurobiology, genetics, development, environment, and medications interact to shape symptoms, coping patterns, and capacity for change. When patients grasp these connections, treatment becomes collaborative, informed, and empowering, rather than opaque or prescriptive.
I earned my Master of Science in Nursing from California State University, Long Beach in 2023, where my advanced psychiatric training emphasized evidence-based care, diagnostic formulation, and critical appraisal of emerging research. During my graduate training, I provided outpatient psychiatric services across multiple clinical settings, including private practice environments, working with children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients through both in-person and telehealth visits. This experience across the lifespan reinforced the importance of adapting treatment to developmental stage, context, and individual strengths rather than applying a single clinical model.
In parallel, I trained with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s HOME Program, providing outpatient and community-based services to adults with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders and severe mood disorders. Many of the individuals I supported faced layered clinical complexity shaped by trauma, substance use, and structural barriers to care. This work strengthened my skills in engagement, risk assessment, and trauma-informed care, and deepened my understanding of how social context influences psychiatric outcomes.
At Foresight Mental Health, my outpatient work spanned mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and neurodevelopmental disorders. I developed a concentrated clinical focus on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive symptom patterns, particularly where these conditions intersect with anxiety, depression, autism spectrum features, and repetitive behaviors. Some patients also presented with neurologic comorbidities, such as seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury, or chronic migraine, which required coordination with neurology and thoughtful integration of psychiatric and neurologic considerations into treatment planning.
My clinical perspective has further been shaped by my work as a crisis counselor with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services’ 24/7 Suicide Prevention Center, where I provided acute support to individuals experiencing suicidal ideation and emotional crisis. This experience refined my approach to safety planning, grounding, and structured clinical decision-making, and continues to inform how I address risk and stabilization in outpatient care.
Across inpatient, residential, outpatient, and community-based settings, I bring over five years of experience in psychiatric care. This breadth allows me to bridge acute stabilization with longer-term, skills-based recovery, while maintaining a strong emphasis on psychoeducation, shared decision-making, and evidence-based treatment.
I am currently welcoming new adult clients (ages 18–65) for outpatient care.
If my approach resonates with you, sessions can be scheduled through Headway or Alma, with most major insurances accepted.