Making mental healthcare make sense.
Clinical Expertise Meets Compassionate Care
About Kara Birch, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Kara Birch received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Tennessee in 2012. She is a dual board-certified Family and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 13+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning academic medical centers, safety-net health systems, and high-growth digital health platforms. Proven success building and continuously improving programs at scale, integrating AI for operational efficiency, and leading cross functional teams across product, engineering, growth, operations, and business domains. Her passion for making evidence-based mental health care more accessible has led her to integrating and improving mental health systems across the U.S. In addition to training in several therapy modalities she has undergone additional peri-natal specific training from Massachusetts General Hospital and Postpartum Support International to serve patients with compassion and expertise.
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Dr. Birch received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Tennessee in 2012 with dual training as a Psychiatric Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner. She is dual board certified and has additional therapy training in CBT, IFS, ACT, and PST. Her approach is grounded in culturally sensitive and compassionate care paired with the highest quality of evidence based care.
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Dr. Birch has provided clinical strategy, quality, product, and systems consultation, as well as subject matter expertise to numerous startup, healthcare, and academic institutions. She thrives when she is simplifying and improving complex or ambiguous problems. Her love for cross-functional collaboration and technological innovation means that whether she is working with the c-suite or engineering she can help everyone at the table find solutions that work. She has additional training from MIT on AI in healthcare, as well as quality improvement and Lean methodology.
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Dr. Birch has over 10 years of experience as a graduate and post-graduate educator. From leading the first ever UC multi-campus state-wide PMHNP program to incorporating restorative justice practice into the educational curriculum, she believes that access to high quality education is critical to the future of nursing and patient care.
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Our services
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For Patients: Compassionate Women's Mental Healthcare
You deserve support that meets your mental health needs. We provide evidence-based mental healthcare. Whether you’re grieving, parenting, or struggling with menopausal mood changes - we partner to provide care that supports your journey.
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For Organizations: Clinical Expertise & Strategy that Works
Dynamic mental health strategy made simple. From design to implementation we provide high quality clinical consultation no matter the size of your organization. From product to protocol, mental health integration to AI use in healthcare—we translate clinical excellence into organizational systems that work.
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For PMHNPs: Educational & Clinical Consultation
A growing PMHNP community deeply invested in women’s mental health. Join other PMHNPs to build support and advance your clinical knowledge. We aim to meet clinician and PMHNP learners needs, advancing confidence and the quality of care.
