Susie Batista is a bilingual Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychiatric care for children, adults, and geriatric patients.

Specialties & Conditions Treated

Adult Psychiatry

  • Depression and other mood disorders

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Anxiety disorders and panic symptoms

  • PTSD and trauma-related symptoms

  • Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

  • Substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions

  • Serious mental illness

  • Psychiatric symptoms occurring alongside chronic medical conditions

  • HIV/AIDS-related psychosocial and behavioral health needs

  • Stress-related and adjustment concerns

  • Complex psychiatric presentations involving medical, behavioral, and social needs

Children & Geriatric Care

  • Psychiatric care across all populations

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Medication management and psychopharmacology support

  • Psychoeducation and supportive therapy

  • Family-centered and caregiver-informed treatment planning

  • Support for patients with age-specific medical, behavioral, and psychosocial needs

  • Coordination with families, caregivers, therapists, medical providers, and community resources

Community Care & Integrated Behavioral Health

  • Specialized experience with Medicaid populations and underserved communities

  • Care coordination for patients with serious mental illness and chronic medical conditions

  • Integrated treatment planning across physical, behavioral, and psychosocial needs

  • Support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS

  • Culturally competent care for Spanish-speaking, immigrant, LGBTQIA+, and medically complex populations

  • Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to improve treatment adherence and long-term stability

  • Motivational interviewing and behavioral health interventions to support engagement in care

Medical, Case Management & Complex Care Experience

  • Case management, behavioral health, and chronic disease care

  • Complex populations with co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions

  • Navigating medical treatment, psychiatric care, insurance systems, and community resources

  • Care planning focused on reducing psychiatric and medical hospitalizations

  • High-volume outpatient medical settings supporting comprehensive primary care

  • Patient education, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration across all age groups

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3x Nursing degrees earned: ASN, BSN, and MSN-PMHNP

All Ages

Serving children, adolescent, and adult populations

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Languages Spoken, English and Spanish

FL

Licensed to practice in Florida

15+

15+ years experience across case management, behavioral health, and chronic disease care

Treatment Approach

usie takes a compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach to psychiatric care. She works closely with patients, families, caregivers, medical providers, therapists, case managers, and community-based teams to understand each person’s symptoms, medical history, psychosocial needs, strengths, and treatment goals. Her approach may include psychiatric evaluation, medication management, psychoeducation, supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, safety planning, and care coordination.

With extensive experience in community care, case management, behavioral health, chronic disease management, and integrated psychiatric treatment, Susie brings a strong understanding of how mental health symptoms often intersect with medical illness, social stressors, access-to-care barriers, and long-term recovery needs. Her background allows her to develop thoughtful, practical treatment plans that support both psychiatric stability and overall wellness.

Treatment Options

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Medication management

  • Adult, Child, and Geriatric psychiatric treatment

  • Supportive therapy and psychoeducation

  • Trauma-informed treatment planning

  • Care coordination for patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric needs

  • Support for serious mental illness, HIV/AIDS-related care needs, and underserved populations

  • Coordination with families, therapists, medical providers, case managers, and community resources

Education & Training

  • Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — Nova Southeastern University

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — University of Texas at Arlington

  • Associate of Science in Nursing — Mercy Hospital College of Nursing

  • PMHNP Clinical Practicum — Integrated Primary Care & Mental Health, Sunrise, Florida

  • PMHNP Clinical Practicum — Rega Mental Health, Hialeah, Florida

  • Board Certification — PMHNP-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Basic Life Support Certification

Currently Serving

In-person psychiatric services available in the Miami, and Florida area. Telehealth availability may vary based on clinical needs, insurance and appointment type.

5901 SW 74TH ST STE 211
SOUTH MIAMI, FL 33143

What Patients Are Saying

  • Excellent bedside manner, thorough intake and kind service. Very competent.

    — Arsenia

  • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic provider. Warm and professional.

    — Joy

  • She is extremely caring and makes you feel calm when meeting with her! She listens and makes sure all of her attention is on you! She’s amazing!!

    — Kaitlyn

Life isn’t always easy.

But getting mental health care can be.