Meet Our Current Students
Kristen, RN, PMHNP-Student
Kristen Misek has over ten years of experience as a nurse in community and international health. She is currently a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student at Hunter College and works as a nurse with Nurse-Family Partnership, a home visiting program for first-time mothers. Through her current work as an RN, she discovered a love of supporting women and new mothers in therapeutic relationships and a passion for perinatal mental health. She has a holistic approach to mental health and utilizes a strength-based, patient-centered approach to empower patients. She believes in creating safe spaces for patients to feel heard and supported.
Colleen, FNP, PMHNP-Student
Colleen Hannon is a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner who is currently enrolled in a Post Master’s Degree program to become dual certified as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Colleen has dedicated her career to the care of oncology patients and has 13 years of experience in the medical field as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner. Over the past 4 years, she has initiated a very passionate journey to expand her professional career to the care of individuals and their families in the perinatal setting. Her involvement as a volunteer at Postpartum Support International (PSI) as a Peer-Mentor and completion of Perinatal Mental Health Training through PSI, has contributed to the foundation for her future career as a Mental Health NP in the perinatal setting.
She is passionate about providing patient and family centered care which is focused on utilizing a recovery - based model. She intends to create a safe healing environment for individuals experiencing perinatal mood disorders while empowering them to reach their personal mental health goals. She strongly believes that it is of the upmost importance to provide care that is validating, supportive, encouraging and hopeful. In the words of PSI, “with help, you will be well,” and she feels privileged to be a part of your journey.
Jillian, CNM, PMHNP-Student
Jillian Barovick (she/her) is a certified nurse midwife and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) student at Stony Brook University. She has over 13 years of clinical experience working in reproductive health care and currently works at a family planning clinic in Queens. Prior to this, she provided full-scope midwifery care at a private practice in Brooklyn and public hospital in the North Bronx. She became interested in pursuing dual certification as a PMHNP after noticing a need for mental health providers who are aware of the unique needs of people undergoing reproductive health transitions such as pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. She hopes to translate her experience providing warm, trauma-informed care as a midwife into her new role. She believes that healthcare is a social justice issue and looks forward to providing accessible, inclusive, individualized mental health care to her clients at Brooklyn Parent Support.
Mark, MFT Student
Mark Friedman is currently pursuing a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). After a successful career in the corporate world, he is now following his passion for helping those in need of mental health care. As a father of three, with two daughters in college and a 9 year old son, he is well versed in family dynamics throughout the life cycle and brings a unique voice from a neo-paternal perspective-- one with an understanding of how to apply classic family values in today's modern world.
Mark takes an existential humanistic approach to therapy, rooted in family systems theory, which is guided by the exploration of each individual’s own personal experience.
Binta Diallo
Binta Diallo is a practicing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at an underserved Pediatric Emergency Room in the Bronx, NY. She is currently a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student at the University at Buffalo. She completed her Master of Nursing and Doctorate in Nursing Practice degrees at Columbia University. While working in the Pediatric Emergency Room, she discovered her passion for reproductive and perinatal mental health as she worked with mothers and their newborn babies. She is passionate about supporting women through every stage of childbearing, from preconception through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting. She practices evidence-based mental health while utilizing a therapeutic, collaborative, and patient-centered holistic approach. Binta is extremely passionate about health equity and has dedicated the majority of her career working in underserved communities.