Kayla Drennen-Ferguson is a double Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. She is also a License Professional Counselor and has been a therapist since 2016. She has extensive experience treating patients with dual psychiatric diagnoses and comorbid physical health diagnoses. Her education includes a Doctor of Science in Nursing with a focus in psychiatry and family nursing practice from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She also earned a Master of Science with a focus in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is an active member of the American Psychiatric Nursing Association and American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Kayla provides a holistic and comprehensive perspective to her practice that includes medication management and psychotherapy. Her education provides the scope to assess and treat not only the physical aspects of the human body but the mental health aspects as well. Her personal philosophy of healing is individually tailored and is rooted in a person-centred approach. She believes that growth comes from a place of vulnerability and courage to face difficult truths and clients will learn and grow through a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship. She provides a specific focus in treatment on anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood disorders, along with other psychiatric diagnoses.
In her free time, Kayla loves being in nature, spending time with her family, reading, gardening, and cooking Italian cuisine.
