Amanda Nahas-Wilson, MSN, APN, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, is a double board-certified nurse practitioner in Adult Gerontology Primary Care and Psychiatric Mental Health. She earned both her master’s degrees at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduated magna cum laude and summa cum laude, respectively. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing (cum laude) and in Addiction and Behavioral Counseling Sciences (summa cum laude) both earned at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dually licensed in both New Jersey and Colorado, she has been working in the field of addictions for over the past five years and is now in private practice. Amanda is also a professionally trained chef, and had spent many years working and teaching in both her own and professional kitchens before deciding to switch careers to nursing. She earned her AAS in Culinary Arts from the Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays Landing, NJ, and completed the Chefs Training Program at the former Natural Gourmet Cookery School in NYC. Keeping her culinary roots close to home, she incorporates the foundational elements of nutritional psychiatry into her work, specifically the food-mood connection. Also a certified health coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, she believes in a holistic approach to treating mental health and addiction, using integrative approaches to each patient.