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Samirah Bostic, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who provides compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to adults across New Jersey and New York. She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, relationship stress, and life transitions. Samirah welcomes clients from all backgrounds and creates an environment where people feel understood, respected, and safe to share their experiences without judgment.
Samirah’s therapeutic approach blends warmth, collaboration, and clinical expertise. She integrates cognitive-behavioral strategies, supportive therapy, solution-focused techniques, and practical coping skills into her medication management sessions. She believes that healing happens through partnership, and she encourages clients to take an active role in shaping their treatment. Her style is patient-centered and empowering, emphasizing confidentiality, openness, and the belief that each person is the expert in their own life.
Her professional foundation includes over eleven years of clinical experience, beginning as a registered nurse at University Hospital’s Emergency Department in Newark. There she cared for individuals experiencing psychiatric crises, a role that strengthened her commitment to mental health and ultimately inspired her to advance her training. After earning her Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University, Samirah completed extensive practicum training focused on the management of diverse psychiatric and substance-related conditions, including both individual and group therapy settings.
In 2021, Samirah founded Growth Outpatient Mental Health Services, driven by her dedication to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care. Her practice provides psychopharmacological evaluations, ongoing medication management, and optional genetic testing to support personalized treatment decisions. She is committed to confidentiality, cultural sensitivity, and meeting each client where they are.
Samirah currently offers telehealth appointments for adults in New Jersey and New York, allowing clients to receive care from the comfort and privacy of their own home.
Years of Experience: 5 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past
Mood disorders - Clinical depression, persistent depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders that cause disturbances in the client's mood, causing mood swings, restless sleep, and/or elevated mood
Medication Management - Guidance and support in safely using prescribed medications to manage symptoms and improve overall well-being.
Offering psychopharmacology, medication management, and optional genetic testing. Telehealth appointments available and accepting new patients in New Jersey and New York.
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