Serving Those Who Serve
Dr. Emily Barker earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University College of Nursing, is licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and is board certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She additionally serves as a CPT in the US Army Reserve. She specializes in trauma and anxiety in individuals in high pressure, high stakes careers, including first responders, veterans, healthcare providers, politicians, executives, and religious figures. She has over 25 years of experience in health care, including emergency nursing, humanitarian aid/disaster response, military nursing, public health, and politics. She has worked in a multitude of environments, from the streets, to the hospital, to a war zone, in rural, inner-city, and austere settings. From her lived experiences, she knows first hand how trauma impacts our lives. She also knows that healing from trauma is not only possible, but can be transformational.
Dr. Emily Barker
APRN, PMHNP-BC, DNP