Carissa Berthelot, PMHNP-BC, practices psychiatry at Ochsner Health in Luling, Louisiana. She has a passion for mental health and understands that this science helps explain the human experience and the impact life experiences can have on mental well-being. Her professional focuses include depression, anxiety, PTSD and substance use disorders.

Carissa studied nursing at South Central Louisiana Technical College, Delgado Charity School of Nursing, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Southeastern Louisiana University. Her clinical training focused primarily on adult and geriatric psychiatry.

Carissa's practice is rooted in Jean Watson's "Theory of Human Caring" and emphasizes a patient-centered approach. She strives to build meaningful therapeutic relationships and provide compassionate, evidence-based care that empowers patients to achieve their mental health goals.