Nicole Brynes, DNP

Psychiatry nurse practitioner, Pittsburgh, PA

Nicole Brynes is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and the founder of Ripple Behavioral Health Associates, a cash-pay practice.

317 E. Carson Street, Suite 316, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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About Nicole Brynes

Nicole Brynes is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who founded Ripple Behavioral Health Associates. She was trained at the University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked and trained at the Mayo Clinic, at a Brown University affiliated medical and psychiatric program, and at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

She has worked with mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, autism, sleep disorders and trauma. The practice is fee-for-service and cash pay only. It also offers telepsychiatry.

Membership and fees

Ripple Behavioral Health Associates is fee-for-service, cash pay only, and accepts no insurance.

Services

Mood and anxiety disorders Eating disorders ADHD OCD Autism Sleep disorders Trauma

What psychiatry doctors commonly treat

Education and credentials

Degree

DNP

Other certification

PMHNP-BC, CPEN

License

Pennsylvania Verify with the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

License

Rhode Island

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Maryland

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Vermont

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Minnesota

License

Maine

NPI

1649725946

Hospital and practice affiliations

Founder, Ripple Behavioral Health Associates

Location

317 E. Carson Street, Suite 316, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Ripple Behavioral Health Associates practice page

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Recognition and research

Publications

"Restrictive Eating Disorders: Accelerating Treatment Outcomes in the Medical Hospital", Hospital Pediatrics, 2021

"Improvement of Patient- and Family-Specific Care for Children with Special Behavioral Needs in the Emergency Setting: A Behavioral Needs Education", Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2017

Teaching and research roles

Has taught on suicidality in children and teens, eating disorders and sleep disorders

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Questions patients ask

Does Nicole Brynes take insurance, or offer a membership?

Ripple Behavioral Health Associates is fee-for-service, cash pay only. The practice accepts no insurance.

Is Nicole Brynes a doctor, and where is she licensed?

Nicole Brynes is a nurse practitioner, not a physician. She is currently licensed in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont, Minnesota and Maine.

Does Ripple Behavioral Health Associates offer telehealth?

Yes, the practice offers telepsychiatry.

Where did Nicole Brynes train?

She was trained at the University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh. She has also worked and trained at the Mayo Clinic and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.