Rosemary Shanahan
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Rosemary earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She spent over 20 years in pediatric nursing in areas of intensive care, triage, palliative care and college health. It is in supporting children, adolescents and their families through her years as a registered nurse that her passion for mental health care was reignited. Rosemary earned a master’s degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) from St.John Fisher College where she continues to be involved in teaching in the clinical setting. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Rosemary has worked with children, adolescents and adults. She has expertise in trauma and its connection with the symptoms that individuals experience as anxiety, depression and attention deficits. Aside from The Healing Connection, Rosemary is currently providing psychiatric care at a substance abuse treatment center and is in the process of establishing a new team-based mental health practice to address a variety of mental health needs. Rosemary provides a recovery-oriented, person-centered, and strength-based approach to treatment. This allows one’s personal experiences and strengths to be incorporated into their treatment plan to promote recovery and healing.
Certifications: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)