Petals and pines integrative psychiatry

Beyond Your Symptoms

At Petals and Pines Integrative Psychiatry, we believe meaningful mental wellness begins with understanding the whole person. Mental health is closely connected to physical health, emotional well-being, lifestyle, environment, and individual life experiences. Our mission is to provide personalized telehealth psychiatric care that looks beyond symptoms to consider the many factors that may contribute to your mental health and overall well-being.

What brings you here?

Psychiatric evaluation

We provide personalized, evidence-based psychiatric medication management combined with integrative and functional principles. Care considers the whole person, including mental and physical health, lifestyle, environment, and individual needs.

Medication management

Medication management is a personalized, collaborative approach focused on finding the right treatment to support your mental well-being and daily functioning. Care is tailored to your individual needs, symptoms, lifestyle, and goals, with ongoing monitoring and thoughtful adjustments to help you feel and function at your best.

Lifestyle and wellness counseling

We take a whole-person approach to mental wellness by exploring lifestyle factors such as sleep, nutrition, movement, and stress. Personalized strategies are incorporated into your care to support mental health, balance, and overall well-being.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Chelsey Paulson

DNP, APRN, CNP, PMHNP-BC

Education and experience

Chelsey is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Nursing. She brings over 10 years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment, providing care to children, adolescents, and adults across a variety of clinical settings.

Approach to care

My approach combines evidence-based psychiatric care with a personalized, whole-person perspective. I have completed advanced training in functional and integrative approaches through the Elite Nurse Practitioner Functional Medicine program, allowing me to consider the many factors that may influence mental health and overall well-being.

Personalized integrated care

By combining evidence-based psychiatric medication management with functional and integrative principles, I work collaboratively with you to develop a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs, experiences, and goals. Care may include medication management, education, lifestyle and wellness strategies, and coordination with other healthcare professionals when appropriate.

Clinical interests

My clinical interests include anxiety disorders, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders. Through a collaborative, patient-centered approach, my goal is to help you feel heard and supported while working toward improved mental health, overall wellness, and quality of life.