Stephen P. Sweeney, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC, is a compassionate and dedicated board certified Psychiatric Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and psychopharmacologist. He started his practitioner career working for Time Wellness, a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program in the Ozark Mountains of Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was here where he learned to practice medicine under the direction of their chief medical director and psychiatrist. During his time in the Ozark Mountains, he treated primarily generalized psychiatric disorders with dual-diagnosis substance use problems. He gained a lot of experience treating opiate use withdrawals with the use of Suboxone-Medication Assisted Treatment and Naltrexone. While in Fayetteville, he also treated patients in an outpatient level of care.
He then went on to become the medical director and sole prescriber for their inpatient residential facility in Taft, TN, where he specialized in mood and thought disorders, such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar. To add, he gained a lot of experience treating Borderline Personality Disorder, RAAD, OCD, Tourettes, Panic Disorder, Dissociative disorders, eating disorders, delusions, and more. While in Taft, TN, he learned to utilize the newer formulated long-acting injectables.He also learned how to effectively use Genesight testing to identify what medications will have the best outcome for his patients. In addition, he has served as a prescriber for their Chattanooga, TN, partial hospitalization program and Intensive outpatient programs, and for their Atlanta, GA, Intensive outpatient programs.
Recently, Stephen became the sole owner and practitioner for Turned Leaf Psychiatry LLC, where he hopes to bring new treatment approaches in psychiatric medicine. Stephen is a huge proponent of psychotherapy. Therefore, he has partnered with Turning Point Counseling to ensure his patients have convenient access to therapy. His office is located within their facility in Ridgeland, MS. With the partnership, he is able to provide the most advanced therapeutics coupled with counseling. Currently, EMDR, trauma therapy, experiential counseling, addiction counseling, and family therapies are provided.
Stephen treats patients across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and aged 65 and older. He primarily treats generalized psychiatric needs, such as ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Social phobias, and PTSD, but is not limited to those alone. He is well-versed and has proven success treating OCD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating disorders (AFRID, Anorexia, and Bulimia Nervosa), Binge Eating Disorders, Dissociative disorders, Personality disorders, Tourettes, Autism, RAAD, Sleep disorders, substance use, and so forth.
Stephen loves his home state of Mississippi. However, it was his time away in the Ozarks and Tennessee that he realized that Mississippi’s quality of mental healthcare is lacking and behind. Therefore, he wants to make strides in advocating and promoting mental well-being for the state. He hopes to bring new therapeutics, thus improving the mental health of MS. With a personal connection to mental illness, Stephen is committed to destigmatizing and improving mental healthcare. He is dedicated to raising awareness and eliminating barriers. He is dedicated to raising awareness and eliminating barriers to treatment, driven by a genuine desire to help his patients achieve their best selves. Due to his passion, Stephen also serves as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner preceptor for students of UMMC, UAB, and collegiate programs, thus hoping to teach and guide the future of mental health practitioners.
Outside of work, Stephen treasures time with his daughter and beloved Australian shepherd, Spurry. His bio reflects his unwavering commitment to healthcare excellence and community connections.
Stephen’s Recognitions:
-Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the state of MS, GA, TN, and AR
-DEA Licenses in MS, TN, and AR
-Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses
-Biomedical Researcher Certified by (CITI) Collaborative Institutional Training Institute
-Psychopharmacologists certified by the Neuroscience Education Institute.
-Patient Safety Advocate by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
-American Association of Critical Care Nurses credentialed in Pulmonary and COVID-19 Care.
-Mississippi College certification as a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)
-Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
-Ole Miss Alumni, graduated with honors for Master’s of Nursing Science from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
-Belhaven Graduate with Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration.
-Recipient of the MS Governor’s Workforce Innovative Scholarship.
-Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.
