Dr. Erika Joy Puruleski , MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Erika Joy Puruleski, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and founder of Joy Integrative Psychiatry, providing telehealth psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and adults throughout Arizona. With roughly 15 years in healthcare and nursing practice, she has cared for patients and families through illness, recovery, and stressful transitions, witnessing again and again how closely mental health, physical health, sleep, and daily life are connected. As an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Arizona who earned her Master of Science in Nursing, she evaluates, diagnoses, and treats mental health conditions while thoughtfully prescribing and managing psychiatric medications. She founded Joy Integrative Psychiatry—a practice that carries her middle name—to offer psychiatric care that feels personal, featuring one consistent clinician, time to be heard, and a plan that looks beyond the diagnosis. Grounded in …evidence-based care, Erika integrates supportive psychotherapy, CBT-informed strategies, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based approaches to help patients achieve sustainable balance and well-being.

Erika Joy Puruleski provides expert care in areas including:

• Psychiatric evaluations, supportive therapy, and thoughtful medication management
• Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry offered via statewide telehealth in Arizona
• Metabolic psychiatry and evidence-based treatment for sleep concerns
• Management of ADHD, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, and PTSD & trauma

At Joy Integrative Psychiatry, patients age 6 and older receive comprehensive telehealth psychiatric care via secure, HIPAA-compliant video visits from anywhere in Arizona. Erika’s whole-person evaluation carefully considers sleep, stress, attention, mood, physical health, medications, and lifestyle to address the full picture behind what each individual is experiencing. When medication is appropriate, it is chosen carefully, started at a sensible dose, and reviewed regularly through shared decision-making where patients remain active, informed participants in their care. With patient consent, she collaborates seamlessly with existing therapists, pediatricians, and primary care clinicians to coordinate comprehensive treatment. Between appointments, patients can easily reach the practice through the secure patient portal, ensuring accessible, compassionate, and personalized psychiatric care from the comfort of home.

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