Irene Okoronkwo, PMHNP
Irene Okoronkwo, PMHNPMedication Management
Located in Houston, TX for in person or Zoom appointments
Irene Okoronkwo is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She also trained as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Irene has the unique combined expertise and experience to recognize medical and mental health challenges. She believes a combination of physical and mental health support creates the atmosphere for true mental health recovery.
She is able to provide psychiatric assessments, diagnosis, medication management and psychotherapy. She believes prescribing medication is a careful decision in the plan of care process with focus on her client needs as vital. Her holistic approach to mental wellness emphasizes mindfulness, exercise, nutrition, and spiritual support.
Irene believes the initial consultation with each client should take at least 75 minutes to provide ample time for any concerns to be addressed. A follow up appointment with her is usually 30 minutes long. She believes each client has the right to be heard and not rushed through any appointments.
Irene obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing in 2015 along with her post master’s certification from American Nurses Credentialing Center as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She also attended Texas Women’s University at Dallas, TX in 2012 obtaining her masters in nursing as Family Nurse Practitioner. Her undergraduate degree in nursing was obtained in 2007 from Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans, LA.
Irene has spent a majority of her career serving clients primarily in Texas and New Mexico. She has served in community mental health centers, medical urgent cares, correctional health settings, private practice, telemedicine, partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs. She has served as assistant professor of nursing at Houston universities. She has served as guest speakers on depression, anxiety and cultural implications to mental health recovery. As a mother of special needs child, she has a strong interest in autism research.
Irene is available to see clients 18 years and up for initial psychiatric consults and medication management. She is available for in person appointments in Woodway and can see Austin patients virtually. In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and 3 children.
To book an appointment with Irene, simply call our main office at 512-469-0535 or email our office at admin@presencewellness.co.
Ethos Wellness
5757 Woodway Drive, #285
Houston, TX 77057
Dr. Bernard Gerber, Supervising Physician
