Felicia Gathings, APRN, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Felicia Gathings is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with almost 10 years of experience in mental health. Gathings graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University in 2015 and went on to complete her nurse practitioner certification and doctoral degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. In 2021, her services as a Nurse Practitioner allowed her and a colleague to be voted best counseling services in Columbus, MS.

Gathings is an advocate for victims of intimate partner violence and uses the trauma informed care approach when engaging patients with histories of trauma. She created Deep Connections Mental Health Services to help patients heal from past traumas and experiences. Gathings' doctoral project title was "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma Informed Care Training for Mental Health Nurses".