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A graduate of Northeastern University, Thanh-Tam became interested in psychiatry while working as a registered nurse. “Through my work over the years I became fascinated with the human mind and decided to further that interest by getting my Master’s degree and becoming a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner,” she explains. “I think it’s an important way to help patients.”

Thanh-Tam, who specializes in pediatric and adolescent psychiatry, says there are still many unknowns waiting to be discovered about how the human mind works. “There is still so much to learn about the human brain, the way it functions, its abilities, and how it controls our body as well as our emotions,” she explains. “That’s why I continue to learn as much as I can to broaden my knowledge about mental health.”

Each day, Thanh-Tam strives to deliver the highest quality care she can by actively listening to patients and their families and by being supportive, empathetic and empowering. She always strives to make her patients part of the treatment plan and provide relevant care coordination as needed. “When working with a pediatric or adolescent patient, I always take into consideration caring for the family as a unit. It’s important to provide support and teaching for parents to help them understand the disease process of a psychiatric disorder. By doing so, parents will be able to provide effective, positive support to their children in need of mental health services.”

Thanh-Tam takes great pleasure in being able to use her expertise to help people understand mental illness, to provide support through teaching and medication management, and to help her patients become productive members of society. In her spare time Thanh likes to watch movies, go shopping, cook, travel, and try new cuisines from different cultures.