Shannon Mostafiz, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
She / Her
Shannon Mostafiz is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with expertise in integrative psychiatry, consciousness-based mental health, trauma-informed care, and ketamine-assisted treatment. Since 2019, she has supported more than 10,000 ketamine treatment sessions and has extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma-related conditions, and treatment-resistant mental health concerns.
Her approach integrates mental health care with parts-based work such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapies, meditation, and other holistic modalities. Shannon is also a doctoral student in Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where her interests include consciousness, non-ordinary states, and their relationship to psychological healing within psychiatry.
Qualifications
Areas of Focus
Shannon works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, life transitions, and treatment-resistant mental health conditions. She has a particular interest in complex and psychospiritual presentations, including concerns related to meaning, identity, consciousness, attachment, and relational patterns, as well as in supporting patients who may not have found adequate relief through traditional approaches alone.
Training and Education
- PhD Candidate in Transpersonal Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies)
- Master of Science in Nursing (Hunter College)
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical Rotation (Bellevue Hospital)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Rutgers University)
- Bachelor of Arts (Maharishi International University)
Areas of Focus
Shannon works with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, life transitions, and treatment-resistant mental health conditions. She has a particular interest in complex and psychospiritual presentations, including concerns related to meaning, identity, consciousness, attachment, and relational patterns, as well as in supporting patients who may not have found adequate relief through traditional approaches alone.
Training and Education
- PhD Candidate in Transpersonal Psychology (California Institute of Integral Studies)
- Master of Science in Nursing (Hunter College)
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical Rotation (Bellevue Hospital)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Rutgers University)
- Bachelor of Arts (Maharishi International University)
Being Health Questions
What should a new client know about working with you?
I look to create a warm, collaborative space where clients feel heard and involved in shaping their care.
Do you have experience working with any specific types of patients?
I have experience working with adults navigating depression, anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, treatment-resistant conditions, and complex or psychospiritual concerns.
What can you share that would be relevant to prospective patients?
I bring together psychopharmacology with trauma-informed, somatic, relational, and integrative approaches to better understand the whole person.
What do you find most interesting about Being Health's integrated care model?
I love that Being Health makes it possible to look beyond a single treatment approach and thoughtfully integrate multiple forms of care around each individual.
What’s your favorite thing to do for self care?
Travel, yoga, meditation, time in nature, and learning. I love to continually explore new ideas.
