Discovering Inner Peace with Acadian Health Center

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Christina Rinderle is a dual-licensed, board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) and neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) who provides medication management and psychiatry services in-person and via telehealth.  Christina has spent much of her nursing career working in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), focusing on the comprehensive care of ill or preterm newborns and supporting their families. Her interest in psychiatry has been a natural progression as many parents and family members experience mental health conditions and stress before, during, and after their loved one’s NICU stay. She also has experience working in the mental health field as a triage advice nurse for several years.

Christina believes in holistic care and has been providing support to women’s mental health through her role as an NNP for many years. She is certified in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International, Inc. and is passionate about her goal to increase awareness and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Christina’s nursing education began at George Mason University, where she graduated in 1989 with her Bachelor of Science in nursing. She worked for several years in a Level III NICU and earned a scholarship to attend Georgetown University Medical Center’s neonatal nurse practitioner certificate program. After graduating in 1994, she cared for infants and their families in times of joy as well as crisis. She obtained her master’s degree in nursing education at Walden University in 2014. Most recently, Christina returned to George Mason University, where she received her psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner post-master’s certificate in May 2020. She believes in the use of interventional psychiatric services including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which targets key areas of the brain that are underactive in people with depression, and Spravato when indicated. 

Christina enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening and crafting in her free time. She is married, has three adult children, a dog and a cat.