Elizabeth Alve-Hedegaard Verified Provider

Elizabeth Alve-Hedegaard, APRN, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner offering online mental health care to children, teens and adults across Connecticut.

She blends medication management with therapy and lifestyle support to treat ADHD, anxiety, OCD, trauma, mood disorders, autism spectrum concerns and more.

Elizabeth takes a practical, non-pathologizing approach focused on understanding what each client’s mind and body need to feel more balanced.

ADHD and Medication Management for All Ages

Elizabeth’s core focus is psychiatric medication management for ADHD and related child and adult mental health concerns.

With a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Saint Joseph and over a decade of clinical experience, including prior roles at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Hartford Hospital, she brings deep expertise to every visit.

Sessions involve thorough assessment, collaborative treatment planning and ongoing adjustments that may combine medication, therapy techniques and lifestyle changes.

Treatment is tailored to fit each client’s goals and schedule, addressing both daily symptoms and underlying contributors to wellbeing.

Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ and Underserved Communities

Elizabeth provides identity aware psychiatric care for LGBTQ+ clients, including bisexual, gay, lesbian, nonbinary, queer and transgender individuals, as well as people with immunological conditions.

Her affirming, individualized approach centers respect, accessibility and care that reflects each client’s lived experience.

Telehealth Access and Getting Started

Operating as Elizabeth Alve-Hedegaard, APRN, LLC out of West Hartford, she sees clients exclusively via secure telehealth throughout Connecticut.

She is an APRN-credentialed psychiatric nurse practitioner with training from the University of Saint Joseph and the University of New Hampshire.

Elizabeth accepts a range of major insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare, Carelon and Wellfleet, with out-of-network and sliding scale options available.