Dayna Leigh Giordano Verified Provider
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
About Me
Dayna Leigh Giordano is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN) in Branford, Connecticut, offering integrated mental health and psychiatric care for adults.
Clients benefit from a practice model designed to reduce stigma while addressing the complex overlap of psychiatric symptoms, substance use, and pain.
What kinds of psychiatric care does Dayna Giordano offer?
Dayna provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management with a focus on mental health, addiction and chronic pain.
She offers innovative options for treatment-resistant depression, including esketamine (Spravato) and ketamine troches, as well as device-based supports like Alpha-Stim for anxiety, depression and insomnia.
Who is this practice designed to help?
Dayna works with adults, primarily those aged 21 to 65, on an individual basis. Her practice is especially well-suited for those navigating addiction, co-occurring mental health conditions, chronic pain or depression that has not responded to standard treatments.
Where is the office, and is telehealth available?
The practice is located in Branford, CT, with office hours Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm. Online appointments are also available, making care accessible throughout Connecticut.
What’s the cost?
Standard visits are listed at $500, and a sliding scale fee option is available for those who qualify.
Dayna accepts a wide range of insurance plans, including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna/Evernorth, UnitedHealthcare, Optum and ConnectiCare.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $500
- Sliding Scale Available
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Optum
- Other
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Modalities
Specialties
- Addiction
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness or Pain
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Medical Detox
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)
- Other
- Psychosis
- Sex Addiction
- Sleep and Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Women's Issues
Treatment Options
- Crisis Intervention
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Person-Centered