Athena Clare Fertig Verified Provider

Athena Clare Fertig is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Athena Integrated Behavioral Health, offering medication management and psychiatric care in Council Bluffs, Iowa and via telehealth. She treats children and teens, adults and seniors for a wide range of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression and ADHD, bipolar disorder and PTSD, OCD and addiction, substance use and dual diagnosis. Athena’s practice emphasizes a whole person, integrative approach that combines medication services with nutritional psychiatry, lifestyle interventions and diagnostic tools to support lasting wellness.

Integrative Psychiatric Care

Athena Integrated Behavioral Health is a nurse practitioner owned clinic rooted in integrative psychiatry principles. Services include comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments and medication management designed to address both symptoms and underlying contributors to mental health challenges.

Treatment may incorporate GeneSight genetic testing when clinically indicated to guide medication selection alongside referrals for therapy and nutritional counseling. The integrative model balances pharmacotherapy with prevention focused supports, helping clients across the lifespan build resilience and improve quality of life.

Substance Use Treatment

Athena specializes in outpatient psychiatric care for individuals managing addiction, alcohol use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Using a compassionate, evidence based approach, she addresses the complex interplay between substance use and mood, anxiety or trauma related disorders to support recovery and stabilization.

Scheduling and Insurance

Athena sees clients in person at her Council Bluffs office in The Omni Centre and via secure telehealth across Iowa and Nebraska with additional practice locations in Altoona, Papillion and Omaha. Appointments are available by request including after hours and Saturday options.

The practice accepts a broad range of insurance plans including UnitedHealthcare and Optum, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicaid, Medicare and Aetna, Medica and Tricare, and provides superbills for out of network reimbursement.