Francesca Derius Verified Provider
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Francesca Derius is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providing psychiatric care in Greenacres, Florida. She specializes in dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions including addiction and depression, anxiety and PTSD, ADHD and bipolar disorder. Francesca offers compassionate care that addresses both the symptoms and underlying causes of mental health and substance use challenges, with services available in English, Creole and French.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Francesca’s core focus is supporting individuals navigating the complex intersection of addiction and mental health conditions. With dual certification in psychiatric mental health and family medicine, she brings specialized experience in treating alcohol use, drug abuse and co-occurring disorders through integrated psychiatric care.
Her approach combines medication management with evidence based therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR and trauma focused interventions. Sessions are designed to stabilize symptoms, build coping skills and address the root causes of substance use and mental health concerns with clear strategies you can apply between appointments.
Accessible Psychiatric Care
Francesca offers psychiatric services in Creole and French providing culturally and linguistically aligned care for Palm Beach County’s diverse communities. Her practice serves adolescents, adults and older adults with flexible in person and telehealth options to meet your needs.
Getting Started with Care
Francesca sees clients in person at her Greenacres office on Lake Worth Road and via secure telehealth throughout Florida. She is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner offering medication management and therapy for individuals, couples and families.
She accepts Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield and Cigna, Humana and Medicare, UnitedHealth and other major insurers as well as private pay with multiple payment options.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $250
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Centene
- Cigna
- Humana
- Medicare
- Other
Orientation & Focus
Modalities
Languages Spoken
Populations
Specialties
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Depression
- Eating Disorder
- Faith Based
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Conditions Treated
- Addiction & Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Issues
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief & Loss
- Life Coaching
- Medical Detox
- Medication Management
- Obesity & Weight Management
- OCD
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Health
- Sleep & Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Couples Counseling
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic Therapy
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Faith Based
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Neurofeedback & Biofeedback
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Assessment
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Locations
Main Location
