Susan Njuguna

Susan Njuguna Verified Provider

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Medical Insurance Accepted
In-Person
Online

About Me

Susan Njuguna is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Reading, Massachusetts providing psychiatric medication management and therapy through DJS Psychiatry & Services.

Her practice supports children and teens, adults and seniors navigating concerns such as anxiety, depression and ADHD, trauma and bipolar disorder.

Susan takes a compassionate, evidence based and holistic approach, integrating prescribing with therapeutic care to support the whole person.

Therapy and Medication Management

Susan develops a personalized care plan that may include medication management, therapy or a combination of both, delivered in person or via telehealth.

Susan draws from a range of evidence based modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy and motivational interviewing, interpersonal therapy and compassion focused therapy, trauma focused treatment and Christian counseling.

Her holistic philosophy ensures that medication complements broader therapeutic and lifestyle strategies.

Key Facts to Know

  • Location: 34 Salem Street in Reading, MA with telehealth available across Massachusetts
  • Services offered: Psychiatric evaluations, medication management and individual therapy
  • Who she treats: Children, preteens and teens, adults and seniors
  • Conditions addressed: Anxiety and depression, ADHD and trauma, bipolar disorder and insomnia, eating disorders and more
  • Approach: Holistic, evidence based and integrative, combining CBT, MBCT and trauma focused care
  • Insurance accepted: Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon and Mass General Brigham, Optum and Tufts, among others
  • Practice setting: Multidisciplinary group offering advanced options including TMS for treatment resistant depression

Payment Options

Insurance Options

  • Aetna
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Empire BlueCross BlueShield
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Optum
  • Tufts

Orientation & Focus

Ages Treated

Adults (18+), Children (0 – 10), Seniors (65+), Teen & Preteen (11 – 18)

Modalities

Individuals

Specialties

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Child
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Sleep and Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse

Treatment Options

  • Adlerian Therapy
  • Attachment Therapy
  • Behavioral Analysis
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused Therapy
  • Faith Based
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Interpersonal
  • Ketamine-Assisted
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Trauma Focused

Locations

Main Location

34 Salem Street
Reading, Massachusetts 01867

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