Haelen Mental Health
Our Team.
Ashley Shurley, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, DipABLM
Trained as a family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, Ashley uses a mind-body lens that focuses on building total health from the ground up. She uses medications, supplements, supportive psychotherapy, deep rest practices like yoga nidra, alignment with biorhythms, mind-body techniques, behavioral activation, and the five pillars of lifestyle medicine as some of the tools available to get you feeling well and reconnected with your own inner resources.
She treats anxiety disorders, mood disorders, sleep problems, trauma and attachment wounds, OCD, and ADHD. Her professional interests include supporting women as they navigate the perimenopause transition, helping people with ADHD learn how their neurodivergent brains work, holding space for people through grief and loss, and assisting healthcare workers in recovering from burnout. Ashley is also board certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Together, we'll create a holistic treatment plan that supports your resilience and vitality.
Before returning to school for psychiatric mental health specialization, Ashley dedicated the first 14 years of her nursing career to increasing access to care by bringing preventive services to communities while working in various roles in Denver Health's Mobile Health Centers Division.
She enjoys watching surfing documentaries, playing tennis, studying Ayurveda, sharing cartoons from the New Yorker & smelling coffee beans. She will travel far & wide to see her favorite musicians and likes to spend summer evenings relaxing in a hammock. She grew up among the red dirt and colorful sunsets of southwest Oklahoma.
Ashley sees individuals aged 19+
Education
2004
Bachelor of Arts in Letters,University of Oklahoma
2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing,Duke University
2015
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner,University of Colorado
2023
Post-Master's Certificate Student, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
Vanderbilt University
Jennifer Salisbury, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Jen is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over ten years of clinical experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of psychiatric symptoms, including those associated with anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Her keen awareness of the body-mindconnection and passion for holistic health largely informs her practice, and her treatment approach includes lifestyle evaluation, psychotherapeutic support, andmedication management in an effort to help her clients achieve overall well-being.
Jen’s passion for mental health developed while living in Southern Africa during her twenties, where she witnessed the psychological impacts of trauma and marginalization on both the individual and within a broader cultural context. This experience motivated her to dedicate her career to the reduction of mental health stigma and the promotion of high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care. Her practice is largely informed by her extensive study in the social sciences and she is a
lifelong learner continuously working to expand her knowledge base. She is also a passionate educator who continues to teach at multiple Colorado universities. When she is not working, Jen enjoys hiking with her pup, traveling, yoga, running and mountain biking.
Jennifer sees individuals aged 6+.
Education
2015
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African Studies
2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing, Education focus
2022
Post-Master's Certificate Student, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Tara Ostomencki, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Tara is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with experience among the continuum of care, having worked on both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric units caring for children, adolescents and adults.
Being raised by a parent who had a severe mental illness provided an opportunity to experience the mental health system through a unique lens and offered a level of compassion and appreciation for the challenges navigating care.
Tara incorporates an integrative holistic and evidence-based approach to treatment which may entail prescribing up to date psychiatric medications along with lifestyle modification recommendations, including nutrition, exercise and stress management. Tara provides supportive therapy along with medication management.
Currently, Tara offers telehealth services on Fridays.
Tara sees clients 13+ at this time.
Education
2011
Bachelor of Science in Nursing,
Winona State University
2021
Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Rush University
Currently taking part in an Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship (2022-2023)
Heidi Linn, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC
Heidi is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who was drawn to mental health nursing as a student listening to community peers share their stories of recovery. Their vulnerability and openness helped Heidi to see that mental health affects us all. Hearing how their lives had been transformed by connection set the course of her nursing career early on. #ourstorieshavepower. Heidi graduated from the University of Auckland in 2004 with a Bachelor of Nursing degree.
Since 2005, Heidi worked in a variety of healthcare environments: medical-surgical, cardiac, rehabilitative units, as well as adult and adolescent psychiatric units. She spent six years at Craig Hospital working on both the Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Units, learning the importance of empowering patients and their families in recovery and wellness. Heidi has worked within the veteran community and with individuals experiencing addiction. Since becoming a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in 2021, Heidi’s primary focus has been on outpatient mental health, treating children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health conditions.
Heidi has completed the EMDR basic training and offers EMDR along with supportive therapy, motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based therapy. She is currently engaged in an Advanced Practice Psychotherapy Fellowship.
Heidi sees individuals ages 6 and above.
Education
2004
Bachelor of Nursing
University of Auckland, New Zealand
2017
Master of Nursing Education, Community Health
Oregon Health & Sciences University
2021
Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Rush University
Joan Collins, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
* NOT ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS *
Joan is dually Board Certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, which gave her a solid foundation in psychotherapy and systems prior to becoming a psychiatric prescriber. She has over 42 years experience as a psychiatric nurse is certified (and passionate) about EMDR treatment. She utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches for anxiety, PTSD, depression, mood disorders, sleep difficulties and trauma. Joan spent 26 years at the VA, and is well versed with providing mental health care to veterans, along with others who've experienced trauma. In addition, Joan has overseen individual and group psychotherapy along with medication management.
Joan values spending time with her family, rest and relaxation, prioritizing time for yoga and meditation, walking her dogs, and adventures rescuing animals in the community. Joan is a strong advocate for social causes and is active in the nursing community.
Education
1976
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Niagara University
2000
Master of Science in Nursing
University of Colorado
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
ANCC Board Certified, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
ANCC Board Certified, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
EMDR Board Certified, EMDRIA
Conditions We Treat
Mood Disorders
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Cyclothymia
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Trauma
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Depression
Anxiety
Autism Spectrum Disorder