IHC Partnership

About Angela Braaten

Angela is a Licensed Clinic Social Worker. She grew up in Topeka, Kansas and received her graduate degree in clinic social work at Washburn University. She started her career in community behavioral health, where she provided services to teens and families. Angela worked with patients struggling with addictions, chronic mental illness, and acute crisis. Angela has also worked in the hospital settings providing crisis assessment, end of life discussions, goals of care and trauma case management. She is skilled in palliative care consults and geriatric interventions, as well. Most recently, she has worked in a primary care clinic providing services for patients struggling with addictions, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship conflicts and other mental health symptoms that are connected to overall wellbeing and health. Angela is trained in dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma work, motivational interviewing, and solution focused interventions. She prides herself in providing services with safety, dignity, and respect. Angela’s approach is patient-centered and guided by trauma-informed care. She believes that advocacy and honoring a patient’s self-determination will lead to the most effective outcome for mental and physical health. Angela strives to provide a therapeutic connection- to be seen, heard, and valued in each interaction.

Angela is a proud mother of two adult children and two beautiful Great Danes. She loves hiking, camping, and cooking in her spare time. Helping others find balance and joy is what brings her to this work every day.

About Patricia Reed

Patricia Reed, CRNP, PMHNP-BC joins us with over 12 years experience in the nursing industry. Starting as a patient care tech, she worked her way up to her current role of mental health provider. Patricia holds an Associate in Nursing (ADN) and an Associate in Allied Health, both from Faulkner State Community College, Bay Minette, AL. In 2015, Reed earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Troy State University, Troy, AL. She later pursued her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; with this degree conferred in 2018. Patricia is dually-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC). Reed is an active member of the American Nurses Association and the Alabama State Nurses Association. Patricia has worked full-time as an outpatient psychiatric provider for the last 3 years while also taking weekend calls as a FNP rounding on adults and children admitted to inpatient psychiatric hospitals.