About
Brittany Diane Barrera is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Austin, Texas, board certified as PMHNP-BC. She trained at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she earned a Master of Science in Nursing with a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
She treats patients with ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, reproductive psychiatry concerns, and trauma-related conditions through psychiatric medication management and psychotherapy at Estela Mental Health and Reproductive Psychiatry. Her clinical background includes years of psychiatric nursing in forensic and inpatient settings, caring for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. She approaches care through collaboration and education, grounded in evidence-based medicine and respect for each patient's story, recognizing that mental health must account for biological, psychological, and social factors. She speaks English and Spanish.