Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC

Thoughtful psychiatric care, centered around you

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Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC's style

Why Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC chose to be in the helping profession

For over 14 years, I’ve worked as a nurse in the hospital, caring for people across critical care, transplant, surgery, and recovery. I’ve been with patients during some of the hardest and most vulnerable moments of their lives, and I learned pretty quickly that taking care of someone was about so much more than what was happening medically. There was the anxiety, the fear, the grief, the family dynamics, and the stress that often showed up physically. I also saw how often people would express that they didn’t feel like themselves but couldn’t quite explain why. And you don’t have to be sick or in a hospital to feel any of those things.

Over the years, I saw again and again how connected our mental and physical health really are, and how much you can miss when you only focus on one piece of a person. That part of caring for people always mattered to me, and becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner felt like a natural next step. Now, I get to slow down, really listen, ask questions, connect the dots, and understand the bigger picture rather than focusing only on a diagnosis or a list of symptoms. I want people to feel comfortable being completely themselves with me, without judgment, without feeling like they’re checking boxes, and without the assumption that medication is automatically the answer. Sometimes it is part of the answer, and sometimes we need to look deeper. We figure that out together, because that’s the kind of care I would want for myself or someone I love, and it’s the kind of care I want every patient to feel they’re getting from me.

Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC's approach

I don’t start with “What medication should we use?” I start with “What’s actually going on?” I want to understand what you’re experiencing, when it started, what changed, and how it’s affecting your everyday life. I also look at the things that can easily get missed, including sleep, medical history, nutrition, exercise, hormones, stress, relationships, and major life transitions. Sometimes we need medication, sometimes we don’t, and sometimes medication is helpful for a period of time while you work through whatever brought you to me in the first place. I believe it’s important to understand the full picture before deciding what kind of support makes the most sense for you.

I also don’t believe that starting a medication automatically means staying on it forever. Treatment should evolve as you do, and we’ll regularly look at what’s helping, what isn’t, and whether you still need what you’re taking rather than continuing something simply because it was started. When medication is part of the plan, I strongly encourage therapy alongside it. Medication may help quiet the anxiety, improve focus, stabilize your mood, or give you enough breathing room to do the deeper work, but it can’t change patterns, relationships, coping skills, or what’s happening in your life. I love collaborating with therapists for exactly that reason. When possible, I want you, your therapist, and me working as a team, each of us bringing a different piece to the table. The goal isn’t to keep you in treatment forever. It’s to help you understand what’s going on, give you the right support and tools for where you are now, and get you feeling and functioning like the best version of yourself.

What you can expect from sessions with Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC

Our first session is about getting to know you and understanding the full picture, not just checking off a list of symptoms. We’ll talk about what brought you in, what’s changed, how you’re functioning, your medical history, sleep, stress, relationships, lifestyle, and anything else that may be contributing to how you’re feeling. Coming to see a psychiatric provider doesn’t automatically mean leaving with a prescription. Sometimes medication makes sense right away, while other times I want to understand more first. That may mean reviewing labs or medical history, recommending additional medical evaluation, looking at other possible contributing factors, or simply giving ourselves more than one conversation before deciding on the best approach.

I don’t think every person or every situation can be fully understood in one appointment. Mental health is nuanced, and I’d rather take the time to understand what’s really going on than rush into a diagnosis or treatment plan that may not be the right fit. Our sessions are conversations, and you don’t need to know the right terminology, have everything figured out, or even know exactly why you’re feeling the way you are. We’ll work through that together. I’ll be straightforward about what I’m thinking and explain the reasoning behind my recommendations, so if medication is part of the plan, you’ll understand why we’re considering it, what to expect, and how we’ll know whether it’s actually helping. Follow-ups are about more than asking, “Any side effects?” We’ll look at what has actually changed in your life, how you’re feeling and functioning, what’s better, what isn’t, and whether we need to adjust course. You know yourself and your life, and I bring the clinical knowledge and an outside perspective. We put those together and figure out what makes the most sense for you.

I don’t think every person or every situation can be fully understood in one appointment. Mental health is nuanced, and I’d rather take the time to understand what’s really going on than rush into a diagnosis or treatment plan that may not be the right fit.

Our sessions are conversations. You don’t need to know the right terminology, have everything figured out, or even know exactly why you’re feeling the way you are. We’ll work through that together.

I’ll be straightforward about what I’m thinking and explain the reasoning behind my recommendations. If medication is part of the plan, you’ll understand why we’re considering it, what to expect, and how we’ll know whether it’s actually helping.

And follow-ups are about more than “Any side effects?” We’ll look at what has actually changed in your life, how you’re feeling, how you’re functioning, what’s better, what isn’t, and whether we need to adjust course.

You know yourself and your life. I bring the clinical knowledge and an outside perspective. We put those together and figure out what makes the most sense for you.

Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC's experience working with the Jewish community

As an Orthodox Jew myself, I understand many of the cultural and religious nuances that can be hard to explain to someone outside the community. Sometimes it’s simply easier to talk when you don’t have to spend half the conversation explaining the context of your life first. I also feel strongly about taking away the stigma that still surrounds mental health. Mental health struggles can sometimes feel even harder because no one can necessarily see them. You can look completely fine on the outside while privately struggling far more than anyone around you realizes.

You can go to work, take care of your family, show up to shul, make Shabbos, go to simchas, smile and laugh, and still be dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, overwhelm, or simply feeling like something isn’t right. Struggling doesn’t always look like struggling, and I want mental health care to feel as normal as taking care of any other part of your health. You don’t need to wait until things are falling apart to ask for help, and seeking support doesn’t mean there is something “wrong” with you. Sometimes life is hard, sometimes you’re going through a transition, and sometimes you’ve been managing something for years and finally decide you don’t want to keep managing it alone.

At the same time, I never assume that because we share a community, our experiences are the same. Every person, family, level of observance, and relationship with Judaism is different. I want to understand what matters to you and provide care that respects your values and fits into your actual life. My goal is to make it easier to talk openly about what you’re going through, without feeling that you have to explain or justify your experiences. Most importantly, I want you to have a place where you don’t have to look like everything is fine when it isn’t.

Bruria Eisner, PMHNP-BC's Book Recommendation Zone

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib
  Funny, honest, and incredibly relatable. A great reminder that we’re all human, we all have something we’re working through.
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
  A fascinating look at how our experiences can affect both our minds and our bodies; and why healing means looking at the whole person.
• The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
  A practical reminder that the goal isn’t to feel happy all the time. It’s learning how to live well even when life and our emotions get messy.

Approaches

• Functional Medicine
• Medication Management
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Concerns

• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Perimenopause & Menopause
• Prenatal, perinatal, & postpartum mental health

1 years in practice

Licenses

• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by NY State 2025. License number 407963

Degrees

• MSN by Pace University 2025

Average costs per session

$225 - $750

Payment Methods

• Cash
• Credit Card
• Zelle Quick Pay