We do not provide emergency mental health services!
About Anchored Psychiatric Care
Our Mission
At Anchored Psychiatric Care in Overland Park, KS, our mission is to provide compassionate and comprehensive medication management while incorporating therapeutic dialogue for our patients aged 18 and older. We aim to empower individuals through tailored psychiatry support and mental health services, delivered by our experienced nurse practitioners.
Christina Layton, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Christina Layton is a dually board certified Nurse Practitioner specializing as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and a family nurse practitioner (FNP-BC) with over 10 years of experience in nursing. She began her nursing career in the Burn Unit while completing her FNP program.
Christina graduated with her FNP at the end of 2019, just before the pandemic, and shortly after, she and her partner traveled to New York to provide care to patients during the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Throughout 2020, Christina and her partner dedicated themselves as bedside nurses for COVID-19 patients across New York and Texas. Her nursing journey has taken her to diverse locations, including Australia, China, South Korea, North America, and the east African country of Uganda, where she collaborated with midwifery students and served as a nurse educator.
Through her extensive experiences, both personally and professionally, Christina has recognized the critical need for mental health care. She skillfully integrates elements of psychotherapy into medication management sessions, adopting a holistic approach that addresses lifestyle, coping skills, behavioral interventions, and goal setting. "I am proud to play a small role in my patients’ healing journeys," she shares, emphasizing her commitment to their mental health and overall well-being.
Jill Gardner-Lollas, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Jill Gardner-Lollas, PMHNP-BC, brings over a decade of critical care experience to her role as a Nurse Practitioner specializing in psychiatric mental health. Before her career as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Jill dedicated 12 years as an intensive care unit nurse, caring for medically complex and critically ill patients.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she provided compassionate care in Texas and New Mexico, a time that highlighted her strong commitment to mental health. Jill's dedication is deeply personal; being married for more than 30+ years to a firefighter and having four children in healthcare has given her a profound respect for first responders, law enforcement, and medical professionals. This background informs her empathetic and grounded approach to patient care, particularly in the field of psychiatry.
As a PMHNP, Jill combines her extensive medical knowledge with a patient-centered, trauma-informed methodology, emphasizing the importance of medication management. She is dedicated to meeting patients where they are in their journey, fostering trust, and delivering thoughtful, evidence-based psychiatric care.
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