Natalya Mortimer, PMHNP-BC

Natalya Mortimer, PMHNP, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner dedicated to individualized care. At Head Well, Natalya sees patients throughout Eugene and Portland, Oregon.

Familiar with the clinical research supporting ketamine therapy to treat a wide variety of anxiety, mood, and other psychiatric disorders, Natalya was excited to join the Head Well team in 2023 to offer this highly effective treatment to clients. She also is skilled in traditional medication management and therapy.  Natalya’s treatment approach is informed by each client’s unique narrative, the intersection between neurobiology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology, and her desire to support each client in achieving their vision of mental wellness. Natalya is a lifelong advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities and minority ethnic groups.

A California native, Natalya completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and her graduate studies at Gonzaga University. She started her career as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2014, serving inpatient adolescent and adult clients under guardianship or civil commitment at a Seattle area hospital. She was the attending provider for the adolescent inpatient unit and also treated adults contending with mood disorders, co-occurring disorders and severe persistent mental illness. Natalya went on to join the psychiatry team at Oregon State Hospital as an attending provider in 2017 to serve civilly committed and forensic GEI (adjudicated Guilty Except for Insanity) clients in this setting.