Personalized Care via Telehealth
Luna Psychiatry provides evidence-based psychiatric care for adults across the lifespan, including older adults and individuals with complex or serious mental health conditions. Care focuses on thoughtful medication management and supportive interventions, informed by careful evaluation and attention to lifestyle and environmental factors that impact mental health.
Care is delivered with respect for the individual, their family, and the realities of daily life.
Telehealth appointments are available for adults in Rhode Island and New Hampshire.
About Luna Psychiatry
Luna Psychiatry is a clinician-led psychiatric practice founded by Melissa Muriel, PMHNP-BC. I provide personalized, evidence-based mental health care for adults, combining medication management with a supportive, collaborative approach.
I believe meaningful care begins with listening. My goal is to create a calm, respectful space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered in your care. Together, we focus on understanding the whole person, not just symptoms, while building practical, sustainable strategies for improved mental health and quality of life.
I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over nine years of nursing experience and nearly four years of experience practicing as a PMHNP. I have extensive experience providing psychiatric care in long-term care and inpatient psychiatric settings, including work with older adults with dementia and individuals with complex and serious mental illness.
I have a strong interest in functional psychiatry and am currently completing advanced training in this area, with a focus on root-cause and integrative approaches to mental health care.
My clinical background includes extensive experience working with older adults with dementia, as well as individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, and sleep concerns across diverse populations.
Your Questions, Answered
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A PMHNP is an advanced practice nurse who is trained and board certified to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions. I provide psychiatric evaluations, prescribe and manage medications, and offer solution-focused and talk therapy as part of comprehensive mental health care.
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I work with adults ages 24 and older who are experiencing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-related concerns, sleep difficulties, and other mental health conditions. I also have extensive experience working with older adults and individuals with complex or serious mental illness.
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Yes. Medication management is a core part of my practice. When medication is appropriate, we will review options together and make thoughtful, individualized decisions based on your symptoms, history, and preferences.
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I provide medication management as well as solution-focused and talk therapy within appointments when appropriate. If a higher level of therapy or more intensive treatment is needed, I can provide referrals and resources.
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I take a patient-centered, collaborative approach. I focus on understanding the whole person and creating individualized, realistic treatment plans.
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Visit frequency depends on your needs and where you are in treatment. Early on, visits may be more frequent. As symptoms stabilize, appointments are often spaced further apart.