Carolina Behavioral Health and Wellness/CBHW provides outpatient mental health services for adults and families. We provide a holistic approach while integrating mind/body in therapy and psychiatric care. We provide comprehensive assessments, evaluations, and provide complete, personalized follow up care. We strive to promote a collaborative care environment for our patients.
Greetings and thank you for visiting CBHW! I have always had a passion for mental health and those who battle those illnesses. I believe “mental health is a lifestyle” and I take a holistic approach when treating my patients. I believe wellness and wholeness is important for one’s optimal mental health. Over my years of practice and from my own personal experience, I found that FOOD is the most abused anxiety and depression drug. EXERCISE is the most underutilized antidepressant. During graduate school, I spent two years exploring the relationship of depression and obesity in African American women. After reading over 100 articles, research proved that healthy nutrition and physical activity/exercise were found to be one of the most effective strategies among the population group. Therefore, I place substantial emphasis on self-care and the development of healthy habits as a foundation of my patient’s individualized plan of care.
– Kizzy Petersen
Kizzy Petersen is a dually board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. More than 25 years of mental health experience. She is certified to treat families across lifespan but specializes in adults. Kizzy received her BSN in 2001 and MSN in 2015, both from the number one HBCU in NC, Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem NC. She received her psychiatry training at Anderson University in Greenville SC in 2020.
Kizzy is a member of the North Carolina Nurses Association, American Nurse Association and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).