Brian Mears, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, PMHNP-BC
Founder and CEO
Brian Mears is a compassionate visionary, dedicated clinician, international speaker, and pioneering leader in mental health care. As the Founder and CEO of Alleviant Integrated Mental Health, Dr. Mears has made it his life’s mission to heal pain, restore hope, and help individuals regain purpose by addressing the root causes of suffering. Under his leadership, Alleviant has grown to become Arkansas’s largest outpatient mental health practice, serving over 100,000 patients annually across nine locations.
Guided by a deep commitment to transforming the mental health landscape, Dr. Mears approach is anchored in Alleviant’s core principles: optimizing brain health, delivering precision care, and redefining healing to focus on whole-person well-being. From utilizing cutting-edge interventions like Personalized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (PrTMS) and EEG-guided care to championing holistic and integrative therapies, Dr. Mears leads Alleviant’s mission to provide innovative solutions.
He is deeply invested in empowering patients, families, and communities through collaboration, education, and a commitment to reducing reliance on medications. His work challenges traditional models of care by emphasizing prevention, resilience, and the interconnectedness of mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
With over 25 years of experience as a healthcare provider, entrepreneur, and educator, Dr. Mears has a unique combination of expertise in anesthesiology, psychiatry, and functional medicine. His academic foundation includes a doctorate in nurse anesthesiology and psychiatry equipping him to pioneer integrative approaches that enhance brain performance, prevent mental illness, and transform lives.
He is also a proud veteran, having served over 24 years in the United States Army Reserves, including multiple overseas deployments. This service instilled in him a profound sense of duty, which he carries into his work in mental health as he fights for lives, bringing light to the darkest moments for those in crisis.
Beyond his professional achievements, he has been married to his wife, Leilani, since 1999. They have six children, and two granddaughters. He is the head elder of the Little Rock Seventh-Day Adventist Church and he finds solace and strength in spirituality and is deeply involved in Bible studies and missionary work. His deep faith and personal values are the foundation of his commitment to making the world a better place—one patient, one family, and one community at a time.