Starsha Ford, APRN, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Specialties:
Depression
Anxiety
Mood Disorders
Dual Diagnosis
Substance Abuse
Telebehavioral Health
Starsha Ford, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Alleviant’s Conway location, provides psychiatric assessments, medication management, and diagnostic services.
An RN since 2005, she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2022. Her experience in oncology, intensive care, and the U.S. Air Force led her to mental health care.
“I was disheartened by how mental health was often overlooked,” she said. “In the ICU, it could take days for a provider to see a patient after a suicide attempt, and cancer patients rarely received mental health follow-ups.”
Believing in proactive mental health care, she joined Alleviant in August 2022 for its holistic, patient-centered approach.
A native Arkansan, Starsha is married with three sons and a pit bull named Hagrid.