Cat underwood

Medication Management Provider

Education

  • M.S.N. in Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Yale University

  • B.A. in Psychology, Lambuth University

Licensure/Certifications

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, TN License #17206

  • ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Areas of interest/specialization

  • Ages 6-25 years

  • My primary interest and experience is in treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, including ADHD co-occurring with anxiety, PTSD/trauma, mood disorders, and autism.   

Professional Experience

  • 10+ years in community mental health as an outpatient medication provider

  • Helped develop novel position at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, participating in both the Hospital Medicine and Psychiatric C/L teams to provide treatment to children admitted to a general pediatric floor while awaiting psychiatric placement

  • 500+ career hours precepting nurse practitioner students (*note- I am not currently accepting NP students at this time*)

  • Guest lecturer on Childhood Disorders for the 2023 spring semester Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

About Me

  • In my spare time I enjoy reading (mostly sci-fi/fantasy, often by way of audiobooks), rewatching favorite TV shows, and starting (but not always finishing) new knitting projects.

  • I am originally from Jackson, TN, but attended graduate school in New Haven, CT. I miss the pizza but not the snow.

  • I have a 16 yo tuxedo cat named Scout and a 4 yo black cat named Siggy. I would love to show you pictures!

    Email: cunderwood@nashvilleneuropsychology.com

    Phone: 615-212-9875 (main office line); Fax: 844-270-1951