About
Samantha Brooke Tallman, PMHNP-BC
Clinical expertise, genuine curiosity, and care centered on you.
Samantha believes understanding a person means more than identifying symptoms. Good psychiatric care weighs how biology, experience, relationships, environment, strengths, and goals interact.
A broad clinical foundation
Samantha's clinical background spans psychiatric nursing, emergency and trauma care, telepsychiatry, and patient education. That range shapes how she listens, how she reasons through what might be contributing, and how she explains it in plain language.
A collaborative approach
Care works best when it's shared. Samantha prioritizes clear education, informed consent, and respect for patient preferences. Decisions are made together, with time to ask questions and revisit choices as things change.
More than medication
Medication can be an important part of psychiatric care, but it's rarely the whole story. When it fits, care can also incorporate therapy-informed strategies, mindfulness, behavioral skills, and practical lifestyle work.
Care across life stages
Samantha works with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. Each stage brings its own pressures, developmental considerations, and family dynamics, and each deserves an approach shaped to it.
Rooted in evidence and current thinking
Samantha stays close to the research through evidence-based practice, ongoing nursing leadership, and applied AI research in healthcare. That work keeps her curious, careful, and up to date on what genuinely helps.
Areas of experience
Samantha's work brings together several strands of clinical practice, education, and research. Each one shapes how she thinks about care.
Psychiatric Nursing
Years of direct psychiatric care across acute and outpatient settings.
Emergency Nursing
High-acuity assessment, stabilization, and calm decision-making under pressure.
Trauma Care
Trauma-informed communication and attention to safety and stabilization.
Telepsychiatry
Extensive experience providing secure, thoughtful virtual psychiatric care.
Patient Education
Translating clinical reasoning into language patients and families can use.
Nursing Leadership
Mentoring, program development, and clinical education in nursing teams.
AI Research
Applied research on responsible AI in healthcare, focused on patient outcomes.
Evidence-Based Practice
Care grounded in current research, guidelines, and thoughtful clinical judgment.
Education and credentials
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
- Post-master's PMHNP preparation, Chamberlain University
- Master of Science in Nursing, Nursing Education, Capella University
- Doctor of Nursing Practice learner, Capella University
- Registered nursing background across psychiatric, emergency, and trauma care
Ready to begin?
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You don't have to have everything figured out before asking for help.
Start with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and a clearer conversation about what you're experiencing, what might be contributing, and what options fit.
If you need urgent help
Tallman Psychiatry is not an emergency or crisis service. If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. In the United States, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.