Talia Spruill began her professional career working as a psychiatric nurse at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Following completion of her master’s degree in Nursing with specialization in Psychiatry in 2016, Talia worked at St. Joseph’s Health Center at CPEP, then subsequently in outpatient mental settings. Talia is highly- experienced and board-certified with competencies in psychiatric evaluation, medication management, substance abuse treatment, assessments and treatments of acute psychiatric crises, and collaborations with the interdisciplinary team and community. Further, Talia assesses patients’ need for higher levels of care in considerations of potential discharges back into the communities. Talia is committed to providing an empathetic, open-minded, and collaborative experience that fosters her clients’ sovereignty over their psychiatric care.