Lori McClain, PMHNP
Lori McClain is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with a focus in various degrees of psychosis. She often works with people who are newly diagnosed as well.
More about Lori McClain
Lori McClain is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a focus in various degrees of psychosis. She often works with people who are newly diagnosed or in early stages of their mental condition journey, and knows how to help patients navigate that time in their lives. In her words, many people have been affected by the current climate of events over the last few years and are experiencing new problems and emotions. She sees a good amount of patients struggling from chronic illness as well.
As a Nurse Practitioner, her ideal working style is to remain open minded and non-judgmental no matter the situation. She strives to meet patients at their level of functioning, and also to practice harm-reduction with them throughout their treatment. She loves to laugh, and often can be the best person to go to for a smile even when things are tough.
The idea of offering alternative treatments is extremely important to Lori McClain as a Practitioner. Having treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and esketamine allows for patients to know that there are multiple pathways for treatment, and that there is bound to be a solution that works best for them when medications don’t seem like enough. Being able to educate people that there are options for treatment resistance and offer them hope is incredibly rewarding to Lori.
Personal Interests
Outside of work, Lori can be found travelling to other countries, as that is her favorite thing to do. She considers herself a complete “wanderluster.” She used to be a flight attendant, and has travelled all over the world. Her last big vacation was a safari to the Masai Mara in Kenya and to the coast in Mombasa.
Education & Experience
Lori first attended Azusa Pacific University, earning her Bachelors of Science Organizational Leadership there. In 2017, she then went to Chamberlain University School of Nursing for her Bachelors of Science Nursing. She lastly got her Masters of Science in Nursing from Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.
After school, she worked as an inpatient psychiatric RN for over 10 years prior to going on to become an NP. She has worked with adults and children in crisis situations, and has experience in partial hospitalization , IOP, Chemical dependency, Crisis stabilization units and the Emergency Department. She also taught nursing students at a private university.
Certifications & Memberships
- American Nurses Association
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- National Black Nurses Association
- American Nurses Credentialing Center