Linda Sillars, AMHNP-BC worked for four years with the Catholic Charities Support and Recovery ACT Team, in Portland, Maine. In the his role, she co-lead a team of case managers, therapists, and nurses who help people with chronic mental illness gain control of their lives by advising on housing, work, medical and psychiatric monitoring, and social integration. Prior to becoming an AMHNP, she was a psychotherapist focusing on adult survivors of sexual abuse. She helped develop a protocol for the apprehension and conviction of perpetrators. As an NP, she has consulted with nursing homes, and worked with veterans who suffer from PTSD, as well as being a guest lecturer at Syracuse University School of Social Work. She maintained a private practice at Dewitt Counseling Associates in Syracuse, New York. With the start of the pandemic, Linda continued her practice with various facilities, and now maintains a private practice in Southern Maine. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, and a love of what she does, Ms. Sillars strives for excellence in her every endeavor.  

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She enjoys painting, creating pieces of art that speaks to the public and has a positive and encouraging message,her work was hung in a child advocacy center. Ms. Sillars holds a Master’s Degree, which she earned from the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as accreditation as a Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She recently completed her post master's certificate in child and adolescence psychiatry, at the University of Southern Maine.