Speaker: Crystal Hopkins
Tell us who you are, what you do, and a bit about your practice, including what state you practice in and the types of patients you see.
Crystal Hopkins: Hi, I'm Doctor Crystal Hopkins. I'm a doctorly prepared, duly board certified nurse practitioner. I am board certified in Psychiatry as well as family practice and I have a total of over two decades of experience. I am the owner and operator of better mental health and consulting. We provide mental health services for a variety of mental health needs. We provide medication management as well as psychotherapy to adolescents, adults and my older adults who would be considered um geriatric. I practice via telehealth out of six states to include California, Oregon, Washington State, Minnesota Delaware, as well as Massachusetts. We offer our services to most clients and all you need. Of course is a telehealth or a way to access the video platform. We take several different insurances so please contact us to let us know what insurance you have and we can most likely access that. My goal for every patient is to improve their mental health and well being by providing compassionate and holistic care. I would love to be a part of your treatment team and if you are interested, please don't hesitate to reach out to us again. Doctor Hopkins signing off from better mental health and consulting. Thank you for listening. See you soon.
How has your journey been as a practice owner? What's been your biggest challenge?
Crystal Hopkins: My journey to private practice has been a very long one. I spend a lot of time working for others and making them money. However, I was finally confident enough in myself and my talents to be able to step out on my own and actually open up my own practice. I have provided care for a myriad of different patients to include a high intensity psych outpatient mental health, substance abuse treatment disorders, as well as post traumatic stress disorders. I have been a big change maker in the exploration of mental health illnesses. And so that is my goal to provide that for all of my patients. My biggest challenge for starting my own practice is this actually getting the confidence to do it. Once I've overcome that I was able to finally get on track and open my own practice.
What piece of advice do you have to future NP/PA entrepreneurs?
Crystal Hopkins: My biggest advice to any nurse practitioner that is ready to open their own practice is just to be confident you have the capability, you have the preparation. Just please rely on yourself and your family or your support system and know that you can do this. It took a very long time for me to realize um how great my talents are. So please don't wait around like I did and go and get whatever it is that you desire, you want to do, especially if it is giving compassionate care as a nurse practitioner in your own private practice, you can do it. You absolutely can do it.
Tell us about your experience using Collaborating Docs for your collaborating physician:
Crystal Hopkins: My experience with working with collaborative docs to find a collaborative physician was very simple. I was contacted and we scheduled an appointment with a representative, that person was able to gather more information on my particular needs. And within a week, they had me paired with a very knowledgeable and experienced provider and position. My collaborative physician has been open and honest with me and she and I maintain of course, our report as well as we're able to speak and I have a personal cell phone. So if I ever have any issues or questions, I am able to contact her immediately. So you will always have backup as far as seeing your patients and any issues that may arise. So I would absolutely and positively recommend collaborating docs.
Promote your practice! How can new patients find you and book an appointment? Where can they follow you online?
Crystal Hopkins: I'm very excited about my new practice, better mental health and consulting. The easiest way to find better mental health and consulting is to go to my website B MH Consulting llc.com. You can always find information about me and my practice on psychology today and other sites that promote mental health providers. Again, I am looking forward to hearing from you soon and if you have any questions or would like to um be my patient. You can always email me at info at B MH Consulting llc.com again. Thank you so very much for listening and I really hope that you will allow me to help you with your mental health needs. Doctor Hopkins. Signing off.
