Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner • Nurse Educator • Clinical Leader
Dr. Stacey Forbes is a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly two decades of diverse clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and community mental health settings.
With over 1,000 hours of advanced continuing education, a Doctor of Nursing Practice in PMHNP, and a long record of measurable improvements in care delivery and provider performance, Dr. Forbes brings exceptional depth, clinical acumen, and leadership to every patient and professional encounter.
Her practice is grounded in measurement-based care, trauma-informed approaches, psychopharmacology expertise, and culturally responsive patient-centered treatment planning.
Dr. Forbes’ experience spans a wide range of psychiatric and medical environments, including:
Full biopsychosocial assessments, DSM-5-TR diagnostic formulation, validated screening tools, and risk evaluations.
Expertise in treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, ADHD, PTSD, and SUD; titration, monitoring, and lab/EKG surveillance.
Integrating psychotherapy principles, psychopharmacology, and community resources into individualized care plans.
Managing acute psychiatric emergencies, including SI, aggression, and decompensation; implementing safety planning and appropriate disposition.
Motivational interviewing, harm reduction, assessment of withdrawal risks, and linkage to MAT programs.
Regular coordination with psychiatry, psychology, primary care, pharmacy, nursing leadership, and social work.
Connecting patients with housing resources, food security programs, employment supports, and community mental health services.
Repeatedly recognized for clinical excellence, leadership, and patient impact:
Dr. Forbes has held leadership or membership roles in numerous nationally aligned VA and VISN initiatives, including:
Mentored by:
Under this structured mentorship, Dr. Forbes participates in:
From: Stacy Scannell, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern
Medical Director, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Program
Stacey is a well-rounded clinician with a genuine ability to engage complex patients with confidence and compassion.
What stands out most is her curiosity—she consistently asks the right questions and demonstrates humility paired with a strong knowledge base. Any organization that hires Stacey will benefit from her inquisitiveness, compassion, and tenacity. I highly recommend her.
Dr. Stacey Forbes exemplifies the highest standards of psychiatric nursing practice through her extensive clinical expertise, commitment to lifelong learning, and consistent track record of improving patient outcomes and healthcare system performance. Willow & Stone Health is honored to feature her as a trusted expert whose care is rooted in compassion, evidence-based practice, ethical integrity, and excellence.
In the Press & Featured Articles
Guest articles and expert commentary Dr. Forbes has contributed to other publications.
Articles by Dr. Forbes
Dr. Forbes writes every article on Willow & Stone — practical, evidence-informed guidance on integrative psychiatry. A few of her most recent pieces:
