Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, is dual board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Dr. Shearer’s experience as a family nurse practitioner complements her ability to care for patients across the life span in psychiatric care, focusing on adolescent, adult, and gerontology patients.

She manages several psychiatric issues, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-traumatic disorder, bipolar disorders, depression, and behavioral problems related to neurocognitive disorders and Parkinson’s disease.

She is the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program and Assistant Clinical Professor at Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing.  Dr. Shearer lives in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, with her husband, Bobby, daughter, Anna, and their dog, Daisy.