Your provider
A firefighter, then a nurse practitioner, now a psychiatric provider. The through line is the same: showing up calmly for people in difficult moments.
Steven Smith is a double board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner. He completed a Master of Science in Nursing at Wagner College as a Family Nurse Practitioner, then a second Master of Science in Nursing in psychiatric mental health.
Before formal psychiatric training he spent roughly five years working as a nurse practitioner in hybrid roles across palliative and psychiatric care - settings where the conversation is rarely simple and rushing it does not work.
Steven is a veteran and a retired firefighter. He spent years responding to people on the worst day of their lives. That experience shapes how he practices now: he listens closely, he stays calm, and he looks at the whole person rather than the loudest symptom.
It also means first responders and veterans do not have to explain the culture to him. He already understands the shift work, the humor, the reluctance to ask for help, and the specific weight that comes with the job.
His approach
Steven has said plainly that he does not want to dictate a plan. He wants clients involved in the decisions, because a plan someone actually agrees with is a plan they can follow.
First appointments are deliberately low-key. You describe what has been going on and what you want to be different. From there you build goals together and decide what to try first.
Credentials & verification
Clear qualifications matter in psychiatric care. These details match Steven’s public professional profiles.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)
New Jersey APN 26NJ01244500; New York Nurse Practitioner 347221
MSN, Wagner College; psychiatric mental health training, Wilkes University Passan School of Nursing
Five years of nurse practitioner experience across palliative and psychiatric care
Two ways forward
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Clinical review
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, board-certified and licensed to provide care in New York and New Jersey. Last reviewed August 24, 2026.
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Public provider feedback
Brief excerpts from a public provider review profile tied to Steven’s NPI. Individual experiences vary.
“Attentive and knowledgeable. Does not rush through appointments.”
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