Dahlia Center

12/30/2025

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
Integrative Medical Care — Complex Chronic Conditions
Remote | Illinois | W-2

Dahlia Center is a psychiatric practice that provides integrative mental health care for women ages 18 through menopause, as well as all perinatal patients and their partners. Psychiatric care is the core service. The practice is expanding its model to add collaborative medical services within a holistic treatment framework that supports psychiatric treatment outcomes. Care is grounded in evidence-based medicine and integrates medical management with holistic approaches that complement traditional medical treatment, including lifestyle support, nutrition, and non-medication treatment options.

Dahlia Center is seeking to add a Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner as a focused medical care option within the psychiatric practice. The purpose of this position is to provide medical evaluation and ongoing management for chronic, multisystem conditions that commonly co-occur with psychiatric illness, and to do so in close collaboration with psychiatric providers. Primary clinical focus areas include mast cell activation disorders, dysautonomia, connective tissue disorders, autoimmune conditions, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.

This role is ideal for a clinician who enjoys complex problem-solving, practices with inclusivity, uses a trauma-informed lens, values relationship-based, high-touch care, and is comfortable working alongside psychiatric providers in a collaborative, integrated model.

Clinical Focus Areas
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and related allergic or inflammatory conditions
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and other forms of dysautonomia
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders
- Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
- Chronic gastrointestinal conditions (IBS, functional GI disorders, motility concerns)
- Medical contributors to fatigue, pain, brain fog, and mood symptoms

Role Purpose
- Support psychiatric treatment by addressing relevant medical contributors
- Collaborate closely with psychiatric providers as part of an integrated care model
- Help develop and refine this new medical service line within the practice
- Provide longitudinal medical management

Requirements
- Active Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) certification
- Illinois Full Practice Authority (current or eligible), including completion of at least 4,000 clinical hours and 250 CME as required by the State of Illinois
- Unrestricted Illinois APRN and RN licenses
Illinois Controlled Substance License and active DEA
- Experience or strong interest in managing complex chronic conditions
- Training or experience with functional medicine and holistic treatments
- Comfort coordinating care with psychiatric providers and other specialists
- LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiversity-affirming practice style
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills

Position Details
- W-2 employment
- Part-time growing to full-time
- Compensation based on a percentage of collections
- Full scheduling flexibility; clinicians set their own hours
- 100 percent telehealth
- Administrative support and malpractice insurance provided
- 401k with employer match eligibility
- Health insurance eligibility with full-time practice

Core Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive medical evaluations for patients with complex chronic conditions
- Diagnose and manage MCAS, dysautonomia, autoimmune, and GI-related conditions within scope
- Order and interpret labs and diagnostic testing
- Provide medication management and non-pharmacologic treatment guidance
- Coordinate care with psychiatry and other members of the care team
- Educate patients on condition management and symptom monitoring
- Maintain timely, thorough documentation in the EMR

To Apply
Please email a resume and CV to dahliacenter@dahliaperinatal.com. Applicants should also include:
- A brief summary of experience or training in MCAS, POTS, autoimmune, or GI conditions
- A brief summary of experience or training in holistic or functional medicine
- Experience working with patients who also carry psychiatric diagnoses
- Ideal weekly schedule

12/29/2025

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Remote | Illinois | W-2

Dahlia Center provides integrative psychiatric care for women ages 18 through menopause, as well as all perinatal patients and their partners. Care is grounded in evidence-based psychiatry and integrated with holistic approaches, including lifestyle medicine, hormonal support, and collaborative care with wellness providers. All visits are conducted virtually, allowing clinicians to build schedules that align with their life and practice preferences.

Dahlia Center is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who is confident, independent, and experienced in perinatal psychiatry and holistic mental health. The ideal candidate practices with inclusivity, uses a trauma-informed lens, and values relationship-based, high-touch care.

Requirements
- Active PMHNP certification
- Illinois Full Practice Authority, current or eligible (completion of at least 4,000 clinical practice hours and 250 hours of continuing education as required by the State of Illinois)
- Active Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International, or ability to complete prior to start date
- Unrestricted Illinois APRN and RN licenses
- Illinois Controlled Substance License and active DEA
- LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiversity-affirming approach to care
- Strong clinical judgment, writing, and documentation skills
- Experience in perinatal psychiatry and integrative or holistic mental health care

Position Details
- W-2 employment
- Part-time or full-time options available
- Part-time minimum: 8 hours per week
- Compensation based on a percentage of collections
- Full scheduling flexibility; clinicians set their own hours
- 100 percent telehealth
- Administrative support and malpractice insurance provided
- 401k with employer match eligibility
- Health insurance eligibility with full-time practice

To Apply
Please email a resume and CV to dahliacenter@dahliaperinatal.com. Applicants should also include:
- A brief description of training or experience in perinatal mental health
- Experience or interest in holistic or integrative mental health care
- Detail on interest in the role
- Ideal weekly schedule

11/24/2025

The holidays are coming and boundaries might feel harder to set, but they're just as important. Here are some scripts you can use.

11/21/2025

Research tells us that transgender people report higher prevalence of su***de attempts over their lifetime, than LGB or straight people.💙

So, we want to remind you that you are not alone. If you’re struggling or want to connect with a trusted mental health professional, call or text 988, or text TALK to 741741.

11/21/2025

11/21/2025

Raise confident kids! 💥

11/21/2025

Parenting is not hard because you’re failing.
It’s hard because raising tiny humans with big feelings, zero impulse control, and nervous systems still under construction is a big job.

You’re navigating: • sleepless nights
• constant needs
• emotional storms
• your own triggers and childhood patterns
• an endless list of decisions with no manual

And you’re doing it while trying to show up with patience, love, empathy, and boundaries — even on days you feel completely drained.

Hard doesn’t mean hopeless.
Hard doesn’t mean you’re not cut out for this.
Hard means you’re doing the work.

If no one told you today:
You are doing an incredible job, even when it doesn’t feel like it. 💛

For deeper, practical support in navigating behaviour, emotions and connection, my book Guidance from The Therapist Parent is available on my website www.thetherapistparent.com and on Amazon.

11/21/2025

We all wish setting a limit looked like:
➡️ “No” → instant cooperation

But in real life?
Setting a limit is rarely a straight line — and it’s not because you’re doing it wrong.
It’s because children learn boundaries through connection, not compliance.

A realistic limit-setting moment might look like:
✔️ pushback
✔️ big feelings
✔️ validation
✔️ holding the limit
✔️ getting curious
✔️ working with your child, not against them

And eventually… cooperation arrives.

If it feels messy, emotional and repetitive — that’s parenting.
Limits stick best when they’re delivered with calm, empathy and consistency… not perfection.

✨ You’re not failing. You’re teaching.

11/21/2025

Lots of options for supporting executive functioning skills through cooking tasks this next week. Here is the WHY you need to get kids into the kitchen to help: https://www.theottoolbox.com/you-can-help-kids-with-direction/

11/21/2025

In fact, multiple reviews of the existing credible scientific research by experts over decades have repeatedly found no evidence that autism is caused by or related to vaccines given during pregnancy or early childhood. Evidence-based recommendations are based on well-designed scientific research that includes rigorous, peer-reviewed studies from reliable sources and is free from ideological bias.

Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology - IDSOG

https://www.smfm.org/news/joint-smfm-and-idsog-statement-on-cdc-website-information-update-on-autism-and-vaccines

11/21/2025

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, where we acknowledge and honor the trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming lives cut short by anti-trans violence. With the rise of anti-trans laws, attacks on health care, and hate crimes, the fight for their futures and their rights is urgent.

Trans and nonbinary people deserve more than equality – they deserve safety, dignity, joy, and more than anything, they deserve to grow old.

09/29/2025

Mental Health or Perimenopause?

Mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, and sleep changes... are they signs of depression and anxiety, or are your hormones shifting with perimenopause? The truth is, it’s often both. Hormonal changes during perimenopause can mimic or worsen mental health symptoms, making it hard to know what’s really going on.

At Dahlia Center, we look at the full picture. That means:

- Reviewing both mental health history and hormonal patterns
- Evaluating lab work, cycle changes, and physical symptoms
- Offering treatment that addresses both mind and body
- Medication management for psychiatry and hormone replacement therapy

You don’t have to choose between “mental health” and “hormonal health.” The two are deeply connected, and you deserve care that recognizes both.

Schedule your virtual intake assessment on our website today at www.dahliaperinatal.com