Kristin Moen | DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Ages 6 to 65 (through the lifespan)
Kristin Moen is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who provides medication management and often therapy for children, teens, and adults in Corvallis, Oregon. She is the provider at Two Rivers who sees children ages 6 to 14 for medication management, and she brings a person-centered, healing-centered approach to every age group she works with.
Her path to psychiatric care
Kristin started her mental health career in 2009 as a counselor, and later worked as a case manager. In those roles, she saw how much a psychiatric nurse practitioner could do for patients by offering both medication management and therapy. She wanted more tools to help people, so she went back to school and earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), graduating in 2022. She has practiced as a psychiatric nurse practitioner since then.
Her doctoral training focused on understanding research deeply: how to read studies critically and what makes evidence rigorous. That matters to her because evidence is what guides her clinical decisions. During graduate school, she also chose a year-long series in social justice and medicine, covering cultural humility, the experiences of marginalized and vulnerable communities, and ethics. She describes it as eye-opening, and it shapes how she understands and cares for people whose backgrounds differ from her own.
How Kristin works
Kristin's care is grounded in person-centered, trauma-informed practice, with healing-centered engagement as her touchstone.
Much of her work is helping people identify what is getting in their way, and staying curious together about how to move forward. She calls her office a judgment-free zone: a place where you can share your authentic self, at your own pace, without shame. She will always be honest with you about risks, and she brings humor when it helps and seriousness when it's needed.
She tailors both medication and therapy (when appropriate) to the individual. If one approach, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, isn't a good fit for you, she will try another. Treatment decisions are shared: you have a say in what is prescribed, and she welcomes your questions.
Patients often tell Kristin they feel truly listened to. Two Rivers providers set their own schedules, so she has the time to ask about the whole picture, including your social life, work, sleep, and everything else that may be affecting your mental health.
Who Kristin sees
Kristin sees patients from age 6 throughout their lifespan.
Children (6 to 14): medication management for ADHD, anxiety, and depression. For children with ADHD, she also shares evidence-based parent management training resources to use alongside medication.
Teens: including students experiencing school avoidance, when anxiety becomes so high that a young person wants to attend school but can't. It is a hard situation for families, and an area she has been focusing on.
Young adults and adults: ADHD and executive functioning concerns, anxiety, depression, mood fluctuations, complex PTSD, anger, bipolar disorder, and the effects of past trauma.
Kristin can evaluate for ADHD in children and adults. She notes that it is common for a parent to recognize their own symptoms after a child is diagnosed, and that an adult diagnosis can bring up real emotions about what might have been different in their lives had they been assessed and treated sooner. Those conversations are part of her care.
What to expect
A first visit typically runs 90 minutes, and sometimes up to two hours. Kristin takes a full biopsychosocial history: your medical history and anything co-occurring, your mental health now and over time, and your social world, including sleep, eating patterns, substance use, family support, and whether you feel connected or isolated. Together you talk through what is most concerning, when it started, what helps, your medication history, and the kind of treatment you would like.
Follow-ups usually begin about two weeks later. For roughly the first six months, visits are more frequent while you work together on finding the right medication and dose. Once things are stable and you are happy with how you feel, visits may space out to every three or four months, or every three weeks to a month if you are also doing therapy with her.
Every patient Kristin sees receives medication management. About half also do therapy with her; many others work with an outside therapist, which works well too.
Good to know before you book
Kristin provides ongoing care rather than one-time ADHD assessments. If you need an assessment only, our team can help you find the right fit within the practice.
She does not provide therapy-only visits, family therapy, ADHD coaching, or therapy for children under about 12 (she does provide medication management for them).
She does not provide neuropsychological testing, which is done by psychologists who specialize in Neurocognitive evaluations.
Substance use is not her primary focus, but with her background as an addictions counselor, she can help when alcohol or cannabis use comes up alongside other concerns, or help you find the right resource.
A little more about Kristin
Kristin grew up in rural Oregon. She enjoys attending OSU women’s basketball games and spending time with friends and family.
A note from Kristin
"You're not alone. You don't need to go through anything alone. It takes a lot of courage and vulnerability to reach out for help, and it might seem really hard, but it's much easier than you’d think, and the results can be life-changing."
Kristin Moen, DNP, PMHNP-BC
To request an appointment with Kristin, use the contact form (on the website). Two Rivers Integrative Health, 257 SW Madison Ave, Suite 209, Corvallis, OR 97333.