Stanton Elinor MS Arnp CS

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Upon graduation from Boston College School of Nursing in 1962, I took my first job as a camp nurse near Cape Cod. It was a summer of work, learning, fun and adventure. Autumn of 1962 marked the beginning of almost 2 years of basic staff nursing in Boston and New Hampshire, followed by 12 years as a Clinical Instructor in Medical-Surgical nursing. During these years I developed competency as a clinician and teacher. Psychiatry was always my secret love, and when the road of life forked I knew it was time to change direction. The University of Rochester in New York became my home base for the two years it took to obtain a Master's degree in Psychiatric nursing.

Upon completion of my Master's degree I returned to New England and spent four challenging and fascinating years in an inner city Mental Health Center, working primarily with chronically mentally ill and homeless patients. It was a job that didn't feel like work to me.

Then I was hired by the Harvard Community Health plan, New England's largest HMO, as a Psychiatric nurse practitioner. In my twelve years there I received excellent mentoring and supervision, and gained invaluable experience as a clinician. I treated hundreds of clients a year, with multiple diagnoses, in all phases of illness. An invaluable facet of my learning was participation in numerous weekly team meetings, where knowledge abounded and information and ideas freely shared.
In 1995 I relocated to Marco Island, Florida and joined a group practice in Naples. In 2000 I ventured out into my own practice, with offices in Marco Island and Naples. I work with adults and occasionally teenagers. My focus is primarily insight-oriented, and I treat a variety of mental health issues, including mood disorders, grief and loss and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I also have special training in marital counseling.