Helping You Move Forward
Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.
- Noam Shpancer, PhD
About
My goal is to help you move forward in your mental health journey.
Carl is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
He has obtained his Professional Registered Nurse degree from Niagara County Community College, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Daemen University, and Master of Science in Nursing from D'Youville University.
As a registered nurse, he has worked in treatment areas such as hospice, renal transplant, Burn Treatment Unit, and Medical Intensive Care Unit at our local Level 1 Trauma Center in Buffalo, NY.
As a nurse practitioner, he has worked in outpatient community mental health, psychiatric homecare, and forensic assertive community treatment (FACT) .
Carl DeFranco II, PMHNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Services
Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Supportive Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Insurance Accepted
- Cigna
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Anthem
- United Healthcare Oxford
- Carelon
- The Empire Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Massachusetts
- Optum
Location
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