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About IHC
IHC partners with healthcare clinics and psychotherapy sites to offer psychiatric, addiction medicine, and behavioral health care services via in-person and telehealth visits.
This unique partnership model improves access, coordination, and continuity of care for patients and partners while creating an additional revenue stream for the partner site.
Access • Coordination • Continuity
About Angela Braaten
Angela is a Licensed Clinic Social Worker. Angela grew up in Topeka, Kansas and received her graduate degree in clinic social work at Washburn University. She started her career in community behavioral health, where she provided services to teens and families. Angela worked with patients struggling with addictions, chronic mental illness and acute crisis. Angela has also worked in the hospital settings providing crisis assessment, end of life discussions, goals of care and trauma case management. She is skilled in palliative care consults and geriatric interventions, as well. Most recently, she has worked in a primary care clinic providing services for patients struggling with addictions, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship conflicts and other mental health symptoms that are connected to overall wellbeing and health. Angela is trained in dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma work, motivational interviewing and solution focused interventions. She prides herself in providing services with safety, dignity and respect. Angela’s approach is patient-centered and guided by trauma-informed care. She believes that advocacy and honoring a patient’s self-determination will lead to the most effective outcome for mental and physical health. Angela strives to provide a therapeutic connection- to be seen, heard and valued in each interaction.
Angela is a proud mother of 2 adult children and 2 beautiful Great Danes. She loves hiking, camping and cooking in her spare time. Helping others find balance and joy is what brings her to this work every day.
About Traci Burks
I am Traci Richards Burks. To tell you a little about myself, I'm originally from Alabama, but moved to Shreveport, LA then to Bossier City, LA in 2004 due to my position. I am a Nurse Practitioner at the Overton Brooks VAMC in Shreveport, LA. I received my nursing degree, BSN, at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Ten years later I received my MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Samford University. My terminal degree is a Doctorate in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2013. I have recently, May 2019, completed my Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Northwestern State University.
Clinically, I work in infectious disease, internal medicine, PsychiatricMentalHealth, and telehealth.
My major duties include assessment with history and physicals, evaluation, diagnosing, prescribing and management of acute and chronic illnesses medical and Psychiatric.
My philosophy for live is to strive beyond where you think you can go. Never quit. Believe in yourself and you will be what you believe.
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