Yulonda Leverett, APRN

Provider type: APN

Serving: Adolescents, Adults, Seniors

Languages: English

About Yulonda Leverett, APRN

Yulonda Leverett is a dual certified Nurse Practitioner in both Adult Health and Psychiatric Mental Health. She has more than 28 years of nursing experience which includes critical care and perioperative services. She has over ten years of expertise working with the elderly within the long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation setting and is highly skilled in the treatment of various forms of dementia.

Yulonda received an Associate of Science in Nursing from Polk Community College (1995), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Florida (2000), a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Florida (2012), and a Post-Master's Certificate from Maryville University (2019).

She describes herself as an empathetic listener who believes in helping individuals achieve mental and physical health. Her compassionate approach aims to motivate and empower. She believes that medication is not the only form of treatment and is devoted to assisting her patients in modifying lifestyle behaviors that negatively impact their mental health.

Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Alcohol and Drug Use Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • CBT for Insomnia
  • Childhood behavior issues
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Medical Conditions/Health Psychology
  • Midlife Transitions
  • Mindfulness
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
  • Psychosis/Schizophrenia
  • PTSD/Trauma
  • Sleep Disorders/Insomnia
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Women's issues
  • Education & Certifications

    Polk State College-Winter Haven, Florida
    January 1992–June 1995
    Associate in Science Nursing

    University of Central Florida -Orlando, Florida
    January 1998–May 2000
    Bachelor of Science in Nursing

    University of South Florida–Tampa, Florida
    January 2010–May 2012
    Master of Science in Nursing
    Areas of Concentration: Adult Health

    Maryville University–St. Louis, Missouri
    January 2018–December 2019
    Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Post Masters Certificate

    Locations

    North Tampa

    14499 North Dale Mabry Highway
    Suite 130-S
    Tampa FL 33618

    Insurance

    • Advent Health
    • Aetna
    • Cigna
    • ComPsych
    • Humana
    • Humana Military
    • Imagine Health
    • Lucet
    • MediNcrease
    • Optum
    • Orlando Health (UMR)
    • Tricare Select