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Dayanara Gohil

Dayanara Gohil

Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Daya Gohil is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner that practices across the lifespan. Prior to working for BestMind, she worked at a community mental health center for over 6 years where she specialized in complex high acuity clients with co-morbidities. Daya is passionate about her work and believes in individualizing treatment plans to meet every individual’s psychiatric needs with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. Her philosophy is to provide exceptional care by blending evidence-based modalities that include medications, therapy and lifestyle modifications to achieve optimal outcomes. When Daya is not at work, she enjoys hiking, traveling, solving puzzles, reading, watching movies and spending time with family. She is an active volunteer and enjoys teaching about mental health awareness to help improve our community and eliminate barriers. 

Education:

  • Master of Science in Nursing, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of Colorado 
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Colorado 
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Colorado 

Specialties:

  • High acuity mental health patients with comorbidities 
  • Mood Disorders: Depression/ Bipolar Disorder
  • Psychotic Disorders: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorders 
  • Anxiety Disorders: Social anxiety, panic disorder, GAD, and OCD
  • Personality Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Substance Use Disorders 
  • Gender Identity Disorder 
  • Development Delays
  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • She is also fluent in Spanish