Debbie Tyson is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and has 8 years of nursing experience in the psychiatric field ranging from child, adult, and geriatric inpatient care to community mental health crisis stabilization and substance abuse treatment. She received her Associates of Science in Nursing at Northwest Shoals Community College and immediately started working as a psychiatric nurse in a geriatric inpatient hospital unit. She completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing at the University of North Alabama where she was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. She achieved her Master’s of Science in Nursing at the University of South Alabama. While attending Graduate School through the University of South Alabama, she was a charge nurse in a geriatric inpatient facility and then a nurse at a behavioral health outpatient facility. While working as a nurse in the outpatient setting, she became familiar with prior authorization processes and was able to talk with clients daily about questions and concerns regarding mental health. She is enthusiastic to apply her experience and compassion with clients as they begin to address issues that will help them to improve their quality of life and attain a sense of fulfillment. Her primary focuses are providing honest communication to each patient and quality resources for all those involved. She has dedicated her career to lowering the stigma associated with mental illness, as well as trying to make a difference in each and every person’s life that she has the privilege of meeting and interacting with. She truly loves being a mental health provider and is so grateful in having a career that allows her to meet wonderful people, while lending her expertise in helping them reach their full potential in life. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and all that northwestern Alabama has to offer!