A member of our Behavioral Health team, Melissa Schepp, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner specially trained to help people of all ages manage a wide range of mental health conditions. A lifelong Minot resident, Melissa graduated cum laude from Minot State University, earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She began her nursing career in Trinity Health’s Labor & Delivery Unit and later became associated with First District Health Unit, where she served as a school nurse and a public health nurse. In 2019, she joined North Central Human Service Center, an experience that inspired her to pursue a Master of Science in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the University of North Dakota. Melissa is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the National Association of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. She’s also a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Melissa and her husband, Bryan, have a blended family of six children and three dogs. They enjoy spending time with family and friends and enjoy the summer months at Lake Metigoshe.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is a field of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, including anxiety disorder, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.