Psychiatrists in Montana

Dr. Yakov is psychiatrist with combined background in medicine and neurology, participants of many clinical research projects and author numerous international/USA publications in neuropsychiatry on topics of movement disorders, smell/taste/hormonal abnormalities, sensory gaiting and sensory reduction methods in adult psychiatry. Since Psychiatry Residency training at University of Alabama of Birmingham (2012-2016), Dr. Yakov gained extensive experience in management treatment resistant depression/bipolar disorders and suicidal patients with novel antidepressant medications and cutting edge approaches (TMS, Spravato).

Online new client & Saturday appointments available! If you are experiencing concerns of anxiety, depression, substance dependence, ADHD, autism or PTSD, I am here to support you. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I offer psychiatric services and mental health support as part of a complete treatment plan that includes nutrition, nootropics, supplements, medication, counseling and psychosocial support. It is my passion to support you in identifying the cause of the challenges you are experiencing and work with you to achieve the goal of full remission, so that you can truly thrive in your life.

Ashley is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) across the lifespan. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing with a Psychiatric Mental Health specialization from Walden University. Ashley has years of experience in various settings as a nurse that includes ICU, Hospice, and Psychiatry. As a provider, she continues to work in Emergency Psychiatry within Montana's largest health care system. She assists patients in crisis stabilization that can include severe conditions such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and psychosis.

I am rooted in integrative mental health, seeing a client as a whole person where family history, medical history, genetics, lifestyle choices and social connection intersect. I partner with clients to chart an individualized plan for wellness and psychiatric care. My treatment tool belt includes traditional western medicine and medications, pioneering interventions such as intranasal ketamine, as well as non-pharmaceutical interventions like meditation, mindfulness, and acudetox. I have high standards for dignified, ethical, and principled mental health care.

We all tend to seek help when what we are doing is no longer working, or we feel stuck , dissatisfied or our life is out of control, or someone we care about says that we should get help. I view these pivotal moments as potential moments of alchemy, if we are willing to be mindful with what is, staying with our experience and working through it. Remaining mindFUL allows the experience to teach us what we are supposed to learn, if we are open to it. I am here to support you as you go through your journey, face your challenges, identify patterns with you that keep you feel stuck so that you can be more free to be your best self.

My focus is to assist those who may struggle with their mental health and tailor a specific plan of care that the individual and myself create. The recent pandemic has pushed society to recognize that individuals may need assistance with mental wellness. Montana is very rural and services are not always readily available, I am committed to the wellness of individuals and would like to provide services to our community.

As a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner located in Missoula, MT, I work to engage in a unique therapeutic relationship. My focus is to perform a thorough assessment, diagnosis and evaluation to provide medication management, psychoeducation, and psychotherapy using a collaborative approach. Overall, I welcome my clients to come as they are and share their needs so that together, we can reach their mental health goals. Mental health care is an essential piece of overall health and I look forward to collaborating with my clients and their healthcare team.