Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University in North Carolina. She then worked on the telemetry unit as a Registered Nurse at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, North Carolina until she moved to the Golden Isles in December 2012. From there, she began working in Hematology/Oncology at Southeast Georgia Health System while furthering her education. In 2017, she completed her Master of Science in Nursing and obtained her Family Nurse Practitioner degree from South University in Savannah, Georgia. After obtaining her Family Nurse Practitioner, she began working in psychiatry and substance abuse. In 2021 she achieved her post-master’s certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She is now dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has worked exclusively in psychiatry and substance abuse, in a variety of outpatient and inpatient settings, since 2017. While she does not provide routine medical care, being certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner as well allows her to provide more holistic care as she can give consideration to your medical issues.