Committed to You
At Brilliance Psychiatry and Wellness, our unwavering commitment is to guide you toward a life of emotional well-being and cognitive brilliance.
Through personalized care, evidence-based approaches, and a compassionate environment, we are dedicated to helping you discover the path to lasting mental wellness.
Pearl Rucker, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Dr. Portia Nunley, DNP, APRN, MSN, PMHNP-BC,
Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, who works with the adult mental health population. She primarily manages patients
who have challenges with depression, anxiety, insomnia, and Bipolar II disorder. She is endeared
to women of interpersonal violence (IPV), and she encourages the use of financial strategies
promoted by the Allstate Foundation’s Moving Ahead Curriculum to promote financial
stability and empowerment of IPV survivors who have left or are planning to leave abusive
relationships. She has recently begun treating dual-diagnosis patients with alcohol and opioid use
disorder as well as general psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Daisy Hazel Drayton, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and Master of
Science in Nursing from Georgia Southern University as PMHNP. Ms. Drayton earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia. She also earned her Master of Management from Troy University. She is passionate about mental health and promotes wellness throughout the life span of people. She is a life-long learner, keeping abreast of evidence-based practices that affect mental health.
Ms. Drayton has various mental health nursing experiences working with children/adolescents and adults. She spent her career as a mental health nurse in a federal system supporting veterans working in acute and long-term inpatient units, and outpatient mental health clinics. Her career also includes inpatient acute crisis stabilization for a community-based service board and Telepsychiatry. Patients can expect professionalism, dignity, respect, and confidentiality. She specializes in treating Adjustment Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and
Schizophrenia Spectrum.
Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner,
earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of South Alabama and her Bachelor’s from Columbus State University. She is very passionate about mental health and wellness which shows in her relentless energy given to research for the benefit of her clients. Ms. Rucker enjoys helping clients to achieve their fullest potential in life through holistic psychiatric treatment in outpatient psychiatry, acute crisis stabilization, forensics psychiatry, and telepsychiatry.
Ms. Rucker provides warm, person-centered, and holistic care. Patients can expect courtesy, professionalism, and respect at each encounter. She specializes in treatment of Adjustment Disorder, Panic, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, ADD/ADHD, OCD, PTSD, Substance use Disorder, Schizophrenia Spectrum disorders, Autism, and other psychiatric illnesses.
Get in Touch:
Mailing Address
1 Olympic place,
Towson, MD
21204
Email Address
pearl@brilliancepsychiatry.com
Phone Number
410-632-6924
Fax Number
410-220-8061
Brilliance Psychiatry and Wellness
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