I have 6 years of clinical experience. Prior to Mantra, I counseled countless to manage the psychological complications of living with a chronic medical illness. As one would imagine, I became very practiced at using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. Now I have the privilege of working with our students to decrease their symptoms and improve their self-care on their journey toward completing college.

Karla Shaw-Ahishaye is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, with years of experience as an RN and NP. Her expertise is in adolescent and adult psychiatry & she specializes in ADHD & mood disorders. Karla welcomes the collegiate population, fully understanding the challenges & expectations during this time. Her approach to care is patient-centered, and she believes this is achieved when the patient and provider work together to create and maintain treatment goals.

My clinical experience dates back to 2017 and I’ve been fortunate enough to work with both adolescents and adults. My areas of expertise include the DBT and CBT modules. I’m excited to work with collegiate students because they are such a diverse and unique population. Being that they all come from different backgrounds, I feel I can learn from them while assisting and guiding each student with reaching their goals.