Elaina Wooten, PMHNP, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Serenity Mental Health Centers in Colorado Springs, CO, where she brings over six years of nursing experience and a deep commitment to whole-person care. With a background in both inpatient and community health settings, Elaina is passionate about addressing the emotional and psychological aspects of wellness through a trauma-informed, collaborative approach.

Throughout her career, Elaina has worked to improve the systems that support mental health, including helping hospitals implement policies that prioritize mental wellness for vulnerable populations. Her work has ranged from enhancing suicide risk assessments to ensuring that NICU parents have access to bedside mental health resources during some of life’s most difficult moments.

Elaina believes that healing begins with empathy, curiosity, and trust. Her care philosophy centers on building meaningful, transparent relationships with each patient and tailoring every treatment plan to the person’s unique needs, background, and goals. Whether she’s supporting someone with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other psychiatric conditions, Elaina’s focus remains on empowering her patients through shared decision-making, therapeutic support, and evidence-based medication management when appropriate.

Her decision to pursue psychiatry stems from a desire to destigmatize mental health care and provide compassionate spaces where people feel safe to heal. For Elaina, mental health is foundational to overall wellness—and every patient deserves care that honors their story, values, and strength.

When she’s not in the clinic, Elaina is a lifelong learner and passionate advocate for mental health equity, always seeking new ways to grow both professionally and personally to better support those she serves.