A highly respected physician in her field, Dr Nicole Bernard Washington is a board-certified psychiatrist, speaker, author, and consultant who has always had an affinity towards working with populations who aren’t typically consumers of mental health services including underserved communities, those with severe mental illness and high performing professionals. As Chief Medical Officer and founder of Elocin Psychiatric Services, she provides care to many physicians who are in need of mental health treatment.

At the peak of the pandemic, Dr. Washington saw an increase in the mental health needs of physicians. She was aware of other psychiatrists who could provide those services but quickly realized that there was no single place that a physician in need could go to find a psychiatrist. This was yet another barrier in physicians seeking treatment.  Out of this need, Physician Mental Health was born and she is committed to overseeing the growth of this physician resource.