Who We Are
“Forging the Path to a Healthier Mind and Body”
Fortitude is courage in pain or adversity. The first step in a journey towards optimal health is having the courage to move forward because we know it is hard. We can help guide your path and provide the services you need to assist in navigating your journey. Fortitude Behavioral Health is Nurse Practitioner based, specializing in mental health wellness and psychiatry.
We specialize in:
- Formal/initial evaluations & consultation for medication, medical procedure clearance, compliance purposes and for overall outpatient mental health care
- Medication and pharmacologic management
- Collaborative referral system for psychotherapy, psychological testing, psychiatric rehabilitation, and health home care for the management of chronic disease
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bipolar and mood disorders
- Psychotic Disorders
- Attention and Neurocognitive issues (e.g. ADHD)
- Trauma and stress-related disorders (e.g. PTSD)
About
Hara E. Oyedeji
PMHNP-BC, MS, MSed
Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Hara Oyedeji is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatric Mental Health (CRNP-PMH). She has specialized in behavioral health since starting her nursing career in 2011 but initially began her counseling career with college students since 2003. Hara has experience working in both hospital and outpatient care settings from children to adults across the lifespan. Hara has spent time working with many patients that suffer from both acute and chronic mental health crises, substance abuse & addictions, and psychosocial problems.
Hara’s beliefs and values are based on the foundation of service and helping others. Within her current role, she is dedicated to working with those that are marginally stigmatized by mental health issues. She provides the necessary services including medication management in a therapeutic context geared at positive life changes. Hara believes in a holistic approach that recognizes the relationship between mental and physical health. She also has a particular interest in serving marginalized communities, women & children to reach optimal health in all areas.
Hara is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specializing in psychiatry and is registered with the Maryland State Board of Nursing. She received her Post Master’s Certificate from Drexel University’s Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program in 2017. Prior, she graduated in 2011 from the University of Maryland School of Nursing with her second Master’s Degree and from Monmouth University in 2005 with her first Master’s Degree in Education with a focus in higher education administration. Her Bachelor’s Degree was earned in 2002 from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Hara’s education has built a foundation for her leadership skills and helped guide her to the advanced level she is at now as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.