Amarachi Ojukwu, Nurse Practitioner
Amarachi Ojukwu helps children, teens, and adults find balance, stability, and relief from complex mental health symptoms through thoughtful psychiatric care for patients across Arizona. Practicing at LifeStance Health, she provides comprehensive medication management that is collaborative, culturally responsive, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Amarachi treats adolescents and teens as well as adults, tailoring care to each stage of life and partnering closely with patients to support both emotional and functional well-being. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Amarachi specializes in the treatment of ADHD, anxiety, and depression, while also addressing mood disorders, trauma-related concerns, and co-occurring conditions. She brings a careful, person-centered approach to psychiatric medication management, integrating clinical insight with close monitoring to optimize outcomes and minimize side effects. Her work is informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and she offers additional therapeutic approaches when clinically appropriate.
Amarachi has experience supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, first responders, and individuals on the autism spectrum, among others. She understands that mental health symptoms often intersect with medical conditions, family stressors, and social pressures, and she strives to create a safe, respectful space where patients feel heard and empowered in their treatment decisions.
Outside of clinical work, Amarachi enjoys teaching and counseling, expanding her professional expertise, watching movies, singing, dancing, and traveling to new destinations. She also offers care in Yoruba for patients who prefer services in that language.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Psychiatry/Medication Management: Ages 11-75+
Areas of Focus
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression/feeling down
- Intense mood changes
- Panic attacks
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Body image
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Dementia & memory issues
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: binging
- Eating issues: food deprivation
- Eating issues: purging/regurgitating
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
- Yoruba
Education
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School Of Midwifery, Mater Misericordia Enugu
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Grand Canyon University
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School of Anesthesiology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu
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School Of Nursing, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
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Walden University
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Walden University Minneapolis, MN
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480-716-0545
702-977-7488
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Frequently Asked
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Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Amarachi Ojukwu. You can also call 480-716-0545 to have someone assist you.
Amarachi Ojukwu generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 480-716-0545 to find out Amarachi Ojukwu's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Amarachi Ojukwu:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 480-716-0545 to see how we can help.
Yes, Amarachi Ojukwu is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
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Yes, Amarachi Ojukwu does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Amarachi Ojukwu is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
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