Gwendolyn La Croix, Nurse Practitioner

Gwendolyn La Croix, PMHNP, provides compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric medication management for children, adolescents, teens, and adults throughout Michigan. As a Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse at LifeStance Health, she partners with patients and families to stabilize symptoms, clarify diagnoses, and create thoughtful treatment plans that support long-term mental wellness. Serving clients across MI, Gwendolyn focuses on helping individuals feel heard, understood, and confident in their care. Her clinical specialties include ADHD, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Gwendolyn works closely with patients to assess symptoms, monitor response to medication, and make careful adjustments that promote stability and improved daily functioning. She understands that conditions such as depression, PTSD, and sleep disturbances can significantly impact school performance, work productivity, and relationships. By combining medication management with supportive strategies rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles and mindfulness, she helps patients build practical coping tools alongside pharmacological treatment. She also offers support for concerns such as psychosis, reproductive mental health challenges, and substance use. Gwendolyn is especially passionate about caring for individuals who have been recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She recognizes that this transition period can feel uncertain and vulnerable. Her approach emphasizes close follow-up, medication stabilization, safety planning, and collaborative coordination of care to reduce the risk of relapse and promote a smoother return to home, school, or work. She is committed to providing structured, attentive psychiatric care during this critical phase of recovery. She has experience serving diverse populations, including individuals in the LGBTQ+ community, military members and veterans, and those with autism spectrum disorders. Since beginning her practice in 2016, Gwendolyn has remained dedicated to delivering thorough psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management tailored to each stage of development. Outside of her professional role, she enjoys crocheting, singing, and spending time in nature, activities that help her maintain balance and personal well-being.