Joy Kubis, Nurse Practitioner
Joy Kubis is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Minnesota who has over 16 years’ experience in mental health. She has a Master of Science in Nursing. Joy has experience working with inpatient, county, and civilly committed patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital.
Joy completes diagnostic assessments, individual psychotherapy, medication management, and individual treatment plans to fit the individual’s unique needs. She specializes in adult psychiatric care, assessing and treating adults 18+ with a variety of mental health conditions.
Mental health is a passion of hers and she strives to achieve mental health parity for all patients. Joy focuses on the patient’s positive attributes and helps to create a specialized plan of care to help them on the road to recovery. She believes mental health is just as important as physical health.
Joy will listen in a non-judgmental and compassionate manner, so you feel heard. It is her goal to help those who suffer from mental health disorders to live their best lives by providing tools for identifying positive coping skills unique to the individual, assistance with treatment planning, referrals as needed, medication management, and connection to therapy and other resources available.
In her spare time, Joy enjoys hiking, kayaking, outdoors, hammocking, going to the lake, hockey, decorating, and spending time with family and friends.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Psychiatry/Medication Management: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.
- ADHD
- Attention & focus
- Depression/feeling down
- Hallucinations
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
- Ability status
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Dementia & memory issues
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- 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
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hoarding
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- 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
- Racial identity
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna) (HealthPartners)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
- German
Education
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Walden University
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952-224-2282
952-224-2284
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Please call us at 952-224-2282 to schedule an appointment with Joy Kubis.
Joy Kubis generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 952-224-2282 to find out Joy Kubis'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 Joy Kubis:
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna) (HealthPartners)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 952-224-2282 to see how we can help.
Yes, Joy Kubis is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
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Yes, Joy Kubis does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Joy Kubis is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
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