Caroline Awosika, Nurse Practitioner
Caroline Awosika, APNP, PMHNP-BC, helps adolescents, adults, and seniors across Wisconsin regain stability, clarity, and confidence in their mental health care. As a Nurse Practitioner and Prescriber at LifeStance Health, she provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, individualized medication management, and individual therapy for teens (15–17), adults, and older adults. Her approach is thoughtful and evidence-based, supporting patients navigating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other complex mental health conditions with structured, personalized treatment plans designed to improve daily functioning and long-term wellness in Wisconsin communities. Caroline has a special passion for supporting individuals who have been recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She understands that the transition from inpatient care back to everyday life can feel overwhelming and vulnerable. With careful follow-up, medication optimization, and consistent therapeutic support, she helps patients reduce the risk of relapse, strengthen coping skills, and rebuild stability after acute psychiatric episodes. Her work often includes collaboration with families and other providers to ensure continuity of care and a safe return to home, school, or work environments. Her clinical specialties include Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis/Schizophrenia, and she offers additional expertise in treating conditions such as ADHD, PTSD/Trauma, bipolar disorder, sleep disorders, and women’s mental health concerns. Caroline integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her treatment model, alongside advanced psychopharmacology, to create balanced care plans tailored to everyone’s needs. She also has experience serving women, military/veterans, and individuals with developmental disabilities, offering care that respects each person’s background and lived experience. Caroline practices with precision and compassion, emphasizing diagnostic clarity, careful medication monitoring, and measurable progress. Patients can expect a calm, respectful environment where their concerns are taken seriously, and their goals are central to the treatment process. Outside of her clinical work, Caroline enjoys reading, designing and sewing dresses, preparing meals, and spending meaningful time with family.
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.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- Hallucinations
- Panic attacks
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Bipolar Disorder
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Dementia & memory issues
- Ethnic identity
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Intense mood changes
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Racial identity
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
Languages
- English
- Yoruba
Education
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Chamberlain University
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Bryant & Stratton College - Milwaukee
Frequently Asked
Questions
Please call us at 414-340-5970 to schedule an appointment with Caroline Awosika.
Caroline Awosika generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 414-340-5970 to find out Caroline Awosika'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 Caroline Awosika:
- Aetna
- Ascension SmartHealth
- Aurora Health Care (Advocate)
- CareSource
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Dean Health Plan
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Payment Systems (HPS)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical College of WI
- Medicare
- Network Health Plan (Exceedent)
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quartz
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Railroad Medicare
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- The Alliance
- Tricare West (TriWest)
- Trilogy
- Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 414-340-5970 to see how we can help.
Yes, Caroline Awosika is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
Caroline Awosika works at:
Yes, Caroline Awosika does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Caroline Awosika is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
- English
- Yoruba