Do I have to take medication?
No. Mindful GEM Psychiatry avoids medication-first treatment. Medication is considered only when clinically appropriate and only as part of patient-included management with professional advice.
Crisis Support
Need Immediate Help?
911: If you are experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency or are in immediate danger, call 911.
988: If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, thoughts of self-harm, or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for immediate support.
Mindful GEM Psychiatry is not an emergency service.
Psychiatric Care for Adults and Patients Ages Six and Up in Maryland
Mindful GEM Psychiatry provides compassionate, expert psychiatric care through telehealth across Maryland and in-person visits in Severna Park.
Focused support for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and related concerns is delivered with Growth, Encouragement, and Motivation at the center of care.
Ages 6 and Up WelcomeAccepting New PatientsTelehealth Across MarylandIn-Person in Severna Park
Growth | Encouragement | Motivation
A Thoughtful, Personalized Approach
Mindful GEM Psychiatry
Growth, Encouragement, and Motivation are more than brand language. They frame how care is delivered and how progress is supported over time.
Mindful GEM Psychiatry is built around the belief that meaningful psychiatric care should support the whole person, not just symptoms. Care is collaborative and supportive, with a focus on safety, stability, and the best possible outcomes.
Growth, Encouragement, and Motivation shape the practice's approach to individualized, integrative care that may include medication management, advocacy, mental health education, and culturally humble support where every patient is reminded that they matter.
Ongoing integrative mental wellness care is centered on listening carefully, building trust over time, and helping each person move toward steadier routines, healthier coping, and greater resilience in daily life.
Common Concerns
What Patients Commonly Want To Know
Many patients arrive after feeling rushed, overmedicated, or not fully heard. Mindful GEM Psychiatry structures care differently with longer intake visits, collaborative treatment planning, and a clear expectation that questions and concerns belong in the room.
What happens in the first session?
The first visit is used to understand concerns, history, stressors, strengths, and goals. It is a conversation designed to clarify what is going on before any plan is finalized.
How long are appointments?
Initial sessions are typically 45 to 75 minutes. Follow-up visits are often about 45 minutes, with the final 15 minutes reserved for confidential documentation, care planning, and proper follow-through.
Do you rush diagnosis?
No. Diagnostic impressions are treated as clinical tools that guide care, not as labels that define a person. Care is structured to observe patterns carefully and avoid hasty conclusions.
We structure care differently: we avoid medication-first treatment, we use hour-long intake sessions whenever needed for clarity, and we make room for thoughtful follow-up instead of pushing people through a fast process.
Proven Techniques
How Growth, Encouragement, And Mindful Care Become Real
Mindful GEM Psychiatry uses practical, proven techniques so care feels tangible rather than abstract. The goal is to help patients understand what is happening, participate in decisions, and build durable habits that support emotional steadiness over time.
Mindful Care
Care starts with careful listening, trauma-informed interviewing, thoughtful assessment, and attention to patterns in sleep, stress, relationships, and physical health. This helps treatment stay grounded in the whole person rather than a rushed impression.
Encouragement In Practice
Encouragement is provided through psychoeducation, collaborative goal setting, motivational interviewing, and realistic step-by-step planning. Patients are supported in understanding options, asking questions, and shaping decisions rather than being pushed through a fixed script.
Growth Through Proven Techniques
Growth is supported through measurement-based follow-up, medication review when appropriate, routine-building, coping-skills coaching, mindfulness strategies, journaling, and other evidence-informed methods that help progress become visible and sustainable.
Provider
Meet Vivian Craft
Vivian Craft
MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Severna Park, Maryland
Vivian Craft brings more than two decades of nursing experience across diverse clinical settings, along with a strong psychiatric background in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
As a person from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, she understands the importance of representation and cultural humility in mental health care. Her practice is evidence-based, patient-centered, and affirming, creating a space where individuals feel seen, heard, respected, and actively involved in their care.
Top Specialties
Clinical Focus And Expertise
Mindful GEM Psychiatry offers collaborative, evidence-based psychiatric care with focused support for anxiety, depression, and mood disorders across every stage of life. Top specialties highlighted in the public practice profile and a core area of individualized care at Mindful GEM Psychiatry.
Care may include evaluation, diagnosis, medication management when appropriate, advocacy, and mental health education, with culturally responsive support shaped by representation, cultural humility, and the belief that every patient deserves to feel heard, respected, and valued.
Anxiety
- Excessive worry
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Muscle tension
- Sleep disruption
- Panic
- Avoidance
- Hypervigilance
- Racing thoughts
- Poor concentration
Depression
- Low mood
- Loss of interest
- Fatigue
- Hopelessness
- Guilt
- Appetite changes
- Sleep changes
- Slowed thinking
- Poor concentration
- Thoughts of death
Mood Disorders
- Mood swings
- Irritability
- Elevated mood
- Low mood
- Energy shifts
- Impulsivity
- Racing thoughts
- Sleep disruption
- Emotional lability
- Impaired functioning
Additional Areas Of Support
Comprehensive Psychiatric Support
Mindful GEM Psychiatry offers personalized psychiatric care designed around the needs of each individual. Services may include psychiatric evaluations, ongoing treatment, therapy-informed support, and medication management when appropriate.
Psychiatric Evaluations
Thoughtful assessments help clarify symptoms, history, concerns, and treatment goals.
Ongoing Mental Wellness Care
Steady, supportive care is designed to help patients build stability and move forward with confidence.
Medication Management
Medication review and treatment planning are offered when clinically appropriate as part of a broader care plan.
Whole-Person Support
Care reflects life stage, cultural context, emotional wellbeing, and long-term mental health needs.
Access
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Telehealth Across Maryland
Convenient virtual psychiatric care for patients throughout Maryland.
In-Person in Severna Park
Select in-person visits are available in Severna Park and surrounding communities based on patient needs and clinical fit.
Contact
Take the Next Step
If you are looking for expert psychiatric care for yourself or a loved one, Mindful GEM Psychiatry welcomes you to connect.
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Availability
Tuesday through Saturday
9:30 am to 6:30 pm Eastern
Initial sessions are typically 45 to 75 minutes. Follow-up visits are often about 45 minutes, with the final 15 minutes reserved for confidential documentation and care planning.
Support Resources
Crisis Support Resources
911: If you are experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency or are in immediate danger, call 911.
988: If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, thoughts of self-harm, or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for immediate support.
If you need urgent support right now, use 911 or 988 rather than this contact form.