Christine Troyer is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in healthcare.

She began her career as a first responder and later worked in emergency and intensive care nursing. Those high-acuity environments required careful assessment, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to remain grounded when situations were complicated or uncertain. These experiences continue to shape her approach to psychiatric care.

Christine’s interest in psychiatry grew from recognizing that mental health is not separate from physical health, it influences nearly every aspect of a person’s well-being, relationships, functioning, and quality of life. She now provides outpatient psychiatric care for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, attention-related concerns, and other mental health challenges.

Her Approach

Christine believes that good psychiatric care begins with understanding the person rather than immediately matching symptoms to a prescription.

Many psychiatric symptoms overlap. Difficulty concentrating may be related to ADHD, but it may also reflect anxiety, depression, trauma, poor sleep, medication effects, medical illness, or several factors occurring together. Effective treatment depends on looking beyond the most visible symptom and considering the complete clinical picture. Her approach is collaborative, practical, and measured. She takes time to explain her clinical reasoning, discuss available options, and develop treatment plans that reflect both the evidence and the patient’s individual needs.

Medication may be recommended when it is likely to be helpful, but it is never treated as the only measure of progress. Christine also considers daily functioning, sleep, relationships, physical health, stressors, and the patient’s own goals for treatment.

The Meaning Behind Unbridled Psychiatry

The name Unbridled Psychiatry reflects the belief that mental healthcare can be structured and responsible without feeling restrictive, impersonal, or rushed. It represents the pursuit of greater clarity, balance, and forward motion.

Christine’s lifelong connection with horses inspired the name and visual identity of the practice. Unbridled Psychiatry currently provides traditional outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management; equine-assisted services are not currently offered, though they remain part of Christine’s longer-term vision for the practice.