Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Cherie Howard is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) at Restorative Mindset & Behavior Institute PLLC, where she provides compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care across the lifespan.
Cherie earned both her Master of Science in Nursing, with a concentration in psychiatry, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing as an honors graduate. She brings more than three decades of nursing experience to her practice, with expertise spanning psychiatric medication management, addiction medicine, geriatric psychiatry, acute and critical care, and telehealth.
Before joining the Institute, Cherie served diverse patient populations across Eastern North Carolina, including hybrid psychotropic medication management for behavioral health and substance use patients in outpatient clinics and psychiatric care for older adults in long-term care settings. She has experience caring for children, adolescents, and adults, and has mentored and supervised junior nurse practitioners throughout her career.
Cherie is bilingual in English and Spanish, which allows her to connect with and serve a broader community. She is known for her warm, attentive presence, her careful collaboration with therapists, primary care providers, and families, and her commitment to patient education — making sure every individual understands their care and feels heard.
Outside of her clinical work, Cherie values family, lifelong learning, and serving the Eastern North Carolina community she calls home.
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If you or someone you know is at immediate risk of harm please use the national crisis contacts below:
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7. This line is available for mental health distress, thoughts of suicide, and substance use crises.
- 1-800-950-NAMI: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine. You can also text "HELPLINE" to 62640.
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255): The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288): The Self-Harm Hotline.
- 1-800-996-6228: The Family Violence Helpline.
- 1-800-230-PLAN (7526): The Planned Parenthood Hotline.
- 1-800-985-5990: The Disaster Distress Helpline.
- 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262): The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline.
- 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-622-4357): The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Helpline.
- Text HOME TO 741741: Crisis Text Line.
- 1-800-799-7233: National Domestic Violence Hotline