Family-Centered, Whole-Child
Every child, teen, and young adult brings a unique story, and I want to understand the whole picture. I look closely at emotions, behavior, school life, physical health, and family relationships so that care feels realistic and personal. Parents and caregivers are welcomed as partners, because support at home and school can shape progress. Together, I work with families to create plans that honor strengths, address concerns, and respect values, so each young person can feel safe, understood, and supported to Be seen. Be heard. Be truly you.
Pediatric and Psychiatric Expertise
As a dual-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I bring both medical and mental health training to every visit. My background in pediatric primary care, urgent care, neonatal care, and school-based community health allows me to connect symptoms with development and physical health. This helps me provide thoughtful psychiatric evaluations, careful medication management, and age-appropriate therapy approaches. I pay close attention to safety, side effects, and real-life routines, so each plan fits your child's stage of life and daily world.
Safe, Inclusive Care
Truly You Psychiatry is a Black-owned practice committed to respectful, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed care. I recognize that race, culture, community, identity, and life experiences can shape how children and families experience stress and seek support.
My goal is to create a welcoming space where difficult topics can be discussed openly and thoughtfully, including safety concerns, identity-related stress, and past experiences. I continue training in areas such as suicide prevention and counseling on access to lethal means so that care remains compassionate, careful, and centered on the emotional and physical safety of every family.
My Mission
My mission is to provide thoughtful, developmentally informed psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and young adults. I create a calm, respectful space where each person’s story is heard, families feel included, and treatment honors strengths and struggles. Every visit reflects my belief that young people deserve care that helps them feel seen, heard, supported, and free to be truly themselves.
My Vision
My vision is for children, teens, and young adults to receive timely, age-appropriate psychiatric support that feels safe, clear, and empowering. I want families to feel confident navigating evaluations, medications, and therapy options with clarity while young people build resilience, emotional regulation, and self-acceptance. The goal is care that supports lasting growth and confidence through every new season of life.
My Values
My values are rooted in compassion, curiosity, respect, and collaboration. I believe in clear communication, shared decision-making, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care. Every child and young adult is more than a diagnosis, so I consider school, home, health, identity, strengths, and challenges. My goal is for each visit to build trust, safety, understanding, and meaningful support for the whole family.
Meet Shylisa Hicks
I am a dual-certified, board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner licensed in Texas. I earned my Master of Science in Nursing with a pediatric nurse practitioner focus from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed my post-master’s psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner education at Herzing University.
My clinical background includes pediatric primary care, urgent care, neonatal care, school-based community health, family education, and psychiatric mental health. This experience helps me consider how a young person’s emotional well-being, behavior, development, physical health, family relationships, school environment, and everyday experiences are connected.