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.

I provide care for children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, emotional regulation difficulties, behavioral concerns, mood changes, sleep difficulties, trauma-related symptoms, and autism-related challenges. My services include comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, thoughtful medication management, therapy recommendations, school collaboration, and coordination with other members of the care team when appropriate.

My approach is warm, collaborative, evidence-based, and developmentally informed. I take time to understand each patient’s symptoms, strengths, medical history, relationships, environment, and daily functioning. I believe meaningful care begins with listening and that children and teens often make the greatest progress when caregivers are welcomed as valued partners in treatment.

During the initial visit, I focus on building trust, answering questions, and understanding the whole picture before recommending next steps. Treatment options are explained clearly, and families are included in creating realistic, individualized plans that may include medication management, coping strategies, therapy referrals, school support, and follow-up care.

My goal is to create a calm, respectful, and nonjudgmental space where young people feel understood and families feel informed, supported, and confident in the treatment plan. Every child, teen, and young adult is more than a diagnosis, and I am committed to providing care that honors each person’s identity, strengths, experiences, and potential.

Be seen. Be heard. Be truly you.