Care That Works For You.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners connect with the patient at a level where the patient and practitioner are both comfortable to develop a holistic treatment plan suited to the patients specific needs.
Our Approach
While some symptoms and conditions may be fairly straightforward and easy to identify, many people present with a range of symptoms that may be interrelated and difficult to tease apart. The private practice setting allows time for clinicians to meet with patients and families to carefully assess and develop a treatment plan that meets the needs of the patient/family.
Meet The Adaptive Minds Team
Daniel Lyons, NP
Nurse Practitioner (NP) & Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Daniel Lyons is a native Washingtonian who attended Gonzaga College High School (‘03) and Georgetown University (‘07, ‘12). Daniel received an MSN in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) from Drexel University (‘18) and is board-certified to provide psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and adults.
Daniel has an extensive personal history of issues with focus, concentration, and executive functioning. His personal and professional journey has helped him be able to be acutely aware of the challenges many professionals face. Attempting to adapt to emotional and behavioral differences while simultaneously meeting performance expectations and deadlines. He is committed to helping patients identify techniques to improve their professional and private lives through a combination of behavioral modifications, medications, and integrative approaches.
Daniel envisions a practice in which issues are viewed as variations of a syndrome rather than in a binary system of disease states. In that vein, Daniel hopes to explore treatment options with patients that include pharmacological, psychological, and integrative approaches inclusive of their medical, psychiatric, psychosocial, and genetic histories. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for therapeutic interventions and as a guide for pharmacological management. While considering treatment plans, he poses this question, “What is this medication in service of?”
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Daniel provides in-person and virtual services for individuals in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Senay Tedla, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Doctor of Nursing (DNP) & Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Senay Tedla, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MBA, BSN, PMP, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, educator, and healthcare leader with over 10 years of diverse clinical experience in medical-surgical, emergency, and psychiatric care settings. He is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based mental health care tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
Dr. Tedla currently practices at Suburban Hospital, where he provides comprehensive psychiatric care and actively participates in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Tedla serves as an Adjunct Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Georgetown University, where he teaches undergraduate and direct-entry master’s nursing students. He is passionate about mentoring future nurses and emphasizes therapeutic communication, clinical reasoning, patient-centered care, and evidence-based psychiatric practice.
Dr. Tedla earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Psychiatric Mental Health from the University of Cincinnati. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Louisiana State University Shreveport, a Bachelor of Science in Information Science with a specialization in Data Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Dr. Tedla combines advanced psychiatric expertise with leadership, healthcare operations, and data analytics to deliver innovative, high-quality patient care. His professional interests include mental health education, quality improvement, and the integration of healthcare technology and data-driven strategies to improve mental health outcomes.
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