About Serenity Health Telepsychiatry

Mission Statement
Our mission at Serenity Health Telepsychiatry, LLC. is to provide care for patients ages 5-85 years of age who do not have the ability or opportunity to see healthcare providers the chance to be seen by a mental health professional. Our focus and goals are to provide the best evidence-based care and treatment to our patients.

At Serenity Health Telepsychiatry, LLC. we diagnose and treat anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. In addition, we medically treat ADHD and assist with treating the symptoms that may arise from autism and various personality disorders, once such disorders have been officially diagnosed through appropriate testing.

Bio
Heriberto Sierra is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. He has been working in the mental health field since 2010. He graduated from Gannon University with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He went to St. Luke’s school of Nursing to receive his diploma in nursing in 2006 and Moravian College where he received his bachelor’s degree in 2012. He practiced as a registered nurse on a medical-surgical unit, oncology unit, and ICU unit at St. Luke’s hospital in Pennsylvania and Mercy hospital of Philadelphia. He then went on to practice as a psychiatric nurse at Central Regional Hospital in Butner, NC, UNC in Chapel Hill, and Wake Med in Raleigh, NC where he has taken care of patients ranging from children and adolescents to the elderly. He became a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner after finishing his master’s degree at Frontier Nursing University in 2021. He became employed at Carolina Behavioral Care in 2022.

Mr. Sierra is originally from Pennsylvania and is now making his residence in North Carolina since 2013.

Areas of Clinical Interest
Mr. Sierra’s clinical interests include treating psychiatric and substance abuse patients across the life spectrum. His clinical practice includes psychopharmacology and psychotherapy services. He treats his patients with a holistic approach including dealing with nutrition, exercise, sleep, and strategies to reduce tension and stress in order to improve overall mental and psychiatric health conditions.

Hobbies and Interest
Spending as much time as possible with wife and family, traveling, weight lifting, going out to eat, and enjoying live music and the theater.

How Services are Paid For

Out-of-Pocket Payment Methods
Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa

Insurances that we work with:

• Aetna
• Blue Cross
• Blue Shield
• BlueCross and BlueShield
• Carelon Behavioral Health
• Cigna and Evernorth
• Magellan
• MaineCare
• Optum
• UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Specialties and Expertise

Serenity Health Telepschiatry works with clients who are predominantly looking for assistance with medication management. We specialize in medication prescriptions for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADHD, and substance abuse. We offer supportive and talk therapy. We are also precepting psychiatric NP students for colleges and Universities in Maine, PA, NC, and California. Please inquire for pricing.

Expertise

• ADHD
• Alcohol Use
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Asperger’s Syndrome
• Autism
• Behavioral Issues
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality (BPD)
• Depression
• Dual Diagnosis
• Impulse Control Disorders
• Life Transitions
• Medication Management
• Mood Disorders
• Psychosis
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Self-Harming
• Sleep or Insomnia
• Stress
• Suicidal Ideation
• Teen Violence
• Trauma and PTSD