Meet Your Care Team
At Uplifting Oasis, our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based mental health care tailored to each individual.
With nearly two decades of experience in mental health, we work collaboratively to support a wide range of needs across the lifespan — helping you feel heard, supported, and empowered in your care.
Team Overview
As Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs), we specialize in diagnosing and treating mental health and substance use disorders using a personalized, evidence-based approach.
We combine medication management with therapy-informed care to help you improve not just symptoms, but your daily functioning and overall quality of life.
Our Team
Dr. Patricia L. Inman, DNP, APNP, PMHNP-BC
Founder & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerDr. Patricia Inman is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providing accessible, personalized telehealth care across Arizona, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, and surrounding areas.
With nearly 20 years of experience in mental health, including community care, crisis intervention, and telepsychiatry, she specializes in the treatment of ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, and mood disorders. Her services include comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and medication management for adults, with a focus on real-life improvement and functional outcomes.
Dr. Inman’s approach is compassionate, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. She integrates evidence-based treatment with practical strategies that patients can apply in their daily lives helping individuals move forward with clarity, confidence, and lasting change.
Care is tailored to each individual, with flexible telehealth appointments available during the day, evenings, and weekends.
Insurance accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Carelon, Aetna, Quest, HSA, Self pay
Leatrice Coleman Ortega, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerLeatrice is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience supporting individuals through a wide range of mental health challenges. Her background spans both inpatient and outpatient settings, where she has served as a psychiatric nurse and nurse manager, bringing both clinical expertise and real-world insight into patient care.
She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, and provides care to adolescents, adults, and seniors across Arizona through convenient telehealth services.
Leatrice takes a compassionate, collaborative approach to care, grounded in the belief that each person is the expert of their own life. She integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing with thoughtful medication management when appropriate, creating personalized treatment plans that support meaningful, lasting change.
She is committed to creating a space where individuals feel seen, heard, and respected — helping patients build resilience, gain clarity, and move forward with confidence.
Insurance accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), United Healthcare (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Carelon, Aetna, Quest
Shanieka is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care in a supportive and nonjudgmental environment. They work with individuals across the lifespan, offering personalized treatment tailored to each person’s unique needs and goals.
Their clinical experience includes the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of mental health conditions through medication management and therapeutic support. They specialize in anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, trauma-related conditions, and stress-related challenges.
Shanieka takes a collaborative, holistic approach to care, focusing not only on symptom relief, but also on helping individuals build coping skills, resilience, and long-term stability. They are committed to creating a space where clients feel heard, informed, and empowered to take an active role in their treatment.
Their goal is to help each individual gain clarity, achieve balance, and move forward with confidence and support.
Insurance accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Carelon, Aetna, Quest
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner