Meet Danielle Scala, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Specializing in Women’s Mental Health

I’m a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner passionate about helping women feel like themselves again.

I specialize in women’s mental health, including pregnancy, postpartum, anxiety, depression, PMDD, and hormonal mood changes through perimenopause. My approach is collaborative, thoughtful, and grounded in both clinical expertise and a real understanding of how demanding life can be, especially during motherhood and major transitions.

At Selora, my goal is simple: to provide care that feels supportive, personalized, and genuinely helpful, never rushed or transactional. I offer medication management and therapy-informed care by secure telehealth to women anywhere in Colorado.

Danielle Scala, psychiatric nurse practitioner in Colorado

Why I Do This Work

Before becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I worked as a labor and delivery nurse and in home health. Those years showed me how often women’s mental health falls through the cracks, and how transactional healthcare can feel. I learned that the best care comes from meeting people where they are and letting them guide what their care looks like, rather than simply diagnosing and prescribing.

One of the biggest gaps I’ve seen in perinatal care is that women who screen positive for depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after birth often never get connected to a qualified provider. My goal is to reach women before they’re in crisis. I love working with women from the time they’re thinking about pregnancy, through pregnancy and postpartum, and into parenthood, so they have steady support through every stage.

What I value most in this work is the relationship. It’s a privilege to walk alongside my clients through life’s challenges and watch them build the skills and confidence to feel well again.

Education & Credentials

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Washington State University

  • Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)

  • Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Colorado

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care., Postpartum Support International (PSI)

  • Women’s mental health training, MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health

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