About Welch Psychiatric Group
Psychiatric care should feel human.
Not rushed. Not dismissive. Not reduced to a diagnosis.
Welch Psychiatric Group PLLC was created around a simple belief: meaningful psychiatric care begins with understanding the person before treating the symptoms.
There is rarely one explanation for why someone is struggling. Biology, relationships, experiences, stress, development, sleep, physical health, medications, trauma, and the demands of everyday life can all matter. My role is to help make sense of that bigger picture with you—and turn it into a thoughtful, realistic plan for moving forward.
CURRENT TELEHEALTH AVAILABILITY: COLORADO + ARIZONA
Meet Lindsey
I’m Lindsey Welch, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and founder of Welch Psychiatric Group.
Before becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I spent years as a registered nurse caring for people during some of the most vulnerable, complicated, and uncertain moments of their lives. My nursing background has included behavioral health, trauma, critical care, rehabilitation, medical-surgical care, and clinical education.
That experience shaped the way I practice psychiatry today. I do not believe a person can be understood from a checklist of symptoms alone.
When we meet, I want to understand what changed, what has helped, what has not, what life looks like outside of an appointment, and what you actually want to be different.
Sometimes medication is an important part of that plan. Sometimes the first step is understanding the diagnosis more clearly. Sometimes it means reconsidering a treatment approach that never quite made sense. Often, meaningful improvement comes from addressing several parts of the picture at the same time.
The goal is not simply to prescribe something.
The goal is to help you understand what is happening—and decide together what comes next.You should leave a psychiatric appointment understanding yourself better than when you walked into it.
That philosophy guides the way I evaluate, explain, and approach treatment at Welch Psychiatric Group, PLLC.
The Experience
A different kind of psychiatric appointment.
We slow down enough to understand.
The full picture matters. Your history, relationships, physical health, sleep, stress, development, medications, and prior treatment all help us understand what may be contributing to how you feel.
We talk about the why.
You deserve clear explanations. Diagnoses, medications, treatment options, risks, benefits, and alternatives should make sense to you— not simply appear on an after-visit summary.
We make decisions together.
Your perspective is part of the treatment plan. I bring psychiatric training and clinical experience; you bring expertise in your own life. The strongest plan respects both.
The Person Behind the Practice
A clinician, a nurse, and a mom.
I’m also a mom of three girls, which has given me an entirely different appreciation for what it means to trust another person with your child’s care.
Parents often arrive at psychiatric appointments carrying their own questions alongside their child’s struggles: Is this normal? Are we missing something? Does my child really need medication? What happens if we treat this? What happens if we do not?
Those questions deserve thoughtful answers.
Just as I partner with parents to protect a child’s growth, I collaborate with adults and older adults through life transitions, cognitive changes, caregiving stress, health changes, and evolving mental health needs.
When I work with children and adolescents, parents and caregivers are an important part of the process. My goal is not to rush a child toward a diagnosis or medication. It is to understand what is happening developmentally, emotionally, behaviorally, socially, academically, medically, and within the family—and determine what kind of support actually makes sense.
Professional Background
Experience that informs the way I practice.
PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatry · Behavioral Health · Trauma · Critical Care · Rehabilitation · Medical-Surgical Nursing · Education
- Children & Adolescents: Developmental, emotional, behavioral, and school-related concerns.
- Adults: Anxiety, mood changes, ADHD, trauma, burnout, relationship stressors, and life transitions.
- Older Adults: Later-life transitions, caregiving stress, grief, cognitive concerns, and mental health needs alongside physical health changes.
Outpatient Psychiatry · Inpatient Psychiatry · Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care · Acute & Medical Care
Secure telehealth appointments are currently available in Colorado and Arizona. Washington coming soon.
What You Can Expect
Care built around clarity, honesty, and respect.
Curiosity before assumptions.
I will not assume that the first explanation is necessarily the right one.
Honesty.
If I think medication may help, I will explain why. If I believe another type of care would serve you better, I will tell you that too.
Collaboration.
Treatment is not something done to you. It is something we build together.
Thoughtfulness.
Psychiatric medications can be incredibly helpful, but they deserve careful consideration, monitoring, and ongoing conversation.
Respect.
You are more than a diagnosis, a medication list, a screening score, or a difficult chapter in your life.
Welch Psychiatric Group
You do not have to have everything figured out before you ask for help.
Maybe you know exactly what is wrong. Maybe you only know that something feels different. Maybe you are worried about your child. Maybe you have tried treatment before and still do not feel like yourself.
Wherever you are starting, we can start there.