About Wellspring
Wellspring Mental Health emerged from the desire to provide quality, holistic, mental health care to children, adolescents, and adults who seek healthy minds and vibrant lives.
Our small office allows flexibility of appointment length, integration of both medication management and psychotherapy, and a goal to improve collaboration with primary care and other providers.
About Kathy Roblyer
Dr. Kathleen Roblyer, DNP, DMin, APRN, PMHNP-BC is the primary provider at Wellspring Mental Health. Kathy is board certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing, and granted delegation authority from physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board.
Kathy earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree (2015) and the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program (2009) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kathy originally entered nursing after graduating with an Associate Degree in Nursing (1976) and going on to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the State University of New York at Albany (1981). She earned a Master of Science degree in International and Cross-Cultural Nursing from the University of California at San Francisco (1986) and holds two graduate seminary degrees, the Master of Divinity (1984) and Doctor of Ministry in Ethnic Missions (1990) from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Kathy has received training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), through the EMDR International Association.
This education contributes to an unwieldy string of initials, but at Wellspring, we keep things simple and refer to Dr. Roblyer as Kathy. Younger patients usually find it comfortable to call her Miss Kathy.
Kathy began her nursing career in oncology, critical care, and emergency nursing. She stepped away from formal nursing practice to grow a large family through birth and adoption. The family found themselves immersed in the world of mental health care as they sought treatment for several older adopted children with a history of early childhood trauma. This journey provided the motivation for Kathy to re-enter nursing as a PMHNP. She is particularly interested in trauma, adoption, and the connections between chronic medical issues and mental health.
Kathy has worked in a variety of mental health and medical settings over the years—private practice, medical and psychiatric hospitals, multi-specialty organizations, and an integrated care clinic for the underserved. The strengths and weaknesses of each system have contributed to the Wellspring vision. Doctoral research related to the integration of mental health care and primary care has also shaped Kathy’s professional goals.
Like most nurse practitioners, Kathy emphasizes patient education. She looks for relationships between physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of a person's life in promoting health. She strongly believes in the potential of each individual to influence society in a positive way and enjoys helping others to find their best self in the midst of the challenges they face.
About Covering Providers
Wellspring Mental Health does not provide emergency services. Wellspring provides services by appointment only. In the event that the provider is unavailable for an extended period of time, coverage will be provided by another nurse practitioner or a psychiatrist.