About us.

Bending Birches Laughing Skies Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry, PLLC, is a sole proprietorship PLLC owned by Victoria Marie De Barbieri.

Meet The Owner

I have been practicing as a psychiatric nurse practitioner since 2005. Prior to 2005, I worked as an RN for 10 years. Before becoming a nurse, I worked in social services agencies, primarily with persons experiencing homelessness.

My passions include social justice, believing we can level socioeconomic disparities, and bridging social divides. In the end, we are all human. Each one of us has flaws. No one deserves to be treated as “less than” anyone else. Poverty is not a choice. Poverty is social injustice.

Birches can bend and are resilient in times of stress. Looking at the sky, we can see smiles in the sun and clouds and moon and constellations. At night, you and I may be lucky enough to hear the laughter of twinkling stars, just as The Little Prince told us we would be able to do.

Portrait and headshot photographs perpetuate our society’s obsession with appearances. I refuse to participate in this social illness.

“People where you live,” the little prince said, “grow five thousand roses in one garden… yet they don’t find what they’re looking for…”
(Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, translator Richard Howard)

“You’ll always be my friend. You’ll feel like laughing with me. And you’ll open your window sometimes just for the fun of it… And your friends will be amazed to see you laughing while you’re looking up at the sky. Then you’ll tell them, “Yes, it’s the stars; they always make me laugh!” And they’ll think you’re crazy. It’ll be a nasty trick I played on you…”
(Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, translator Richard Howard)

Please read the book for additional wisdom (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157993.The_Little_Prince)

or consult Goodreads for more quotes (https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2180358-le-petit-prince)

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Certainty

I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP, on myself and on my fellow human beings.

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Confidence

People have the ability to learn and to change until the end of their lives.

19+

Years of Experience

As a psychiatric nurse practitioner.

Disclaimer: The information on this website is for informational purposes only and is not meant to replace consultation with your health care professional team.

Area of Practice

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Services

Psychiatric Evaluation

contact Headway to schedule an appointment

Medication management appointments

contact Headway to schedule an appointment

Telehealth appointments

Until the practice can establish a brick-and-mortar (physical) location.

If you are feeling like you want to hurt yourself or someone else

CALL 9-1-1 OR GO TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM