Reclaim what was lost at ReClaim Mental Healthcare.
Psychiatric care in Memphis, rooted in listening. Virtual visits available.
A practice built on listening.
Dr. Lucretia Foster Daniel has practiced nursing since 1985 and psychiatry since 2017. Her career has carried her through family practice, emergency medicine, integrated primary care, the Memphis VA, and most recently Methodist LeBonheur Behavioral Health.
Her path into psychiatry began in a Memphis emergency room. Working the fast-track area, she encountered patients across every walk of life arriving with mental health needs that went untreated, cycling through care systems that did not see them whole. She wanted to be the clinician treating them directly, not handing off another referral.
To do that, she pursued advanced training. She earned her psychiatric mental health certification at George Washington University and completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Frontier Nursing University. She holds dual board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner across the lifespan and as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The dual training informs how she practices: integrated, whole-person care that does not treat psychiatry as separate from the rest of a patient's health.
Across four decades of nursing, one principle has held. The illness is never just the illness. Social determinants of health, and the lack of access to mental health care, shape every patient's path. Medication matters, and so does listening. The first question Dr. Daniel asks a new patient is not about symptoms. It is about where they are.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.Maya Angelou
That quote sits over the work. Not because suffering is optional. She has seen too much to believe that. Reclaiming what was lost begins with the choice not to be defined by it.
That is the work this practice is built on.
Five things I believe.
I meet you where you are.
The first visit isn't an interrogation. You tell me what's going on in your own words. I listen. No pressure, no judgment. We figure out together what brought you here and what reclaiming looks like for you.
I treat the whole person.
Your history, your family, your work, your faith, your finances, your housing, the weight you've been carrying. All of it matters. I don't separate the psychiatric from the rest of your life because your brain doesn't either.
I believe in psychoeducation.
You should understand your own illness and your own medications. I'll teach you what I know so you can be an informed partner in your care, not a passive recipient of it.
I prescribe conservatively.
My prescribing emphasizes long-term stability over short-term relief. A limited number of controlled medications (excluding benzodiazepines) may be prescribed infrequently and only for short durations, with a mutually agreed-upon plan for discontinuation.
I look to other options.
When traditional medication doesn't work, I look to other methods. Different prescribing strategies, brief therapy in our visits, complementary approaches worth trying. I keep working the problem with you for as long as it takes.
Conditions.
I work with adults, ages 18 and up, living with a range of mental health disorders. Some of the most common:
Depression
Major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, cyclothymia, seasonal and postpartum variants.
Anxiety
Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety.
Bipolar spectrum
Bipolar I and Bipolar II.
Trauma & PTSD
Including combat-related PTSD, for veterans and first responders.
OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions.
ADHD
Evaluation and ongoing management for adults.
Co-occurring substance use
Alongside psychiatric care, with medication-assisted treatment experience.
If you don't see your concern listed, reach out. If it's outside my scope, I'll point you toward someone better suited.
How visits work.
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Psychiatric evaluation
A 60-minute initial visit. Full history, diagnosis, and a plan you understand.
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Medication management
Evidence-based prescribing, ongoing monitoring, and support through side effects.
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Brief psychotherapy
Cognitive behavioral and motivational interviewing techniques integrated into visits where helpful.
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Psychoeducation
Teaching you about your condition and your medication so decisions are yours to make.
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Telehealth
Secure video visits, on your schedule, from anywhere you can find a quiet room.
A special place in this work.
Dr. Daniel served in the US Army Reserve and was activated during Desert Storm. She started a new Patient Aligned Care Team (clinic) for homeless veterans at the Memphis VAMC. Veterans hold a particular place in her work, and that experience comes into every veteran visit she takes.
Getting paid for care.
I'm building insurance panels now as an independent practice. If you'd like to know whether I can accept your plan, check below or reach out directly.
Self-pay is also available, and I can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement. Get in touch and we'll talk through what works.
Book your first visit.
A first visit is 60 minutes. No pressure to decide about ongoing care today. Let's start with a conversation.
Virtual visits Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm Central. New patients welcome. Prefer to write first? Email lucretia.daniel@comcast.net.
Call now →Prefer to talk first?
That's often the best way to start. Call or email and we'll find a time.