Nelson graduated with honors from FIU with a BA in Psychology in 1996, completed a Master of Science in Nursing in 2012 and a Post Graduate certificate in Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2014. Nelson is Nelson has Board Certified as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner since 2014. Nelson has experienced treating Anxiety disordersincluding GAD, PTSD and panic disorders,Mood disorders including depression and bipolar spectrum, Psychotic disorders including schizophrenia and severe mental illness,as well as proficiency prescribing and monitoring Clozapine and administration of long acting Injectables. Also experienced with ECT and rTMS treatment.