Roshani Gunawardena is completing her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree at Hunter College School of Nursing. She graduated from The City College of New York with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wagner College. Roshani’s work experience includes operating rooms, long term care, Covid-19 swabbing, and administration of vaccines. Her goal is to treat patient conditions with medical management along with holistic care; treating the mind, body, and spirit. Roshani believes in advocating for patients who struggle to be heard while providing the highest quality of care with compassion. Her ultimate goal is to normalize mental health to be viewed as restoring balance to the whole person.