Sarah Schwenk, NP

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry


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Graduate School
  • MSN, University of Colorado College of Nursing
Department
Psychiatry

Professional Titles

  • Director of Advanced Practice Providers - Department of Psychiatry
  • Director of Behavioral Health Infectious Disease Group Practice
  • Co-Director of PMHNP Training - Department of Psychiatry

Publications

  • Lopez A, Schwenk S, Schneck CD, Griffin RJ, Mishkind MC. Technology-Based Mental Health Treatment and the Impact on the Therapeutic Alliance. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019 Jul 8;21(8):76. PubMed PMID: 31286280
  • Lopez, Rothberg, Reaser, Schwenk, Griffin (2020). Therapeutic groups via video teleconferencing and the impact on group cohesion. mHealth. Volume 6.
  • Calderone, Lopez, Schwenk, Yager, Shore. (2019). Telepsychiatry and integrated primary care: setting expectations and creating an effective process for success. mHealth.
  • Calderone J, Lopez A, Schwenk S, Yager J, Shore JH. Telepsychiatry and integrated primary care: setting expectations and creating an effective process for success. Mhealth. 2020;6:29. PubMed PMID: 32632367
  • Mishkind MC, Schwenk S, Shoemaker B. (2020). Practical guidance on reaching remote patients through telemental health. Technology and Mental Health: A Clinician’s Guide to Improving Outcomes. (Reger, GM, ed).
  • Lopez A, Schwenk S. Technology-Based Mental Health Treatment and the Impact on the Therapeutic Alliance Update and Commentary: How COVID-19 changed how we think about telemental health. Current Research in Psychiatry. 2021; 1(3):34-36.
  • Hilty, et. al. Virtual Mental Health Care for the Rural and Underserved Settings. Chapter 12. Springer Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11984-2
  • Steidtmann D, Raffel KE, Green J, MacPhee E, Nagle-Yang S, Schwenk S, Cooke D, Santisteban AC, Dempsey AG. Using Technology to Support Measurement-Based Care: Design and Implementation of the Measurement-Assisted Care Program. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Oct 23;:appips20240135. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39439278

Practice Locations

Helen and Arthur E Johnson Depression Center - CU Anschutz Medical Campus
1890 N Revere Ct
Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 5240
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-3300

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Psychology, Board Certification
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certification (2018)
Clinical Interests
My many clinical interests include working with those who have experienced trauma, the LGBTQ community and those with chronic medical/neurological conditions.