About Sarah Heredia, PMHNP

Sarah Heredia, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner serving patients at Guadalupe Psychiatric and Mental Health Services in Los Lunas, Albuquerque, and Rio Rancho, New Mexico. With 20 years of nursing and behavioral health experience, Sarah provides compassionate, evidence-based mental health care with specialized expertise in substance use disorders, medication management, and psychiatric evaluation.

Sarah earned her Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas at El Paso College of Nursing in 2025. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Oregon Health Sciences University. She is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and holds active New Mexico RN and CNP licenses.

Clinically, Sarah brings extensive experience from both outpatient and inpatient behavioral health settings. At the University of New Mexico Hospitals Addictions and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) Clinic, she has worked with individuals managing opioid use disorder and other substance-related conditions, providing medication-assisted treatment support, harm reduction education, and patient assessments. Her background also includes years of inpatient psychiatric nursing at Christus Health and Sky Lakes Medical Center, where she supported patients experiencing acute mental health crises.

During her advanced practice training, Sarah completed diverse clinical rotations in adult, adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry, including psychotherapy settings and hospital-based psychiatric services. She also gained telehealth experience through private practice care delivery.

Sarah is an active member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She is committed to delivering personalized, respectful, and comprehensive mental health care to individuals and families throughout the Albuquerque community.