About Us

Dr Cochran currently works as the medical director of the Nashville Center for Hope & Healing and NeuroScience & TMS Treatment Center.  Dr Cochran has experience treating a variety of psychiatric conditions, using a comprehensive approach with therapy, counseling, pharmacogenomic testing, medication, and neuromodulation such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation since 2011.   Dr Cochran lectures locally and internationally on TMS treatment for depression, and the benefits and limitations of pharamacogenetics.   

Dr Cochran is a Board Certified physician (a psychiatrist) who has the designation of being a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DLFAPA) and a Fellow of the Clinical TMS Society (FCTMSS).  Dr. Cochran is in the clinic daily for patient care and supervision.  

For further bio and information about Dr. Cochran see the NeuroScience & TMS Treatment Centers website.  

Kelly Anderson is an Advanced Psychiatric Registered Nurse.  She is a board certified lifespan Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges. She has devoted her professional career to mental health and healing, growing both in education and experience along the way. Kelly graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and went on to earn her master’s degree from Loyola College in Maryland in Clinical Psychology. With the intention of having a more direct impact on the lives of patients, Kelly pursued a career in Nursing. She received her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Belmont University in Nashville and her Masters in Nursing from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Kelly has worked in mental health for over twenty years, with diverse experience caring for adults, children and adolescents. She focuses her practice on building relationships with the fundamental desire to understand her patient’s experience, perspective, and unique goals. Kelly encourages her patients to take an active role in their journey to wellness, with an emphasis on personal growth, self-care, and healthy relationship boundaries.

Leah Bowen is an Advanced Psychiatric Registered Nurse.  She is board certified as a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner with prescriptive privileges. She completed undergraduate studies at Birmingham-Southern College and her master’s in nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She is a member of the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau, Iota chapter. Leah comes to The Nashville Center for Hope and Healing with 14 years of experience in psychiatry, the majority of the time working for the Department of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt. She has experience working with adults in private practice and children and adolescents in outpatient and school settings. Since 2003, she has helped train psychiatric nurse practitioner students at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing as a preceptor and clinical supervisor.
Leah’s holistic approach to healing includes an emphasis on individual and family therapy, judicious use of medication and healthy self care practices. She specializes in treating symptoms of anxiety, trauma, depression, cyclic moods and ADHD

  Lisa Everhart is an Advanced Psychiatric Registered Nurse. She is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges. Lisa completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in advertising at the University of North Dakota then a master’s degree in nursing at Vanderbilt University. After twenty years of women’s health-focused practice and teaching, she completed a psychiatric specialty Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at University of Tennessee Health Science Center to expand service and support for individuals struggling with mental health needs. Lisa has recent psychiatric experience treating adults and teens in community health and crisis settings. Her past clinical work in OB/GYN, endocrinology/diabetes, and primary care clinics contributes to a fuller understanding of mind-body connections as they relate to psychiatric illness and treatment. Lisa has eleven years of undergraduate nursing faculty experience and has served as a clinical preceptor for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students. She considers client education a key contributor to health empowerment and values a patient-centered interdisciplinary team approach to care. Through careful, empathetic listening, Lisa seeks to clarify diagnoses and identify strengths and challenges to tailor an individualized treatment plan for each of her patients.

Emelyn is a Nashville native, born and raised. She excelled at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she majored in Spanish and World Business. While involved in numerous activities, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences. Em began in this office as the TMS Coordinator and was promoted to Clinical Practice Manager in 2013.  For billing questions, email Emelyn.

Jami Dalton reentered healthcare and joined our team in April 2022. She joins us after working most recently in the Wilson County school district as a paraprofessional with the Special Education program.  Prior that time, in her hometown of Kansas City, Jami worked doing inpatient care and  Office Management for a family practice.  Jami is a proud wife and mother of four daughters and two dogs that keep her life full of love,  We are happy to have her join us! Email Jami

Chuck is our back office Administrator.  An MBA from Vanderbilt University and a University of Tennessee Alum, you might get a glimpse of him in the office. He is usually tucked away in the back working on accounting, insurance and operations. He is always available to help on any non-clinical issue when the front office staff is busy or unavailable. Chuck is an experienced Practice and TMS Administrator.