Meet the prescribing providers at Coastal Counseling Center:

Demetrous Johnston

Demetrous Johnston is a Nurse Practitioner and board-certified Medical-Surgical Nurse. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Sentara College of Health Sciences in Chesapeake, Virginia and then later went on to become faculty after obtaining a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education. As an assistant professor, Demetrous served as a clinical and community instructor of psychiatric nursing. While in academia and working on an inpatient psychiatric unit, Demetrous attended the University of Virginia and completed his certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Demetrous has work history in both acute medical surgical and psychiatric settings. His psychiatric outpatient background is in community health and individualized psychotherapy.

Accepting Patients 16 and Up

Robyn Hilbert

Robyn Hilbert, MSN, PMHNP-BC is a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She began her career as a Registered Nurse, graduating from Sentara Norfolk General School of Professional Nursing in 1993. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015. Ms. Hilbert became board certified as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2022, after earning her Master of Science in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University. She has provided psychiatric care to the geriatric, adult and pediatric populations in the outpatient setting as well as adults with either acute psychosis or severe mood disorders in the inpatient setting.

Robyn values being a Chesapeake native and enjoys serving the community. She seeks to destigmatize mental illness recognizing that everybody needs a little help at some point in their life. She believes “life is a journey” and she enjoys journeying with her patients, on their good days as well as their bad days. She not only meets her patients where they are currently on their journey, she also accepts them where they are on their journey. She finds joy in helping her patients celebrate the small things, knowing that the big things sometimes occur less often. She strives to maintain a professional private confidential and safe space that she calls “the no judgement zone.”

In her off time, Robyn enjoys time with her family which includes four fur babies, camping, gardening, and the relaxing near the water. Ms. Hilbert is a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Shauna Polen

Shauna Polen is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with over 10 years of combined health care experience in various settings. She has a background in the inpatient acute care setting and inpatient psychiatric settings. She has worked at local hospitals serving the Tidewater, Virginia region. She has a wide variety of clinical experience, and she is passionate about providing quality and compassionate care to adults battling with their mental health. She follows evidence-based guidelines, clinical experience, and personal observations when treating her patients. She utilizes the patient centered approach and tailors care to each individual patient. She is accepting new patients for medication management both in person and via telehealth. She sees ages 18-59.

“Mental health is not a destination, it is a journey”

Taniece Reid

I am a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) licensed in Virginia. I graduated from Northern Caribbean University (NCU) with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2012, Walden University with my Master of Science in nursing in 2017, and later with my post-master certificate in psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in 2023. I have over 11 years of experience in nursing in two countries and over 5 years of experience in education as an Assistant Professor helping BSN nursing students to be prepared for the nursing profession.

I provide evaluation and safe appropriate medication management for ages 6 years and older. I offer treatment for a variety of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, adjustment disorder and more. I offer in-person and virtual visits. I am committed to improving mental health one patient at a time, utilizing a client-centered and holistic approach. I believe in formulating an individualized plan of care that incorporates client involvement, evidenced-based guidelines, and interprofessional collaboration. I will provide a supportive, stigma free and non-judgmental environment to enhance client empowerment, compliance, and education.

Tannica Ball

Tannica draws upon a wide variety of clinical experiences to provide a comprehensive evaluation of each new patient. She has provided everything from critical care to school nursing during her career. She uses her wide variety of personal experiences to relate to each person who she treats. She also understands common challenges of teens, relationships, military life, and parenthood. While she tailors her approach to each individual, she can often be seen laughing and smiling because she enjoys her work. She is accepting new patients for medication management ages 15 through 64 and is participating with all major insurances.