Today we’d like to introduce you to Bryant Parson.
Hi Bryant, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My path to Resilience Med-Psych was anything but linear, which I think actually makes me a better provider. I started as a paramedic, then moved into nursing, and spent years working in emergency medicine before pursuing my graduate training. That ER background gave me a very different lens on psychiatric illness. I saw what happens when people fall through the cracks, when crises go unaddressed, when the system fails. It shaped how urgently I take access to care.
I’m dual board-certified as both a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner, which isn’t a common combination. The family medicine training keeps me grounded in the whole patient: physical health, labs, metabolic effects of medications, rather than just treating symptoms in isolation.
Resilience Med-Psych grew out of a shared vision with my wife Erica. We both felt strongly that mental health care in Hampton Roads could be done differently: more collaborative, more transparent, more focused on the patient as a partner in their own care. We have offices in Newport News and Gloucester, and Erica is finishing her MSW and will be joining the practice as a clinician this summer. It really is a family practice in every sense of the word.
Outside of the outpatient setting, I still work ER shifts and do Critical Incident Support work through FEMA, responding to mass casualty events and disasters. That work keeps me connected to why any of this matters in the first place.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Smooth is not the word I’d use. Starting an independent practice means wearing every hat at once: clinician, business owner, credentialing coordinator, biller, marketer, IT department. Nobody trains you for that in graduate school. There were months early on where the administrative weight felt completely disproportionate to the actual clinical work, and that’s a hard adjustment when you went into healthcare to take care of people.
Credentialing and insurance contracting is its own beast. The timelines are long, the rules are opaque, and denied claims or missed deadlines can have real financial consequences. We’ve had to fight for reimbursements, navigate clearinghouse issues, and learn the billing side in a way most providers never have to. It’s not glamorous, but understanding that side of the practice makes us better advocates for our patients too.
Opening the Gloucester office this past spring added a layer of complexity as well. Expanding to a second location while managing everything else meant leaning heavily on systems and processes we were still building in real time.
The thing that keeps it from feeling overwhelming is that Erica and I built this together. Having a true partner, someone who shares the vision and will be in the trenches alongside you, changes the calculus entirely. The hard parts are still hard, but they don’t feel isolating.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Resilience Med-Psych is an outpatient psychiatric practice with offices in Newport News and Gloucester. We provide medication management and psychiatric evaluation for adults across a wide range of conditions: mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, psychotic illness, and more. We also collaborate with external therapists and counseling practices, so patients get coordinated care rather than siloed treatment.
What sets us apart starts with how we’re trained. Being dual-certified in both psychiatry and family medicine means I’m evaluating the whole person as opposed to just the chief complaint. Psychiatric symptoms don’t exist in a vacuum. Sleep, metabolic health, thyroid function, medication interactions, nutritional status: all of it matters, and all of it is part of how I think about a patient’s care. That’s not something you get everywhere.
We also take a collaborative approach that I think patients feel from the first visit. This isn’t a practice where you’re handed a prescription and shown the door. We explain the reasoning behind treatment decisions, we talk through options, and we treat patients as active participants in their own care. Mental health treatment works better when people understand what they’re doing and why.
Telehealth is a significant part of how we operate, which matters enormously for access, particularly in Gloucester and surrounding rural areas where psychiatric providers are scarce. Patients can get quality psychiatric care without driving an hour each way.
What I’m most proud of, honestly, is that we built something that reflects our actual values rather than just filling a market gap. Erica and I designed this practice the way we wished psychiatric care worked. That intentionality shows up in how patients are treated, how staff are supported, and how we continue to grow.
This summer, Erica joins as a licensed clinician, adding therapy services to our offerings and making us a true med-psych practice in the fullest sense.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
Just that if you’ve been on the fence about seeking psychiatric care, I want you to know that the bar to reach out is lower than you might think. You don’t have to be in crisis. You don’t have to have a diagnosis. You don’t have to have tried everything else first. If something feels off and it’s affecting your life, that’s enough of a reason to make an appointment.
There’s still a lot of stigma around psychiatric medication specifically. People worry about being “put on something” permanently, or that medication means they’ve failed at managing things on their own. That’s just not how we think about it. Medication is one tool among many, and every conversation we have is about what makes sense for that specific person at that specific point in their life. Nothing is one-size-fits-all here.
I also want readers to know that Resilience Med-Psych is a community practice. We live and work in Hampton Roads. This isn’t a telehealth startup or a private equity-backed clinic optimizing for volume. We’re a small, independent, family-run practice that genuinely cares about the people we serve and the region we’re part of. That distinction matters more than people realize.
And if you’re a provider, a counselor, a school, or an organization looking for a psychiatric collaborator in the area, we’d love to connect. Relationships with the broader care community are something we actively invest in.
Pricing:
- All major insurance accepted
- Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare accepted
- Low cash rates.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.resiliencemedpsych.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/resilience.med.psych/
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@tik_talk_therapy
