Everest Goldstein, M.Ed, MSN, APRN, IFMCP

Concurrent Speaker

Everest is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner certified in functional medicine. She was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and then obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Princeton University. Following Princeton, she worked for Teach for America as a bilingual elementary school teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer. During this time, she also received her Master of Education from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Realizing the great need for mental health services in this community, Everest decided to follow her passion and earned her Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner degree at Vanderbilt University. In order to better provide holistic care to her patients, Everest completed her functional medicine certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine.

Everest has experience working in a variety of psychiatric settings, including inpatient psychiatry, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient psychiatry, private practice, integrative psychiatry, and consult liaison psychiatry. She has worked as a consultant for psychiatric practices to train providers in functional psychiatry and integrative approaches.

Everest founded Everest Functional Psychiatry and Wellness, one of the only Functional Psychiatry practices in Texas. She takes a holistic approach to healing and believes in the connection between the body and mind. Integrating lifestyle, diet, medicine, and other innovative technologies, she views each patient individually to help them take control of their health and improve their quality of life and wellbeing. Everest works to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and expand access to care through advocacy and education.

In her free time, Everest loves to cook, spend time with family and friends, play with her dogs, travel, and enjoy the outdoors. She also loves language and is fluent in both Spanish and English.