Jonathan V. Llamas, DNP, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC, PHN is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Dr. Llamas received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Coast University in 2013 and has an extensive nursing background caring for the adult population in the inpatient psychiatric and acute care settings at Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Center.

He received his Doctor of Nursing Practice from Loma Linda University in 2019 after successfully implementing a quality improvement project that utilized the LOWLINE model which significantly reduced the frequency of physical restraints utilized on emotionally dysregulated patients in the mental health setting.

Dr. Llamas believes in a holistic, empathetic, and patient-centered approach, uniquely assessing each person to construct an individualized treatment plan exclusively tailored to address their physical, mental, and emotional needs.

In his spare time, he also serves as the Chapter President for the West Coast University Alumni Network and also functions as a contributing writer for Minority Nurse Magazine (Springer Publishing Company) and NP Student Magazine. His passions include promoting mental health awareness and inspiring the future generation of nurses and allied healthcare providers.