About Dr. Kieffer-Andrews

Dr. Kieffer-Andrews provides mental health therapy/counseling and psychotropic medication assessment and management for individuals and couples over the age of 19.  Her areas of specialty are: pregnancy, postpartum, infertility and unexpected loss.    

Dr. Kieffer-Andrews is licensed as a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in practice for over 20 years.  Her psychiatric career includes 3 ½ years in a community mental health center both in the crisis clinic and programs for those with serious mental illness.  She served as the clinical director and assisted in the establishment of the first homeless shelter in Arizona for individuals with serious mental illness.  

Dr. Kieffer-Andrews has a rich professional background as an obstetric nurse, public health nurse, certified nurse-midwife, as well as, a public and private educator.  She has presented workshops to professional and public groups; and appeared on radio, television, and print media.  Her formal educational background is diverse and includes holistic nursing, nurse midwifery, clinical psychology, biomedical ethics, theology and philosophy.

Specialization:

Dr. Kieffer-Andrews’ background as a nurse midwife provided a solid foundation for specializing in the mental health issues of pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss and the unexpected outcomes of pregnancy, labor and delivery.  Her greatest love has always been mothers and babies.

Education:

Associate in Arts: Immaculata Junior College, 1968
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing: Loyola University of Chicago, 1972
Master’s of Science in Maternal Child Nursing & Nurse Midwifery: University of Utah, 1977
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology & Biomedical Ethics: Union Institute & University, 1992.