John Ekman
John Ekman is a Psychiatric Nurse practitioner currently practicing at a Community Mental Health agency in Safford, AZ where he evaluates and treats clients ages 16 and up. He is also a contracted Provider for a crisis center in Maricopa County and much of his work is conducted via telemedicine. Prior to his work in psychiatry, John worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a community medical center with a subspecialty in pain management.
He received his ADN from Eastern Arizona College, a BS in Psychology from the University of LaVerne, and his MSN and FNP from University of Phoenix. He received his Post Masters Certification and license in Psychiatric/Mental Health from the University of Arizona. John is currently attending NAU in the DNP program.
John has also served in the Military where he was a Navy Corpsman for 10 yrs and then as a commissioned officer in the US Air Force Nurse Corps and retired with the rank of Captain. He is married with 5 kids and 5 grandkids. In his free time he enjoys being outdoors in his jeep, traveling with his wife, and watching movies.
