Psychiatric Services
Tamsen Lyons, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Medical School: University of Southern Maine (Portland, ME), Residency: MGH (Boston, MA)
Tamsen received her MS in Nursing from the University of Maine-Portland, Her BS in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and her BA in Philosophy of Law from Boston University. Her approach to psychiatry is to work collaboratively with the student, the counseling staff and staff at Health Services to determine if medication is an option to help attain mental health and wellbeing. Tamsen views psychotropic medication as an adjunctive treatment to be used in conjunction with therapy, skill work and physical health. Her interests include alternative medicine, alternative law, social justice and hiking in the White Mountains.
Brenden Myers, DO
Psychiatry Fellow
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Residency: Maine Medical Center
Dr. Brenden Myers (he/him) is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at Maine Medical Center, where he is in his second year of fellowship. He completed his residency in adult Psychiatry at Maine Medical Center. He received his D.O. from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also hold a Masters in Biomedical Sciences from Tufts University, and a BA in psychology from the College of the Holy Cross. His clinical interests include psychopharmacology, LGBT+ mental health, and the role of media in child and adolescent development. He is excited to be working with Bowdoin as part of a year-long longitudinal collaboration with the fellowship at MMC.