Meet The Women Behind Our Practice

“My goal is to help women reconnect with themselves so they can live with greater clarity, self-trust, and authenticity, rather than continuing to mask in ways that negatively impact their mental and physical wellbeing.”
— Haylei Lorca

Haylei Lorca, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Founder

Haylei Lorca is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and founder of Lorca Psychiatry & Wellness. She specializes in women's mental health, with expertise in neurodivergence in women, OCD, and mental health concerns across hormonal transitions, including PMDD, fertility treatment, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause.

An approach grounded in authenticity

Haylei believes meaningful mental health care extends beyond symptom reduction. Her approach is collaborative, highly individualized, and focused on helping patients better understand themselves, develop self-acceptance, build resilience, and reconnect with their own inner wisdom and self-trust.

In addition to psychiatric diagnosis and medication management, she provides supportive therapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and existential philosophy, along with practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Her work is grounded in authenticity, helping patients move away from masking, self-doubt, and disconnection and toward lives that feel more aligned, meaningful, and sustainable

A deeper understanding of mind and body

Haylei has a special interest in supporting women navigating chronic autoimmune and rheumatologic conditions, particularly when these experiences intersect with neurodivergence, identity, and mental health. After being diagnosed with ADHD and a rare autoinflammatory condition in her early 30s, she brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to this work. She understands the complexity of navigating the healthcare system as a neurodivergent woman when symptoms are dismissed, minimized, or attributed solely to stress or anxiety, and the impact this can have on self-trust, the brain-body connection, and relationships with medical providers.

In 2025, Haylei presented at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) National Conference in San Diego, where she spoke on the intersection of medical and psychiatric presentations and the importance of comprehensive assessment in mental health care. Her presentation emphasized the need to look beyond surface-level diagnoses and consider the full clinical context of a patient’s experience. It was attended by nurse practitioners and healthcare professionals from across the country and was selected for inclusion among a limited number of sessions highlighted for media coverage. Her work was also featured in Clinical Advisor, highlighting her focus on identifying underlying medical contributors to psychiatric symptoms and the importance of integrative, whole-person assessment in medical practice.

Katharine “Katie” Jones, LCSW

Therapist

Katie Jones, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience in mental health care. She brings a depth of clinical knowledge shaped by decades of work across medical social work, outpatient therapy, integrated care, and quality improvement initiatives within behavioral health systems. Katie provides steady, relational therapy for patients who benefit from additional support alongside psychiatric care.

A steady presence in the therapy space

Before joining Lorca Psychiatry & Wellness, Katie worked in hospital and community-based outpatient settings and contributed to initiatives aimed at improving access to mental health services in rural communities. She has also served as an adjunct instructor in social work programs at the University of Indianapolis, supporting the training of future clinicians.

Care that is grounded & collaborative

Katie is passionate about improving systems of care while remaining closely connected to the individual experience of healing. She offers a warm, grounded, and collaborative therapeutic approach informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and strengths-based practices. Her work focuses on helping clients feel supported, steady, and more equipped to navigate life’s challenges with clarity and confidence. Katie works closely with patients who benefit from ongoing therapeutic support alongside psychiatric care at Lorca Psychiatry & Wellness.