Dr. Crystal Nelson is a highly esteemed Board-certified Psychiatrist, Published Author, National Speaker, and the Founder and CEO of Blueprint Psychiatry - a mental health and wellness center offering a full range of psychiatric services in Newnan, GA. With over 17 years of psychiatric experience, Dr. Nelson received The 2023 Atlanta Top Doc Award in Psychiatry from her peers in healthcare. She has worked in various settings, including inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities. She is passionate about educating her clients about mental health and empowering them in the healing process.
Dr. Nelson received her Bachelor of Science degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, and her Doctorate of Medicine degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, where she received the distinguished Arthur Pruce Award. She completed her General Psychiatry Residency at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and went on to obtain specialty residency training in Geriatric Psychiatry at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

She serves as a community leader with the goal of transforming private offices into wellness centers to improve patient outcomes. She offers top-notch mental health and wellness care and houses the Neurostar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) approved treatment center in Newnan, GA, offering cutting-edge, non-invasive depression treatment. Dr. Nelson has been featured on CNN and FOX and is passionate about combining nutrition and science to help manage mental health disorders.
Read her feature in Canvas Rebel here.

Dr. Nelson believes that her training and life experience as a wife and mother of three has provided her with the tools to help individuals and families cope with significant life changes such as trauma, illness, and grief. Her warmth, patience, and understanding approach, coupled with the inviting atmosphere at Blueprint Psychiatry, promises to give you a sense of comfort and trust as you receive the very best in mental health and wellness care.

Dr. Crystal Nelson,
Highly Esteemed Board-Certified Psychiatrist, National Speaker and the Founder of Blueprint Psychiatry