Today we’d like to introduce you to Thalia Tucci.
Hi Thalia, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I didn’t originally plan to run a multi-state psychiatric practice — I simply wanted to change the way people experience mental health care.
I started my career inside systems where appointments were rushed, clinicians were burnt out, and patients were reduced to symptoms. I’ve always had the ability to see the deeper layers beneath someone’s presentation — the story they carry, the trauma they survived, the patterns they repeat, and the potential they haven’t yet stepped into.
That ability shaped everything I’ve built.
Parkville Psychiatry was created with the intention of giving people a space where they could finally exhale — a place where clinical excellence and genuine human connection actually coexist. As my work expanded, so did the reach of my mission. That’s how Kahului Psychiatry in Maui was born.
My career has taken me from Kansas City to Hawaii, from media features in Thrive Global, Yahoo Health/HelloFlo, and CareDash, to clinical training with PSI, Beck Institute, Mass General/Harvard-affiliated educators, and Polaris Insight Center’s clinical trial researchers for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
But at the center of my story is something simple:
I believe people heal when they’re seen — fully, clearly, and without judgment.
And everything I build, from private-practice environments to the way I structure long-term care, comes from that belief.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The biggest challenge wasn’t starting a practice — it was doing it while holding space for the complex emotional lives of others. Psychiatric work requires a level of presence and empathy that doesn’t pause just because your personal life is difficult. Some of the hardest days were the ones where I supported patients through trauma, addiction, or crisis while navigating my own transitions, parenting, and major life changes.
Every challenge deepened me — not just as a clinician, but as a person. They made me more grounded, more resilient, and more intentional about the environments I create for healing.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My work spans several specialized areas of psychiatry:
Clinical Specialties
• General Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / pediatric populations
• Perinatal Psychiatric Care (PMH-C)
• Trauma-informed psychiatric treatment
• Treatment-resistant depression
• Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
Advanced Training
• PMHNP-BC
• PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certification)
• Postpartum Support International advanced training
• CBT training through Beck Institute
• Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy training at Polaris Insight Center, taught by Phase I & II clinical trial researchers
• Harvard/Mass General-affiliated educational programs
• Media features in Thrive Global, Yahoo Health, SheKnows and CareDash
My Approach
My practices are structured with intention: calm, private, emotionally safe environments where people feel grounded the moment they walk in. I work with children, adults, pregnant and postpartum women, and individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, addiction, trauma, usually with complex psychiatric histories.
I believe in root-cause psychiatry, long-term therapeutic partnership, and care that honors both science and humanity.
Before we let you go, we’ve got to ask if you have any advice for those who are just starting out?
Start before you’re ready — readiness comes from experience, not perfection.
In mental health, the most powerful tools you have are not your credentials but your presence, your intuition, and your ability to hold emotional space without fear.
Don’t chase volume. Chase impact.
One life transformed is worth more than fifty rushed encounters.
Invest in your training, protect your energy, normalize supervision, and surround yourself with clinicians who inspire you. And build your practice like a sanctuary — the environment you practice in can be therapeutic in itself.
Above all: stay human.
Your authenticity will take you farther than any title.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.parkvillepsychiatry.com
