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About Dr. Toni
A Practitioner Who Chose This Community
Dr. Antonia Perez didn’t stumble into psychiatry in rural Oregon — she came here on purpose, with credentials most urban practices would compete for, to serve the people who needed her most.
Dr. Antonia Perez
Doctor of Nursing Practice, board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice — University of Texas at Austin
Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Bilingual — English & Spanish
Her Story
World-Class Training.
A Deliberate Path to Coos Bay.
There are clinicians who end up in rural practice because it was the only option. Dr. Antonia Perez is not one of them. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas at Austin (the highest degree in nursing practice) and is board-certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD) and Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (Catholic University, Washington, DC). She could work anywhere.
She chose Coos Bay.
Growing up in a Latino family with deep roots in Texas and an understanding of what it means to navigate healthcare systems that weren’t designed for you, Dr. Perez made it her mission to provide the highest level of psychiatric care to communities that historically have the least access to it: survivors of sexual violence, uninsured Latino families, people in rural areas where the nearest psychiatrist is a two-hour drive, and women whose mental health needs are often dismissed or undertreated.
Her training spans three exceptional institutions — the University of Texas at Austin, Johns Hopkins, and The Catholic University of America — giving her a uniquely broad clinical foundation that integrates psychiatric expertise with family medicine perspective. She sees the whole person, not just the presenting symptom.
“I want my patients to leave each appointment feeling heard, respected, and more equipped to navigate their lives — regardless of what their insurance card says, what language they speak, or what part of the state they live in.”
— Dr. Antonia Perez
Education & Credentials
An Exceptional
Clinical Foundation
The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Doctor of Nursing Practice is the highest terminal degree in nursing practice — doctoral preparation at a flagship research university.
Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Advanced psychiatric mental health nursing preparation aligned with board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified.
The Catholic University of America — Washington, DC
Family Nurse Practitioner
Family-focused advanced practice preparation aligned with board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner — whole-person care across the lifespan.
ANCC Board Certification
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified
National board certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), following psychiatric mental health preparation at Johns Hopkins.
AANP Board Certification
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Dual certification in family practice — grounded in training at Catholic University — gives Dr. Perez a whole-body perspective on mental health that single-specialty providers often lack.
State of Oregon
Licensed APRN — Full Practice Authority
Oregon grants full practice authority to APRNs, allowing Dr. Perez to evaluate, diagnose, prescribe, and treat independently — without physician oversight.
How She Practices
A Practice Built on Principles
01
Every patient deserves to be seen as a whole person
Mental health doesn’t exist in isolation from physical health, family history, culture, and life circumstances. Dr. Perez evaluates the full picture — not just symptom checklists.
02
Language should never be a barrier to care
Fluent in Spanish and deeply aware of how language barriers affect clinical outcomes, Dr. Perez offers fully bilingual evaluations, treatment discussions, and follow-up care.
03
Trauma informs everything
A trauma-informed lens means understanding that behavior, symptoms, and apparent “non-compliance” often make perfect sense in the context of what a person has survived. Judgment has no place in this practice.
04
Insurance status does not determine the quality of care
Sliding scale fees and a genuine commitment to serving uninsured patients mean that access to care is not determined by what insurance card you carry.
Ready to
work together?
A 15-minute free consultation is the first step. No
commitment, no pressure — just a conversation about
whether this is the right fit.