Meet Our Team

Adejoke Adedeji is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and the founder of Nexus of Hope Psychiatry & Mental Health Wellness. She created Nexus of Hope to provide compassionate, culturally responsive mental health care for individuals and families who deserve to feel seen, heard, and supported.

Adejoke brings extensive education and experience in health care, public health, nursing, and psychiatric mental health. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Concordia University in St. Paul, a Master of Public Health from Florida International University, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Valdosta State University, and a Master of Nursing with a focus on psychiatry and mental health from the University of Tennessee.

In her work with patients, Adejoke takes a whole-person approach. She understands that mental health is shaped by more than symptoms alone. Culture, family, stress, physical health, community, and lived experience all matter. Her goal is to help each person feel respected, understood, and supported with care that fits their real life.

Kadian Simmonds is a dual-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner with a background in both general medicine and mental health care. She understands how closely emotional health, physical health, stress, and daily life are connected.

Kadian helps patients who are trying to find more balance, stability, and support in their mental health. Her care may include supportive psychotherapy, medication management, or a combination of both, depending on each person’s needs and goals. She works with patients to better understand how they respond to stress and how they can move toward healthier patterns over time.

Her approach is compassionate, thoughtful, and grounded in the belief that each day offers an opportunity for change. Outside of work, Kadian finds joy in oceans and rivers, and she brings that appreciation for growth, movement, and change into the way she thinks about care.

Afolake Adewumi is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who provides safe, holistic, and compassionate care for children, teens, and adults. Since 2019, she has provided psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and ongoing psychiatric care for patients with a wide range of mental health needs.

Afolake understands that many people come to care feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure where to begin. You may be dealing with racing thoughts, sleepless nights, mood changes, stress, or a version of yourself you barely recognize. Her goal is to help you feel less alone in that process and more supported as you take the next step.

Her approach is collaborative and whole-person focused. She takes time to listen, identify your needs, and build a plan that may include medication management, wellness support, or other tools to help you move forward. Afolake also has a background in health and wellness coaching, which helps her look at the full picture of your life, not just your symptoms.

Outside of work, Afolake enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching movies, and traveling.

Oreoluwa Oye is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who provides thoughtful, personalized care for people navigating a wide range of mental health concerns. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Health Science Center in 2016.

Oreoluwa has experience working in interdisciplinary care settings and supporting patients whose needs may involve multiple layers of mental, physical, social, and emotional stress. She believes effective care begins with understanding the whole person, not just the diagnosis.

Her approach is holistic and patient-centered. She takes time to consider the medical, emotional, and social factors that may be affecting a person’s well-being, then works to provide care that feels grounded, respectful, and responsive.

In addition to her clinical work, Oreoluwa is dedicated to education and mentorship. She supports doctoral student candidates and newly graduated psychiatric nurse practitioners, reflecting her commitment to helping the next generation of providers grow with confidence and care.