About Us
Our Team
Meet Ashton Vidrine, PMHNP-BC, LMSW
Ashton is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and licensed master social worker with over 12 years of experience. He provides compassionate, evidence-based care to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults using a biopsychosocial approach. Ashton incorporates both medication and therapy when needed and values building strong, respectful therapeutic relationships.
A Baton Rouge native, Ashton was inspired to pursue mental health after losing a close friend to suicide in 2000. He holds degrees in general studies, social work, and nursing from LSU and Southern University. His professional background spans hospice, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, Veterans Affairs, substance abuse, and correctional care. He has worked in both clinical and correctional settings. Most recently, he served as a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Louisiana State Penitentiary.
In 2025, Ashton founded Vidrine Psychiatry to offer holistic, patient-centered mental health services to the Baton Rouge community.
Outside of work, Ashton enjoys traveling, painting, and beekeeping. He also plays the drums and spends time with his wife and children. Ashton has three dogs named Lincoln, Beans, and Frankie.
Frankie Vidrine – Therapy Dog in Training
Mission & Vision
Mission
Our mission at Vidrine Psychiatry is to increase access to mental health and behavioral healthcare. This is done by providing easily accessible and affordable mental healthcare to those living in East Baton Rouge, surrounding parishes, and the state of Louisiana. This is done through implementing personalized evidence-based practice for the patients we serve. We also believe in decreasing the stigma related to mental health by educating the public. Advocating at the policy level for issues related to mental health and behavioral health is also a mission of Vidrine Psychiatry.
Vision
Our vision at Vidrine Psychiatry is to see Louisiana climb out of the bottom rankings for health.