Stephanie Sanford

Stephanie Sanford has dedicated more than 20 years to healthcare. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The Ohio State University in 2008 and later completed post-graduate training as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, allowing her to combine her extensive oncology experience with evidence-based psychiatric care.

After guiding countless patients through their cancer journeys, Stephanie developed a deep appreciation for the emotional and psychological challenges that often accompany serious illness. She believes mental and physical health are inseparable and is passionate about helping individuals build resilience, find meaning, and improve their quality of life through life's most difficult seasons.

Stephanie is excited to be part of the Three Rivers Mental Health team, where she is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered psychiatric care. She enjoys working with individuals facing a wide range of mental health concerns and has a special interest in supporting the unique emotional challenges of living with cancer and chronic illness.

Stephanie found her professional home in oncology and spent over six years caring for patients at The James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. While there, she earned her Master of Science in Nursing and became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2015. She later joined the Leukemia Team at Yale-New Haven Hospital before relocating to Massachusetts, where she has spent the past decade providing hematology and oncology care at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.