If your weight, focus, hormones, or overall health have started feeling harder to manage, Susan Russo helps you make sense of what your body has been trying to tell you
If your weight keeps climbing despite doing many of the “right” things, your focus feels scattered and overstimulated, or your health has started shifting in ways that no longer feel easy to explain, you do not want another rushed opinion. You want someone who can listen carefully, sort through what matters, and help you understand the next step with confidence. That is exactly where Susan Russo, MN, PHC-NP, stands out as a
nurse practitioner in Waterloo. Susan brings a rare combination of high-acuity emergency experience, women’s health insight, virtual episodic care across the lifespan, and growing specialty depth in weight loss management and ADHD treatment. That means you are not being viewed through a narrow lens. You are meeting with someone who knows how to assess what is urgent, notice what is connected, and build a plan that respects both the science and the realities of daily life. From the first conversation, the goal is simple: help you feel heard, informed, and clear about what to do next.
Susan Russo, MN, PHC-NP, gives you comprehensive nurse practitioner care first — and added depth in weight loss management and ADHD treatment when those concerns are part of the picture
Susan Russo, MN, PHC-NP, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner licensed in Ontario, New Brunswick, and Michigan. She provides comprehensive nurse practitioner care within her full scope, so you can turn to her whether you are dealing with a new illness, a lingering concern, hormonal changes, medication questions, or symptoms that have been affecting your energy, focus, and day-to-day functioning. What makes Susan especially effective is how much depth sits behind her calm decision-making. Emergency medicine taught her to recognize red flags quickly. Women’s health sharpened her understanding of hormones, pelvic and urinary concerns, and the ways midlife changes can ripple through sleep, mood, and comfort. Virtual episodic care strengthened her ability to assess clearly, communicate simply, and create safe next steps even when life is busy. Susan does not force your health into a single category. She looks at the full picture, then helps you move forward with a plan that fits real life.
From your first conversation onward, you can expect Susan to ask better questions, explain what she sees clearly, and build a plan that feels realistic
When you meet Susan, you can expect a thoughtful conversation rather than a quick checklist. She wants to understand what changed, when it started, what patterns you have noticed, what you have already tried, and what else may be influencing how you feel — from sleep and stress to nutrition, hormones, medications, and daily routines. That whole-person lens is one of the reasons her
nurse practitioner care feels so grounded and practical. Susan explains what she is seeing in clear language, helps you understand whether a concern can be treated now or needs closer follow-up, and works with you to create a plan that feels realistic rather than overwhelming. Just as important, she fits naturally within CARESPACE’s coordinated model. At
CARESPACE Waterloo Goodlife, your care can connect with other disciplines when nutrition, counselling, movement, or additional wellness support should be part of the bigger picture. You leave with direction, not guesswork.
Years of emergency, pediatric, women’s health, virtual, metabolic, and hormonal training mean Susan can spot both what is urgent and what may be driving symptoms underneath
Susan earned her Master of Nursing through Western University’s Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program after building decades of frontline clinical experience. Her background includes NICU and PICU care at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, emergency nursing at Detroit Receiving Hospital’s Level 1 Trauma Centre, more than a decade in the Henry Ford emergency department, focused nurse practitioner work in women’s health and male urology, and virtual episodic care through CloudMD. She is board-certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, licensed in multiple jurisdictions, and current in ACLS and BCLS. She has also completed Obesity Canada training in adult obesity, awareness, and pharmacotherapy, which supports evidence-based weight loss management, including the prescribing of GLP-1 medications when appropriate within her scope. In addition, Susan is continuing advanced education in functional psychiatry, ADHD care, and bio-identical hormone therapy through training associated with Dr. James Greenblatt, Psychiatry Redefined, WorldLink, and Dr. Rouzier. That blend of emergency judgment and targeted metabolic, hormonal, and ADHD-focused education gives you both safety and depth.
If weight, attention, energy, or hormone-related changes have been affecting how you feel in your body and show up in your day, Susan’s specialty depth can change the direction of your care
While Susan works with a wide range of health concerns within her nurse practitioner scope, you will find especially strong focus in weight loss management and ADHD treatment. If weight has become harder to manage even though you feel like you are doing what you can, Susan takes that seriously. She understands that body weight is rarely just a willpower issue. Metabolism, hormones, sleep, stress, medications, life stage, and daily habits can all change the way your body responds. Her obesity management education allows her to look at those factors together, not in isolation, so your plan can be more precise. Depending on what fits your situation, that may include education, realistic lifestyle changes, ongoing monitoring, and medication options such as GLP-1 therapy when appropriate. The goal is not another short-lived reset. It is a sustainable plan that supports better energy, health, and confidence over time.
Susan also brings a thoughtful, more comprehensive lens to ADHD treatment. Rather than reducing attention concerns to a quick label or a one-size-fits-all answer, she is especially interested in a functional, root-cause-informed approach that asks what may be contributing to difficulties with focus, organization, impulsivity, motivation, emotional regulation, or mental fatigue. That may include looking closely at sleep, nutrition, stress, hormones, routines, and overall health alongside standard assessment and treatment options. Her ongoing advanced education in ADHD care and functional psychiatry reflects a clear commitment to offering care that is both deeper and more individualized. For you, that means the conversation goes beyond “Do you want medication?” to “What is happening, what may be influencing it, and what combination of strategies is most likely to help?” Medication can still be part of the plan when appropriate, but it is not treated as the only option by default. When weight, attention, brain fog, and hormone changes overlap — especially through perimenopause, menopause, or other major transitions — Susan is especially well positioned to connect the dots and help your care feel coherent from the start.
You do not need to keep guessing through symptoms that deserve thoughtful, experienced care — book with Susan Russo today
Book with Susan Russo today so you can get clear, evidence-based guidance now — before another month of uncertainty, frustration, or trial-and-error keeps you from feeling and functioning the way you should.
