Liberty Family Care & Wellness

Long before Laura Cervantes opened her own primary care practice, she was a new nurse working in dialysis and witnessing something that stayed with her. She saw patients living with end-stage kidney disease, often after years of uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes. “It was devastating,” Laura says. “I remember thinking, ‘I’ve got to get to these patients earlier.’”

That realization helped shape the path she would take. Today, after 10 years as a nurse practitioner serving the Rockwall and Rowlett communities, Laura is doing exactly that: helping patients take control of their health before preventable conditions become more serious.

Her private practice, Liberty Family Care & Wellness, is uniquely nurse practitioner-owned, allowing Laura to make decisions based on what she believes is best for her patients rather than following the structure of a large health system or corporate entity. She controls the schedule, offers virtual appointments, and makes room for same-day sick visits.

“I really hope there’s a shift back to doing things this way,” she says. “Nurse practitioner- or physician-owned practices are better for everybody.”

Laura’s approach to primary care is centered on prevention, particularly when it comes to obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, and cholesterol. Her goal is to help patients make meaningful changes while using as few medications as appropriate.

That approach is backed by extensive education and specialized training. Laura earned her Master of Science in nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2016, followed by an advanced education certification from the Obesity Medicine Association in 2023. In 2025, she earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University. She is also a Johnson & Johnson Fellow in the Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneurship Program hosted by Duke University for 2025-2026, reflecting her commitment to both clinical care and building a different kind of healthcare practice.

For Laura, this knowledge comes back to one thing: giving her patients reason to feel optimistic about their health. “It’s a hopeful time in medicine,” she says. “There’s so much innovation.”

Sometimes, a hopeful outlook can change the way a patient sees healthcare altogether. One patient summed it up like this: “Laura Cervantes has restored my faith in the medical field. She is really there to help me and my family and is a wonderful professional.”

With more than 2,000 patients, Laura knows her practice is growing quickly. Eventually, she plans to stop accepting new patients — not because she doesn’t want to help as many patients as possible, but because she is fully committed to the patients she has.

For Laura, that commitment is the heart of medicine: helping people see what’s possible and giving them tools to live healthier lives. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be part of so many people’s lives in our community,” she says.