Joseph M. Sharpe, MD Nashville Mind Matters · Psychiatry

Psychiatric Services: Medication Management & Psychotherapy

Dr. Sharpe treats patients ages 18 and up. He specializes in treating psychiatric symptoms with medication management, with or without psychotherapy as needed.

What to expect

Your first visit with Dr. Sharpe is 60 minutes long and includes a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and interview. If treatment is recommended, it will typically consist of psychotherapy (talk therapy), medications, or a combination of the two. Frequency and length of appointments are determined case by case depending on the individual’s needs. Follow-up appointments are 30 or 45 minutes, longer when psychotherapy is included.

Dr. Sharpe practices from a BioPsychoSocial model, treating the whole person rather than a list of symptoms. Biological factors (brain chemistry, medical conditions, genetics), psychological factors (thoughts, coping patterns, life history), and social factors (relationships, work, stressors) all inform the treatment plan together.

Services

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
  • Medication management
  • Psychotherapy (talk therapy), including cognitive behavioral and supportive therapy
  • Collaboration with your primary care provider or outside therapist, with a signed release

Conditions treated

Dr. Sharpe has written a page on each of the conditions and services he works with most often, covering what the condition looks like in adults, what the evidence supports, and how treatment proceeds in his practice.

Dr. Sharpe also treats bipolar spectrum illnesses, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, and addiction.

Appointments

To schedule a new patient appointment with Dr. Sharpe, call 615-284-3850. To schedule with Richard Yadon, the psychiatric nurse practitioner Dr. Sharpe supervises, call 615-866-9786. Dr. Sharpe is an out-of-network provider; see policies for payment details.

Begin with a 60‑minute evaluation.

New patient appointments with Dr. Sharpe: 615-284-3850

Appointments with Richard Yadon, NP, psychiatric nurse practitioner supervised by Dr. Sharpe: 615-866-9786

Call 615-284-3850 for an appointment