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MSN, PMHNP-BC · Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner serving Springfield, Missouri and the surrounding region. Brandon provides evidence-based, relational psychiatric care for anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, ADHD, and life transitions — for adults, adolescents, and veterans.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Board-Certified (PMHNP-BC) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri — Columbia, MO. Conferred May 2025. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization.
Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Missouri. License #2025022496, Missouri State Board of Nursing.
NPI: 1982591483 (verifiable via the NPPES NPI Registry).
Adults, adolescents, and veterans. Care is offered in both initial-evaluation and ongoing medication management formats.
Beyond Healing Psychiatry — part of Beyond Healing, a multi-disciplinary mental-health practice headquartered in Springfield, Missouri.
Effective psychiatric care happens when we slow down enough to understand the full context of a person's story — not just their symptoms. Brandon's approach is relational, evidence-based, and integrative. Medication is considered as one component within a broader framework that includes therapy, nervous-system regulation, lifestyle factors, and the relational support a person has in their life.
Psychiatric care is most effective when it is connected to therapy. Brandon works closely with counselors and therapists — both inside Beyond Healing and in the wider community — to support a coordinated, whole-person treatment plan. With patient consent, communication between psychiatry and therapy helps ensure that medication choices, dosing adjustments, and goals of care are aligned with the work happening in counseling.
A label is only useful insofar as it informs effective care. Brandon prioritizes diagnostic clarity — understanding the patterns, the history, and the function of symptoms — over simply assigning a code. For many patients, this means a comprehensive initial evaluation that may revisit and refine previous diagnoses.
Medication, when indicated, can be a meaningful tool for restoring capacity, regulating the nervous system, and creating space for the deeper work of healing. Brandon emphasizes informed-consent prescribing: clear conversations about why a medication is being considered, what to expect, how to monitor it, and what success looks like.
Brandon has a particular heart for veterans navigating silent wounds, adolescents who feel overwhelmed and unsure where to start, and adults who appear to be holding it all together while struggling internally. Care begins where the patient is — without judgment, without rushing, and with steady clinical presence.
Brandon provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management for the following conditions. If your situation isn't listed here, the intake team is happy to discuss fit before you schedule.
A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is an advanced-practice registered nurse with specialized graduate-level training in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and medication management. In Missouri, PMHNPs evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe within their scope of practice — providing many of the same services as a psychiatrist, often with a more relational, holistic emphasis.
Brandon's role focuses on psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Therapy is provided by a separate team of counselors and therapists — both at Beyond Healing and in the broader Springfield community. With patient consent, Brandon coordinates closely with each patient's therapist.
Yes. Many patients come to Brandon for their first medication conversation. The evaluation explicitly makes room for questions, hesitations, and informed decision-making — there's no pressure to start medication if it isn't the right step.
Yes. Brandon has a particular focus on veteran mental health and welcomes both current and former military patients. Medicare and TRICARE-adjacent coverage questions can be discussed with the intake team.
Submit the intake form or call the psychiatric intake line at (417) 616-2914. The intake coordinator reviews your information within one business day, verifies your insurance, and reaches out to schedule your initial evaluation.
Whether you're seeking medication management for the first time or continuing a journey you've already begun, Brandon is here to meet you with steadiness, clinical excellence, and genuine care.