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Brandon Thatcher,
Psych NP
Background:
Brandon Thatcher was born and raised in Payson, Utah, and is excited to work towards the mental wellness of his home community. He and his wife, Danina, have three children. He enjoys the outdoors, playing guitar, painting, and spending time with his family. He earned a B.A. in Spanish from Utah State University. He then earned a B.S. in Nursing and an M.S. in Nursing from the University of Utah, after which he became a board-certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC). His three-year psychiatric training involved populations throughout the lifespan. Before becoming a PMHNP-BC, he worked for five years as the charge nurse for the child and adolescent inpatient units at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Education and Work Experience:
Over the past ten years, he has worked with diverse populations in many settings (e.g., Brigham Young University Student Health Center, Center for Change, substance use disorder treatment centers, and New Haven RTC for adolescent girls). In addition to this, he works as an assistant teaching professor in the College of Nursing at Brigham Young University, teaching nursing courses in psychiatric nursing and stress management.
Therapy Approach:
He has a conservative/evidence-based approach to medication management.