Website: https://josephmsharpe.com/
Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. His practice provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and psychotherapy for adults across a range of mental health conditions. Dr. Sharpe emphasizes individualized care, describing his approach with the principle that “everyone is unique and everyone deserves a treatment that is tailored specifically to them,” and he aims to provide a “comfortable, non-threatening, non-judgmental, safe environment” for patients.
Services
Dr. Sharpe’s practice offers psychiatric care that integrates evaluation, medication management, and various forms of therapy:
- Psychiatric evaluation, with initial evaluations lasting 60 minutes and follow-up visits typically 30 to 45 minutes.
- Medication management, with a stated preference for using “the lowest dose possible” when medication is indicated and an emphasis on minimizing side effects.
- Psychotherapy and counseling, including cognitive therapy and supportive approaches integrated with medical treatment.
- Collaboration with patients’ primary care providers and outside therapists as part of coordinated care.
Conditions treated include depression, anxiety, bipolar spectrum illnesses, OCD, ADHD, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, addiction, and personality disorders. The practice applies a BioPsychoSocial model, with individualized treatment plans aimed at symptom remission so that patients can “return to their previous level of functioning.”
About
Dr. Sharpe graduated from the University of Tennessee, Memphis medical school in 1999 and completed his psychiatry training at Duke University, where he served as chief resident of the Duke Inpatient service. He is a board-certified psychiatrist and a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the Tennessee Psychiatric Association. He has served as psychiatric medical director for St. Thomas West and Midtown and as chief medical officer for Ascension St. Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital. He has more than 20 years of experience in private practice psychiatry in Nashville and has been recognized by Nashville Lifestyles magazine as a top psychiatrist in the city (2014 and subsequent years).
The practice also includes a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Richard Yadon, who sees patients as part of the practice.
Location & Contact
The practice is located at 1900 Church Street, Suite 305, Nashville, TN. New patient appointments can be scheduled at 615-284-3850. The psychiatric nurse practitioner, Richard Yadon, can be reached at 615-866-9786. The website provides directions to the office and resources for patients.
Additional Information
The website includes sections for Services, Policies, Forms, Directions, About, and Patient Education, along with condition-specific pages covering topics such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and personality disorders. Patients can access forms and policy information through the site in preparation for appointments. The practice describes its philosophy as integrating biological, psychological, and social factors into each treatment plan, combining psychotherapy and medication management as appropriate to the individual. When medication is part of care, the practice favors the lowest effective dose and works to minimize side effects, and it coordinates with patients’ primary care providers and outside therapists to support continuity of care. The Patient Education resources on the site provide background information on the conditions the practice treats.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (josephmsharpe.com).