Whether you suffer from a mental health disorder, have experienced a life transition, or feel like you can’t move forward in life, therapy might be your answer. At Free Range Mental Health in Northfield, Minnesota, board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner Dan Watts, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, provides brief therapy and an evidence-based approach to help solve your issues and help you focus on the hope ahead. To schedule a consultation with Dan, book an appointment today by phone or click online. Telehealth is an option as well.
At Free Range Mental Health, board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner Dan Watts offers
therapy as a treatment to help you reach solutions to your problems. Dan uses brief therapy, also known as solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), which is a future-focused, goal-directed approach.
Brief therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic type of counseling that focuses on your present symptoms and current life circumstances while also looking at your strengths and the positive resources in your life.
Brief therapy differs from traditional forms of therapy in that rather than your therapist spending a great deal of time analyzing your problems and past life events, they focus on finding solutions in the present time and exploring your future hopes. The goal is to find a quick and pragmatic resolution to your problems.
With this approach, brief therapy stands on the platform belief that the patient knows what they need to do to improve their life. When in the presence of the right therapist like Dan, you can rely on his expertise to ask the appropriate questions and offer superior coaching to help you find the best solution.
If Dan has the intuition to understand that you may need more intensive therapy, he can provide a referral for a competent therapist nearby.
During your brief therapy session, Dan first describes how your life can look once your problem is improved or gone. He listens intently to your life experiences and discovers the necessary immediate resources you need to help you achieve sustainable solutions.
During a respectful and practical interview, Dan helps you identify achievable and desired goals. This is a time of collaboration, reflective of your hopes, dreams, and satisfying solutions.
Brief therapy has become one of the leading approaches as a practical, goal-driven model that puts an emphasis on clear, realistic goal-setting.
To learn more about brief therapy and to find out if you might be a candidate for this evidence-based approach to help you achieve your goals, call Free Range Mental Health today or use the online booking tool. You can also have the friendly administrative staff set up a telehealth appointment for you as an option.