A Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner You Can Trust
Bryan Walker is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and is board-certified in psychiatry and mental health (PMHNP-BC). He completed his MSN at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. Bryan has also been a registered nurse since 1984 and has worked in a wide variety of health care settings (emergency, trauma, intensive care, home health, telephone triage, rehabilitation, hospice and palliative care, psychiatry). His diverse background augments his practice of psychiatry and mental health care.
Who is Bryan Walker?
As an advanced practice nurse, Bryan is committed to providing holistic, patient-centered, and evidenced-based care. He believes strongly in an integrated model of care and works in partnership with clients, other healthcare providers, and psychotherapists to achieve the best outcomes. Bryan keeps up with the latest research by attending conferences and improving psychotherapy skills with continued training.
Prior to entering private practice, Bryan worked full time at Cedar Crest Hospital and Residential Treatment Center. In this private practice, he provides care to adolescents and adults (age 12 to 70).
Bryan is a practicing Christian and is open to talking about faith. He treats patients of all faiths and beliefs, bringing a Christian perspective to an individual’s treatment plan when requested. Your religious beliefs may or may not come up in discussions.
As a PMHNP, Bryan can assess, diagnose, and treat patients with psychiatric disorders including the prescription of medications and administration of psychotherapy. PMHNP’s provide a full range of psychiatric and mental health services including:
Diagnosing and treating psychiatric/mental health conditions
Prescribing medications and treatments
Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests
Developing and managing individualized treatment plans for patients
Patient education
What If Medication IS the Answer? Mental Health & Faith Collide
Featured on the Next Third Best Third Podcast. In this powerful and eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the realities of modern psychiatry, especially within the context of Christian faith and mental health stigma. My guest, psychiatric nurse practitioner Bryan Walker, shares raw and redemptive truths about depression, anxiety, medication, and the healing process that too many believers suffer through in silence.
Near-Death from COVID Changed Everything: What If Your Pain Is Preparing You for Purpose?
Featured on the Next Third Best Third Podcast. In this powerful episode we dive into a remarkable story of redemption, calling, and courage. Bryan Walker shares how — at nearly 63 years old — he finally stepped into the dream that had been placed in his heart decades earlier. From ranch life and nursing, to mission work and near-death from COVID, Bryan’s journey is proof that it’s never too late to live the life you were created for.
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