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Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Jeff Anderson DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Patient-centered psychiatric care that combines careful assessment, individualized treatment and respect for the whole person.
28+ years in mental health
DNP · APRN · PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric & mental health care
Idaho & Utah
Areas of focus
Comprehensive care for clearer, healthier next steps.
Comprehensive psychiatric assessment
A thoughtful evaluation of symptoms, history, strengths and needs to create a clear, individualized care plan.
Medication management
Careful, ongoing medication support guided by effectiveness, tolerability and each client’s treatment goals.
ADHD across the lifespan
Experienced evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents and adults seeking to better reach their potential.
Trauma and PTSD
Respectful care for people affected by trauma from any source, informed by Jeff’s military and clinical experience.
Complex mental health conditions
Broad inpatient and outpatient experience supporting individuals and families across a full spectrum of needs.
Jeff brings extensive inpatient and outpatient experience to psychiatric care tailored to each client’s needs, goals and daily life.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
How Jeff works
Expert psychiatric care, delivered with clarity and humanity.
Patient centered
Every plan is built around the individual’s experiences, priorities and definition of meaningful progress.
Evidence informed
Traditional treatment and evidence-based alternatives are considered thoughtfully and transparently.
Least intrusive
Care aims to help each client reach their highest level of functioning by the least intrusive means.
Access minded
Jeff’s doctoral work focused on reducing barriers to high-quality mental health care through telehealth.
Meet Jeff
Deep experience. Individualized psychiatric care.
Jeff has over 28 years of experience working in the mental health field in Eastern Idaho, including the Idaho State Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center at EIRMC. Having worked extensively in both inpatient and outpatient settings, he has the experience and skill to work with individuals and families dealing with the full spectrum of mental health conditions focusing on patient-centered, individualized care. Jeff is a strong believer in utilizing both traditional and evidenced-based alternative treatment modalities to assist clients in reaching their highest level of functioning, by the least intrusive means. As a retired Navy Commander with 29 years of reserve and active duty service, he has a passion for working with clients dealing with trauma and PTSD, from any source. Jeff has also gained extensive experience in evaluating and treating ADHD in all age groups and finds great satisfaction in assisting individuals with this condition reach their potential. While obtaining his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, Jeff focused on methods to bring high-quality mental health care to the rural communities of Idaho, including removing barriers to the implementation of telehealth. Jeff has held positions as an adjunct professor at both Idaho State University and the University of North Dakota, teaching on topics of psychopharmacology and clinical advanced practice psychiatric nursing.
Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of North Dakota Master of Science: Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of North Dakota
Certifications: Licensed as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges in ID, and UT. Board Certified as a Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
“Helping clients reach their highest level of functioning, by the least intrusive means.”Jeff Anderson
Take the next step
Thoughtful psychiatric care starts with understanding the whole person.
Email jeff@headwaterspsych.com
Call the office (480)2086079816