Unhurried psychiatric care in Nashville.
Nashville Mind Matters is the private practice of Joseph M. Sharpe, MD, a Duke-trained, board-certified psychiatrist in Nashville, Tennessee. Adults begin with a 60- to 90-minute evaluation, then medication management, psychotherapy, or both, planned around the person rather than a protocol.
Nurse practitioner appointments: 615-866-9786
- Board-certified psychiatrist
- Duke University residency, chief resident
- 20+ years in private practice
- Nashville Top Doctors, 2014–present
- Adults 18 and up
What a first visit looks like
A questionnaire does not stand in for a conversation. The first appointment is long enough to understand the history, not just the symptom.
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A 60- to 90-minute evaluation
Psychiatric history, medical background, family history, and current circumstances, with time to talk.
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A plan you understand
Psychotherapy, medication, or both. When medication is part of the plan, the lowest dose that works.
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Follow-ups of 30 to 60 minutes
Longer when psychotherapy is included. With a signed release, Dr. Sharpe coordinates with your primary care provider or therapist.
Conditions and services
What each condition looks like in adults, what the evidence supports, and how treatment proceeds in this practice.
- AnxietyGeneralized anxiety, panic, and social anxiety. Why avoidance, not worry, keeps it going.
- DepressionAnhedonia, what antidepressants can and cannot do, and when to combine therapy with medication.
- Adult ADHDExecutive function, not attention. An evaluation that starts with childhood history.
- OCDExposure and Response Prevention, SSRI dosing, and the problem of family accommodation.
- Personality disordersLonger-term psychotherapy, and why the old fatalism was wrong.
- Medication managementCareful selection, close follow-up in the first weeks, honest adjustment.
- PsychotherapyTherapy and prescribing from the same clinician, shaped by the person rather than a branded protocol.
Dr. Sharpe also treats bipolar spectrum illnesses, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, and addiction. See all services.
From patients
Quoted with permission from public Google reviews. Names withheld.
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He truly cares about you and wants to make sure you’re not over medicated. He listens to all your concerns and gives you so much information on how to help.
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I have been seeing Dr. Sharpe going on 12 years now. Every session has made me feel heard, understood and most of all comfortable.
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Started seeing Dr. Sharpe last fall to address anxiety, mood, attention and sleep-related challenges. Working with him has changed my life.
Visit
Midtown, one block from Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital
1900 Church Street, Suite 305Nashville, TN 37203 Open in Google Maps
- Parking
- Free, in the garage behind the building.
- Patients
- Adults, 18 and up.
- Insurance
- Dr. Sharpe is an out-of-network provider and cannot see Medicare patients, even those who wish to pay out of pocket. Payment is due at the time of service, and itemized receipts are provided for out-of-network reimbursement, HSA, or FSA. Office policies
- Before your visit
- New patients: download the new patient paperwork, then call 615-284-3850 for the next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to what new patients ask most often.
Does Dr. Sharpe accept insurance?
No. Dr. Sharpe is an out-of-network provider and does not participate in insurance plans. He is also unable to see Medicare patients on an outpatient basis, even if they wish to pay out of pocket. Payment is due at the time of service, and you receive an itemized receipt to submit to your insurer for out-of-network reimbursement or to use with an HSA or FSA.
How long is the first appointment?
The initial evaluation is 60 to 90 minutes and covers psychiatric history, medical background, family history, and current circumstances. Follow-up appointments are 30 to 60 minutes, depending on need and whether psychotherapy is included.
Does Dr. Sharpe see children or adolescents?
No. The practice treats adults ages 18 and up.
How do I schedule a new patient appointment?
Download the new patient paperwork from the Forms page, then call 615-284-3850 for the next step. If no one answers, leave a message; calls are returned within 2 business days. To see Richard Yadon, the psychiatric nurse practitioner Dr. Sharpe supervises, call 615-866-9786.
Where is the office?
1900 Church Street, Suite 305, Nashville, TN 37203, on the corner of 19th Avenue North and Church Street, one block from Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. Free parking is available in the garage behind the building.
Begin with a 60‑ to 90‑minute evaluation.
New patient appointments with Dr. Sharpe: 615-284-3850
Appointments with Richard Yadon, NP, psychiatric nurse practitioner supervised by Dr. Sharpe: 615-866-9786