Psychotherapy Approach Selection

PMHNP Certification Q & A · Feb 4, 2026 · 7m

The PMHNP is seeing a patient who has been struggling with a collection of anxiety and depressive symptoms. She is resistant to pharmacotherapy and prefers to begin with a psychotherapy approach. As it turns out, the primary source of her symptoms is that she is married to a spouse in the military and has had to move thousands of miles from home, friends and family.

An attempt to implement solution-focused therapy would include which of the following techniques?

A. Motivational interviewing

B. Cognitive restructuring

C. Social skills training

D. The miracle question

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