Katrina “Kay” Brinkopf, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Kay Brinkopf, PMHNP, is a compassionate psychiatric nurse practitioner in Tacoma, specializing in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, including treatment-resistant depression, through standard and interventional psychiatric care solutions.

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Kay Brinkopf, PMHNP, is a compassionate psychiatric nurse practitioner in Tacoma, specializing in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, such as treatment-resistant depression, through standard and interventional psychiatric care solutions. These treatments include medication management and telehealth psychiatrist as well as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and SPRAVATO (esketamine) nasal spray, both FDA-approved alternatives for depression.
Education & Experience
Certifications & Memberships
- Member, American Nurses Association
- Member, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- Member, Neuroscience Education Institute Global
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Member, Washington State Nurses Association
- Certification, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Across the Lifespan, American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Certification, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, State of Washington
Publications
- Brinkopf, K. (April, 2020). Is my anxiety normal? Podium presentation at annual meeting of the WA Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Tacoma, WA
- Brinkopf, K. (Fall, 2019). Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care? Barriers in a Medically Underserved Area. Presented at 3 MultiCare Primary Care Clinics, Tacoma, WA
- Brinkopf, K. (October, 2017). Is my anxiety normal? Podium presentation at annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Phoenix, AZ
Locations
Tacoma Mental Health Clinic
4301 S Pine Street,
Suite 626, Tacoma, WA 98409
P: 253-525-1548 F: 206-737-8532