… increased wait time to schedule an appointment. It can now take up to12 months to get an initial consultation For many people, that is simply too long. “That’s where … Sleeper Center, part of the Institute’s Sanders IMPACT Practice Center, has seen a dramatic increase in the volume of its talk therapy and counseling sessions. Prior … pandemic, nurse practitioner students in the psychiatric/mental health lifespan specialty track saw on average two patients in person per week. Today, the number of …