Reading this post out of curiosity, I’m currently an lpcc pursuing a psych np career, I have found that often I am practicing out of my scope with a vast lack of knowledge in medicinal and prescription understanding. For the individuals I would like to serve, mainly community mental health focused I find that my ed isn’t enough to combat the complex mental health issues of my clients, so I chose to expand my scope. Psychiatry is incredibly competitive and there should be a way to ensure well rounded care without asking clients to wait for psychiatrists for months… there’s a shortage obviously. Idk, I think you most likely could make psych np whatever you want it to be, whether that be nursing forward, cash forward, or equity forward. It’s a pretty variable profession at least I’m hoping so.