Psychotherapy PMHNP

Psychotherapy is one of the core elements of the scope of practice for the advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, yet many healthcare organizations psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners are not including psychotherapy as a job function.  Many PMHNPs as not being permitted to allocate their practice time to providing psychotherapy.  The initial role of the psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurse was developed in the context of a psychotherapist.

TOPIC
How do you see the evolution of the role of a psychotherapist for PMHNP over the next 10 years?  Will this role continues to be an essential component of the scope of practice for the psychiatric -mental health advanced practice nurse?  Why or why not?