Services
Psychiatric Consultation
Psychiatric Consultation is a careful review of a patient’s situation by one of our staff psychiatrists. It would include a discussion of the patient’s symptoms, an examination of the patient’s mental state, and at times a review of previously carried-out medical examinations, psychiatric evaluations, and/or laboratory studies. The goal is to determine an accurate diagnosis and a suitable treatment plan. Sometimes this consultation would come as a request from another treating doctor for advice or suggestions, or it may come from the patient (or family) as a request for “a second opinion” when there is concern about whether the current diagnosis is correct or the treatment being offered is suitable. At the end of the consultation process further treatment may be carried out by the referring doctor, other clinicians, or by Wellsprings providers, depending on circumstances.
Individual Psychotherapy
Individual Psychotherapy is a treatment modality where a patient and a therapist talk together on a regular basis, looking at feelings and thoughts that are causing symptoms or problems in the patient’s life. During the treatment, the patient and therapist may explore historic and current relationships, transitions, phases of life issues and stressors. The treatment consists of using this information to understand ineffective or problem patterns of emotional and behavioral response and changing them for the better.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a theoretical orientation used for both individual and group therapy that focuses on the link between thoughts (“cognitions”), behavior, and emotions. Research has demonstrated that CBT is the most efficacious form of treatment for several psychological problems, including depression and many forms of anxiety including panic disorder, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessions compulsions. Whereas traditional insight-oriented treatment works to help you understand the impact of your childhood experience on your current functioning, CBT is a present-focused approach to therapy and the emphasis is on understanding the thoughts and behaviors that maintain symptoms, testing out new behaviors, and changing your approach to your thoughts, either by challenging maladaptive thinking or learning to accept internal experience in a non-judgmental fashion.
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Mindfulness Based Therapy
With origins in Eastern-philosophy, mindfulness meditation techniques have been adapted for many non-religious and therapeutic purposes by mental health practitioners representing a variety of different theoretical orientations. Now considered an important aspect of CBT, mindfulness-based approaches have demonstrated efficacy in treating depression, anxiety, emotional reactivity, and certain personality characteristics.
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Medication Management
Medication Management is provided by a medical doctor and is focused on the alleviation of biologically based psychiatric symptoms that interfere with functioning. After an individualized medication evaluation, the doctor will prescribe appropriate medication(s), review and monitor the therapeutic effects and possible side effects. The doctor may also order appropriate laboratory tests and/or refer a client to other specialists for further medical evaluation and/or treatment. Medication management is often conducted in conjunction with psychotherapy, provided either by the treating psychiatrist or by another mental health expert, in close collaboration with the prescribing physician.