Services

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As you may imagine, psychiatric problems are difficult to diagnose due to their complexity and infinitely different presentations.

Often, an absolute diagnosis is not made even in the first few visits. The first visit, however, is very important in clarifying the path that assessment and treatment will take. Every provider has his or her own system for the initial evaluation, but we all generally cover the same information.

We meet with the client for 60 minutes for the first session, which includes  an evaluation of the psychological, biological, medical and social causes of emotional distress.  As you will see, there is a lot to cover in the first session and the assessment and collection of information is an ongoing 

Prescribed Medications treat the symptoms of mental disorders. Medications cannot cure mental health issues or disorders, however they can restore balance and quality of life to a patient.

It is important to note that medications perform differently for each individual person. For this reason, a treatment and medication plan is developed for each individual.

Treatment results and experiences are as individual as people. Some people get immediate effective results from medications and only need them for a short time. For example, a person with depression may feel much better after taking a medication for a few months, and may never need it again. Other patients may need to take medication for a much longer period of time.

It is not uncommon during a patient’s treatment plan to try several medications over time in order to achieve optimum results.

• Type of mental disorder, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
• Age, sex, and body size
• Physical illnesses
• Habits like smoking and drinking
• Liver and kidney functioning
• Genetics
• Other medications and herbal/vitamin supplement
• Diet
• Whether medications are taken as prescribed.

In order to give patients more access to affordable mental health care, I also offer a Membership plan that costs $125 a month which is billed at the first of each month. This is focused on being able to give affordable long term mental health care for patients.

Most people have high deductible insurance plans which you will have to pay out of pocket before your plan will help you pay for the appointments. On average, most patients have an annual deductible of $2000 or more and $3,000 or more for family coverage.

With this, you get access to:

• Initial Diagnostic Evaluation (Up to 60 Minutes)
• Evidenced based care plan catered by myself and not the insurance company.
• One medication follow up visit per month (Up to 30 minutes)
• Medication refills
• Full access to secure messaging w/ provider on the patient portal during business hours

• Anthem BCBS
• Optum Behavioral
• Sentara Health Plans
• Cigna/Evernorth Behavior
• United Healthcare
• Medicaid Plans
• Medicare Plans
• Humana