Quiet Mind’s focus is on psychiatric medication management. Medication plans are carefully selected; plans are:

• Based on the initial psychiatric evaluation of each patient’s past psychiatric history, past trials of psychiatric medications, current diagnoses, and symptoms.
• Include multiple options so patients are involved in the treatment decision making.
• Influenced by patient’s input and response to options.

My mission is to be a thoughtful, conservative prescriber. Review of current scientific research about medication’s effect on the brain, and my work in an acute psychiatric and substance dependency setting influence my care.

Counseling

Follow-up medication management visits are typically scheduled with extra time so therapy can be woven into each patient visit. If a patient choses to actively pursue therapy, I offer different session lengths: 30, 60, and 90 minute visits.

Therapeutic approaches are tailored to each individual’s current symptoms, stressors, and their needs and goals. I mix many techniques and styles of therapy:

• cognitive behavioral therapy,
• dialectical behavioral therapy,
• Carl Rogers’ client-centered care, and
• psychoanalytic and motivational interviewing.