Medication Management

Psychiatric medication can provide relief from distressing symptoms and improve your overall quality of life. If you are on medications or just considering them, our goal is to provide personalized treatment recommendations based on research outcomes.

After a thorough evaluation, we may discuss trying medication to help you reach your treatment goals. Medication can help correct chemical imbalances in brain chemistry that contribute to many symptoms. Different prescribers have different philosophies about the role of medication in treatment. Here is what we believe about medication so that you can decide if we are the right prescribers for you.

What we believe about medication

  • 1.

    Often, medication is not the only answer for treatment. Research has shown that the best outcomes come with medication and therapy together. If medications alone are not working to fully treat your symptoms, we will recommend therapy in addition to medication. We may do the therapy ourselves or may refer you to another provider for therapy depending on your needs.

  • 2.

    Medication needs may change as you do therapy and your brain changes.

  • 3.

    Medication should enhance your quality of life by reducing or eliminating your symptoms. Our goal is that you are on as few medication as possible to improve your quality of life.

What does a medication management service include?

  • It includes a thorough psychiatric assessment, tailored mediation system for you, close monitoring of your response to the medication and side effects, and discussions with you to make the best decisions.

  • Appointments will be about 30 minutes long. Medication appointments will initially be scheduled every 2-3 weeks until we find the right medication for you. Once we have found the most effective medication, we require that you come in regularly in order for us to continue to refill your medication.

  • We do not make medication changes over the phone. We can provide medication management for 6 years old and up.

Contact us today, for an initial evaluation if you feel you may benefit from psychiatric medication.