It is a private, cash-based, fee-for-service psychiatric medical practice providing evaluation (assessing a person's mental health status by interview and other measures) and, if indicated, determining a diagnosis (describing what is wrong or ruling out other conditions) and recommending treatment.
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders. Unlike psychologists or other mental health professionals, psychiatrists have completed medical school and are qualified to prescribe medication. Their training typically includes:
1. **Medical School** 4 years of general medical education with training in all major medical speciaties (i.e., Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cardiology, etc.)
2. **Residency in Psychiatry** 4 years of specialized training in mental health, where they learn about various psychiatric disorders, psychotherapy, and the use of medications and other treatments
3. **Fellowship** Advanced training in an additional specialization (e.g., Addictions, Forensics, Sleep Medicine, Palliative Care, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, etc.)
Like many other cash fee-for-service private psychiatry offices, we are NOT participating in insurances and are out of network.
Yes, I do. In the states of ID, LA, NJ, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WA
Yes, I do. My office is located in Marion, VA.
No. Psychotherapy is not consistent with my position and philosophy of best practices. However, I provide Biblical Counseling.
Addiction
ADHD
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Autism
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality (BPD)
Drug Abuse
Medication Management
Men's Issues
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Psychosis
Racial Identity
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
I am a medical doctor (MD) specializing as a psychiatrist--a medical doctor with 15 years of higher, graduate, and professional education and training and over 10 years in practice. In comparison, psychatric nurses typically earn an undergraduate degree in nursing. Some nurses pursue further education to obtain a master's degree in nursing, qualifying them to work as psychiatric nurse practitioners, usually under a psychiatrist's supervision.
Psychiatrists are medical doctors (M.D.) who can prescribe medications and focus on all aspects of mental health, while psychologists have graduate degrees in psychology (Ph.D., Psy.D.) and specialize in testing, psychotherapy and behavioral interventions.