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Many psychiatric disorders will require a two-pronged approach for successful treatment: medication combined with therapy or counseling. A psychiatrist can prescribe medication to help with anything from ADHD to anxiety to depression. Medication management is a vital part of this equation, as not all medications will be received or tolerated by...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and, with the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, it is now more important than ever to focus on taking care of your mental health! Beacon Health Options sent an email to all providers with tips and tools on taking care of your mental health during this time. We hope you are staying safe and healthy during this...

Play therapy is a form of counseling or psychotherapy that uses play to communicate with and help people, especially children, to prevent or resolve psychosocial challenges. This is thought to help them towards better social integration, growth and development, emotional modulation, and trauma resolution. Play therapy can also be used as a tool...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that are behind people’s difficulties, and so change the way they feel. It is used to help treat a wide range of issues in a person’s life,...

According to the EMDR International Association, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches....

Stress is something almost every single person faces on a daily basis. According to the American Psychological Association1 , the top causes of stress in the United States are: job pressure (co-worker tension, bosses, work overload), money (loss of job, reduced retirement, medical expenses), health (health crisis, terminal or chronic illness),...

According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Persons experiencing sleep insufficiency are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, depression, and obesity, as well as from cancer, increased mortality, and reduced quality of life and productivity.1 Sleep is a crucial component of physical and...

Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses that impact millions of people every year in the United States. The eating disorders Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, Pica, Rumination Disorder, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder all feature serious...

Many children and adults have speech or language disorders such as stuttering, inability to articulate certain words, and auditory processing problems. The communication disorders Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering), Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder, and Unspecified Communication...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a general term for a complex disorder of brain development. The disorder is characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behaviors, and/or restricted interests. With the May 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...