Do you like most people experience feelings of stress and anxiety regularly? Some stress is very healthy, even motivational. Uncontrollable worry, pain not related to a physical problem, or irritability interfering with your daily life may signal the need for help resolving issues that trigger your stress.

Fully acknowledging the experience of anxiety, rather than avoiding it, helps to release identification with negative, fearful thoughts. The experience of anxiety and its effective treatment is as unique as each individual and requires the help of an expert. Medication and therapy can help you get back your life and get rid of Anxiety.

Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and your behaviors. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once previously enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and home.

But did you know that depression is treatable? About 80% of people with depression eventually experience not only relief from their symptoms, but renewed enjoyment of life. Evidenced Based Practice shows that the use of medication along with psychotherapy help relieve symptoms.

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or cause one to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. Struggling with insomnia can reduce the deep, restorative sleep phase, causing difficulties functioning during the day. Medication along with psychotherapy such as Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, sometimes called CBT-I, is an effective treatment for insomnia and is usually recommended as the first option of treatment.

Excessive thoughts (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviors.

OCD often centers on themes such as a fear of germs or the need to arrange objects in a specific manner. Symptoms usually begin gradually and vary throughout life. Treatment includes talk therapy, medications,  and in most cases both.

A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.

Symptoms may include nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood. Treatment includes different types of trauma-focused psychotherapy as well as medications to manage symptoms.

NIH describes A substance use disorder (SUD) as a mental disorder that affects a person’s brain and behavior, leading to a person’s inability to control their use of substances such as legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications. Symptoms can range from moderate to severe, with addiction being the most severe form of SUDs.

Individuals who experience a substance use disorder (SUD) during their lives may also experience a co-occurring mental disorder and vice versa. Co-occurring disorders can include anxiety disorders, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, personality disorders, and schizophrenia, among others