Medication Management Therapists in Falls Church, VA

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Patricia Cisnero
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Falls Church, VA 22046
During difficult times, the word “unravel” resonates with most of us. As human beings, at some point, we are bound to experience life stressors, trauma events, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, parenting struggles etc. I am aware there is no single therapeutic approach, and a range of flexibility and modalities is key to guide and assist in finding resolution and balance. My great passion is bringing healing to the people who have been through traumatic/stressful experiences and struggling to anchor, reflect and or reset. I believe in meeting clients where they are and in creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship.
During difficult times, the word “unravel” resonates with most of us. As human beings, at some point, we are bound to experience life stressors, trauma events, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, parenting struggles etc. I am aware there is no single therapeutic approach, and a range of flexibility and modalities is key to guide and assist in finding resolution and balance. My great passion is bringing healing to the people who have been through traumatic/stressful experiences and struggling to anchor, reflect and or reset. I believe in meeting clients where they are and in creating a collaborative therapeutic relationship.
(540) 274-0244 View (540) 274-0244
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Paula Dorman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC
Verified Verified
Falls Church, VA 22042  (Online Only)
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? I get it! My name is Paula and I am an experienced therapist providing culturally sensitive counseling services to adults struggling with addiction, depression, or anxiety. I am genuine, compassionate, and nonjudgemental as I work from a place of lived experience and continual learning. I recognize the unique needs of each individual and that the path to wellness is not the same for everyone.
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? I get it! My name is Paula and I am an experienced therapist providing culturally sensitive counseling services to adults struggling with addiction, depression, or anxiety. I am genuine, compassionate, and nonjudgemental as I work from a place of lived experience and continual learning. I recognize the unique needs of each individual and that the path to wellness is not the same for everyone.
(571) 596-7020 View (571) 596-7020
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Kayleigh Hale
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Falls Church, VA 22046
I work with adults struggling to navigate anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and times of significant life stress and transition, looking to discover their identities and a sense of meaning and purpose. I also provide strengths-based neuropsychological evaluations to enable my clients to develop an in-depth understanding of how their thinking abilities, emotions, and behaviors impact daily functioning, and to promote healthy insight, growth, and positive outcomes.
I work with adults struggling to navigate anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and times of significant life stress and transition, looking to discover their identities and a sense of meaning and purpose. I also provide strengths-based neuropsychological evaluations to enable my clients to develop an in-depth understanding of how their thinking abilities, emotions, and behaviors impact daily functioning, and to promote healthy insight, growth, and positive outcomes.
(571) 999-6849 View (571) 999-6849
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Adevia Porter-Hellen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Falls Church, VA 22046  (Online Only)
Are you looking for a therapist that will not only listen but will also collaborate and participate in problem-solving with you? I believe that therapy is a process in which two people commit to building trust, mutual understanding, and collaborate to work towards an identified goal. I incorporate evidence-based, solution-focused, reality-based, and person-centered approaches to ensure our successful partnership.
Are you looking for a therapist that will not only listen but will also collaborate and participate in problem-solving with you? I believe that therapy is a process in which two people commit to building trust, mutual understanding, and collaborate to work towards an identified goal. I incorporate evidence-based, solution-focused, reality-based, and person-centered approaches to ensure our successful partnership.
(571) 554-1705 View (571) 554-1705
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Saara Amri
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Falls Church, VA 22042  (Online Only)
I believe therapists are the keepers of hope and the navigators of difficult journeys. We walk alongside our clients as they move through challenging moments and changes in their lives. I have witnessed people become stuck and unsure how to navigate these moments. Some of those challenges include traumatic events, relationship and social identity, career and educational transitions, phase of life changes, and immigration and acculturative stress. Sometimes it feels as though there is no way forward. But there is always a path forward and I believe counseling is one of those paths.
I believe therapists are the keepers of hope and the navigators of difficult journeys. We walk alongside our clients as they move through challenging moments and changes in their lives. I have witnessed people become stuck and unsure how to navigate these moments. Some of those challenges include traumatic events, relationship and social identity, career and educational transitions, phase of life changes, and immigration and acculturative stress. Sometimes it feels as though there is no way forward. But there is always a path forward and I believe counseling is one of those paths.
(571) 946-6922 View (571) 946-6922
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Sunstone Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Falls Church, VA 22046
DAYTIME AVAILABILITY. TRICARE CERTIFIED. LICENSED IN VA & DC: Do you need a compassionate, balanced male perspective on your relationship? Are you looking for ways to rekindle the passion you once had for your partner? Will your partner only attend counseling with a male therapist? Are you dealing with significant anger issues that are pulling you apart or damaging your life? Well, I am your therapist! I am also great with children (Play Therapy) and adolescence dealing with behavioral issues such as ADHD. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 15 years of experience who is available to all clients with any issues.
DAYTIME AVAILABILITY. TRICARE CERTIFIED. LICENSED IN VA & DC: Do you need a compassionate, balanced male perspective on your relationship? Are you looking for ways to rekindle the passion you once had for your partner? Will your partner only attend counseling with a male therapist? Are you dealing with significant anger issues that are pulling you apart or damaging your life? Well, I am your therapist! I am also great with children (Play Therapy) and adolescence dealing with behavioral issues such as ADHD. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 15 years of experience who is available to all clients with any issues.
(703) 935-0015 View (703) 935-0015
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John Paul Walker
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Falls Church, VA 22046
Raising children and being married can be the most wonderful, yet humbling things in life. Over the past 25 years I have worked with hundreds of families and couples to help you customize a roadmap of change that can help you with hope and practical strategies to decrease conflict, set limits, restore nurturance, and maneuver the difficulties of being a parent, married or divorced. Helping people make change and heal from hurt is my life's passion and finding a therapist that is a good fit with the right expertise can be difficult! Call me to see if I can help.
Raising children and being married can be the most wonderful, yet humbling things in life. Over the past 25 years I have worked with hundreds of families and couples to help you customize a roadmap of change that can help you with hope and practical strategies to decrease conflict, set limits, restore nurturance, and maneuver the difficulties of being a parent, married or divorced. Helping people make change and heal from hurt is my life's passion and finding a therapist that is a good fit with the right expertise can be difficult! Call me to see if I can help.
(302) 503-0379 View (302) 503-0379

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Photo of Jennifer Shore - Fairfax Mental Health and Wellness, Psychologist
Fairfax Mental Health and Wellness
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Fairfax, VA 22030
We started with therapy and psychological testing but grew to add medication management to FMHW after our patients informed us that other practices never had availability.
Fairfax Mental Health and Wellness (FMHW) provides integrated mental health services to the greater Virginia/Maryland/DC area. We treat a wide range of conditions including but limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, PTSD, OCD, Adjustment Disorders, Mood Disorders and more. We treat patients ranging in age from 5 to 60. Our practice was founded in 2013 by Dr. Jennifer Shore and now employs over 40 clinical staff including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, counselors, social workers and doctoral interns.
We started with therapy and psychological testing but grew to add medication management to FMHW after our patients informed us that other practices never had availability.
Fairfax Mental Health and Wellness (FMHW) provides integrated mental health services to the greater Virginia/Maryland/DC area. We treat a wide range of conditions including but limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, PTSD, OCD, Adjustment Disorders, Mood Disorders and more. We treat patients ranging in age from 5 to 60. Our practice was founded in 2013 by Dr. Jennifer Shore and now employs over 40 clinical staff including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, counselors, social workers and doctoral interns.
(571) 556-8535 View (571) 556-8535
Photo of Lisa Swann - Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Alexandria, Counselor
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Alexandria
Counselor
Verified Verified
Alexandria, VA 22310
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(571) 554-5384 View (571) 554-5384
Photo of Erica Ohnstad - Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry McLean, Counselor
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry McLean
Counselor
Verified Verified
McLean, VA 22101
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(571) 540-7917 View (571) 540-7917
Photo of Alexis Evans - Columbia Associates - Fairfax, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor
Columbia Associates - Fairfax
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Fairfax, VA 22030
Columbia Associates is an outpatient mental health care provider dedicated to serving the D.C. Metro Area and the local area of Fairfax. At our Fairfax clinic we provide a broad array of services including psychotherapy, group therapy, child & adolescent therapy, child & adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, and medication management.
Columbia Associates is an outpatient mental health care provider dedicated to serving the D.C. Metro Area and the local area of Fairfax. At our Fairfax clinic we provide a broad array of services including psychotherapy, group therapy, child & adolescent therapy, child & adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, and medication management.
(571) 506-8203 View (571) 506-8203
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Josie Bowers
Counselor, LGPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Tysons, VA 22102
Oasis Urgent Care providers urgent evaluation within 48 hours of first call as well as short term counseling, group therapy, and medication management.
It takes great strength and self-awareness to reach out for support. I focus on approaching others with warmth, compassion, and the understanding that our experiences shape who we are and how we see the world. My background is in crisis intervention counseling, supporting police departments and local agencies with a diverse population of clients ranging from children to adults with a wide range of mental health diagnoses and goals.
Oasis Urgent Care providers urgent evaluation within 48 hours of first call as well as short term counseling, group therapy, and medication management.
It takes great strength and self-awareness to reach out for support. I focus on approaching others with warmth, compassion, and the understanding that our experiences shape who we are and how we see the world. My background is in crisis intervention counseling, supporting police departments and local agencies with a diverse population of clients ranging from children to adults with a wide range of mental health diagnoses and goals.
(301) 781-5165 View (301) 781-5165
Photo of Julia Rubarth - Thriveworks Counseling &Psychiatry Charlottesville, Counselor
Thriveworks Counseling &Psychiatry Charlottesville
Counselor
Verified Verified
Annandale, VA 22003
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(434) 788-9904 View (434) 788-9904
Photo of Christina Puterbaugh - Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Reston, Marriage & Family Therapist
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Reston
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Reston, VA 20190
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(571) 605-6260 View (571) 605-6260
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Saghi Tehran, PMHNP, NP
PMHNP, NP
Verified Verified
Reston, VA 20191
In my outpatient practice, I enjoy working with children and teenagers and their parents for medication management and psychiatric services.
Saghi Tehran is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who works with both children and adults and is an expert in eating disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders. She is personal, and professional and takes the time to know and build rapport with her patients. Previous employments include: Rady Children’s Hosp. Psychiatric Emergency Department, San Ysidro, and UCSD Eating Disorder Center. Saghi Tehran is the Medical Director at Prosperity Eating Disorders and Wellness and treats patients in their partial hospitalization program and intensive outpatient program.
In my outpatient practice, I enjoy working with children and teenagers and their parents for medication management and psychiatric services.
Saghi Tehran is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who works with both children and adults and is an expert in eating disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders. She is personal, and professional and takes the time to know and build rapport with her patients. Previous employments include: Rady Children’s Hosp. Psychiatric Emergency Department, San Ysidro, and UCSD Eating Disorder Center. Saghi Tehran is the Medical Director at Prosperity Eating Disorders and Wellness and treats patients in their partial hospitalization program and intensive outpatient program.
(757) 993-7438 x801 View (757) 993-7438 x801
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry McLean
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
McLean, VA 22101
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(571) 604-6761 View (571) 604-6761
Photo of Marion Scotchmer - Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Arlington, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Arlington
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22207
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(703) 457-8864 View (703) 457-8864
Photo of Jorge Wallace - Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Alexandria, Counselor
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Alexandria
Counselor
Verified Verified
Alexandria, VA 22314
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/ medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(703) 457-1318 View (703) 457-1318
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Jason Kudurogianis
DO
Verified Verified
Alexandria, VA 22314  (Online Only)
Dr. Jason Kudurogianis holds the position of psychiatrist at Talkiatry. He is board-certified in adult psychiatry and has been practicing for over five years. Dr. Kudurogianis’s practices focuses on medication management for adults and he typically offers this in conjunction with supportive therapy in 30-minute follow-up visits. On occasion, Dr. Kudurogianis may believe that additional therapy is also needed and asks that you bring a therapist into your care team to provide the best outcome.
Dr. Jason Kudurogianis holds the position of psychiatrist at Talkiatry. He is board-certified in adult psychiatry and has been practicing for over five years. Dr. Kudurogianis’s practices focuses on medication management for adults and he typically offers this in conjunction with supportive therapy in 30-minute follow-up visits. On occasion, Dr. Kudurogianis may believe that additional therapy is also needed and asks that you bring a therapist into your care team to provide the best outcome.
(703) 782-4482 View (703) 782-4482
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Accepting New Clients! Nights and Weekends!
Counselor, #1, MD, 5, Star, Rating
Verified Verified
Alexandria, VA 22315  (Online Only)
Are you going through a stage in your life where you feel lost, confused, or conflicted? Is your mental health making you feel like you’re disconnected with your peers, friends, co-worker’s, or even with yourself? Are you feeling a lack of motivation, or understanding of your true purpose? Do you struggle with functioning socially, mentally or emotionally? With my specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, I frequently work with my clients on improving their mental health by helping them to develop coping mechanisms to overcome any current mental health struggle.
Are you going through a stage in your life where you feel lost, confused, or conflicted? Is your mental health making you feel like you’re disconnected with your peers, friends, co-worker’s, or even with yourself? Are you feeling a lack of motivation, or understanding of your true purpose? Do you struggle with functioning socially, mentally or emotionally? With my specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, I frequently work with my clients on improving their mental health by helping them to develop coping mechanisms to overcome any current mental health struggle.
(301) 918-5583 View (301) 918-5583

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Medication Management Therapists

What are the most effective ways to manage medications?

One of the most effective ways a patient can manage their medications is to keep a list of each drug and dosage they take. Such a list can be helpful in keeping to their schedule and can also be something they bring to their psychiatrist or other physician so that the healthcare provider has a clear picture of what they’re taking and in what quantity. Using a pill organizer can be useful for memory and organization. Patients should discuss their medications and their effects at every appointment.

What are the risks if medications are not managed properly?

A suboptimal approach to medication management can lead to potentially harmful health outcomes. Most psychiatric drugs have side effects, and if a patient is not aware of them, they may seek additional medical help or over the counter or prescription drugs to treat the side effects, which may have its own side effects, a process called “prescription cascade.” Another risk to disorganization is that a psychiatrist without full knowledge of a patient’s regimen could prescribe a medication that should not be mixed with a patient’s existing drugs.

What’s the best way to encourage someone to get help managing their medications?

It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing medication management as a tool for improving their life and avoiding dangerous side effects. Offering specific examples of an individual’s failure to properly manage their medication regimen should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to break management down into parts, and there are several apps that can be used to organize which drugs are ingested, when they need to be refilled, and how they should be stored.

Are there natural treatments that can replace medications?

While there are many medications that can be vital to mental health, there are some natural lifestyle changes that can help reduce the need for drugs. Regular exercise, good sleep habits, a healthy diet, and therapy can all go a long way in symptom relief. Psychiatric medications typically treat symptoms but do not necessarily treat the cause of the condition. Many clinicians consider medications an adjunct to treatment rather than a treatment in and of itself.