Psychiatry

MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Mental Health Medication

WHEN COUNSELING ALONE DOES NOT HELP

COMMON MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES

Medication may be helpful when other efforts have been exhausted such as counseling, exercise, diet, and other holistic approaches.
“Antidepressant medication and psychotherapy have all been shown to be helpful, and some evidence suggests that combining psychotherapy and medication may be more effective than either treatment alone.” Source APA Div. 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology)
MEET Charlette Verkamp, MSN, APRN, PMHNP
Prescriber of Psychiatric Mental Health Medication

Charlette Verkamp, our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, has a passion for helping people with mental health disorders. She offers appointments through Telehealth weekly, Tuesday-Friday. She is comfortable prescribing medications to clients ages 5 and up. Charlette is thorough and takes her time when getting to know you, learning about your history, and ensuring that you are getting the medication that works best for you. She offers GeneSight testing as an option to find the best medication fit for her clients.

 

WHAT MEDICATION CAN HELP WITH

Hands-on and challenging interventions to assist with clients’ learning to incorporate coping skills into their session
so that they can use the coping skills into their daily lives at home, school, work, and when interacting with others.

DEPRESSION
ANXIETY
BIPOLAR & OTHER MOOD DISORDERS
BEHAVIOR ISSUES
SLEEP ISSUES
ADHD
WHAT TO EXPECT

The first appointment will be an evaluation to see if Psychiatric Medication is appropriate. It will consist of getting height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure then discussing your medical and mental health history. Some medications may require lab work and/or assessments. If you are currently or have previously been on Psychiatric Medication, records will need to be reviewed prior to the first appointment. To review your records we request that all new clients stop by our office or fill out online the Detail Release Of Information Form. This form can be found on the bottom of the website under the Forms section. If you decide to fill this form out at home and want to submit it electronically, we ask that you email the Detail Release Of Information Form to the email listed on our Contact Us page located at the bottom of our website under Company. Thank you.