When was the last time you asked for help? Maybe you were trying to hang a heavy piece of decor in your office. Or, maybe you couldn’t open the door with all of the groceries in your hands.
Now, when was the last time you asked for mental health help? Maybe you asked a friend or family member for their advice or a little extra love in a difficult situation. But that was the extent of it.
Here’s the thing: Many of us are willing to ask for help in our day to day lives. But when it comes to our mental health help, we shy away from it. Thriveworks is here to remind you that your mental health is incredibly important. And if you determine a need for a little mental health help, we hope that you’ll ask for it. Because we’d be happy to give it.
If you are struggling with a mental health problem, Thriveworks Counseling in Shreveport, LA can set you up with one of our online psychiatrists. These professionals help their clients online, via video and phone call. This takes the edge off and helps psychiatrists deliver convenient, effective care. To schedule an appointment, just call (225) 716-9319.
Psychiatrists: Education and Training
Psychiatrists first receive an undergraduate degree and then go off to medical school to get their medical degree. After they receive their degree, they must complete a year of training in a medical center (most often, a hospital) where they are exposed to many different patients and their conditions.
Then, aspiring psychiatrists have to complete at least three years of residency, where they continue to learn about varying mental health disorders and how to treat them, be it with psychotherapy, psychiatric medication, or another treatment.
Finally, these professionals can go on to gain additional certifications in a specific area of psychiatry, like:
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Addiction psychiatry
- Public health psychiatry
- Emergency psychiatry
- Geriatric psychiatry
Who Can Psychiatrists Help?
Psychiatrists can help anyone and everyone who needs it. They can help all ages from young children to older adults. As we said above, some psychiatrists specialize in certain subsets like child and adolescent psychiatry or geriatric psychiatry.
These professionals are prepared to help people with many different psychological problems, from trauma to grief as well as the implications of these disturbing events like the development of a mental illness. Consider Sophie and her experiences as a child:
Sophie had a troubled childhood. Her parents died when she was only 5 years old, which left her in the care of her 70-year-old grandfather. He was, by no means, equipped to care for a child, as he could barely take care of himself.
As Sophie got older, she became wise enough to realize that his grandfather was old and tired. She did her best to stay out of his hair. But instead of keeping to herself in her bedroom or playing in the yard, she wandered the town.
One day, when she was just 13 years old, someone stole her bag right off her shoulder. Luckily, they didn’t hurt her, but the event was traumatic enough for her to go home and stay there. She was too scared to leave the house now. And she was too scared to stay home too, in fear of stressing out her grandfather in his old age.
A psychiatrist can help Sophie confront her many childhood traumas. They can help her understand and work through the many emotions she is likely experiencing. And they can treat any mental health conditions that she may have developed, like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This is what psychiatrists do for their clients: They assess their experiences, they listen to their thoughts and their feelings, and then they put their expertise to work. They offer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, too.
Schedule a Psychiatry Appointment in Shreveport, LA
Psychiatrists work to help people understand why they think, feel, or behave the way that they do. They offer understanding, validation, diagnosis, and treatment. They can also offer prevention for those who have just started to develop symptoms or those who have experienced a potentially triggering event.
If you’re looking for a psychiatrist in the Shreveport, LA area, you are in the right place. Thriveworks is happy to tell you that we can set you up with an online psychiatrist right now if you call our office. We can schedule a telephone or a video session for you and your psychiatrist—the choice is yours.
To get started with an online psychiatrist at Thriveworks in Shreveport, LA, just call (225) 716-9319.
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