Mental health
You are not broken. Something is going on, and it has a name.
Most people wait years between the first symptoms and the first appointment. Start by understanding what you are dealing with.
Anxiety disorders
Depressive disorders
Bipolar and related disorders
Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Feeding and eating disorders
Sleep-wake disorders
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
Personality disorders
How it gets treated
Therapy, medication, skills, people. Usually a mix.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Change the thought, change what follows.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Skills for emotions that go from 0 to 100.
EMDR
Reprocess a trauma so it stops running the present.
Exposure and response prevention (ERP)
Face the fear, skip the ritual.
Motivational interviewing
Find your own reasons to change.
Family therapy
Addiction happens to the whole house.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what is going on. Someone who has been there will point you to the next right step. No pressure, no sales pitch.