Common Conditions We Treat

 Anxiety is a natural response to stress or perceived danger. It’s a feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear that can range from mild to severe. While everyone experiences anxiety at times (like before a big exam or job interview), anxiety disorders occur when these feelings are frequent, intense, and interfere with daily life.  It may affect your relationships, job performance, and overall well-being. 

 Depression affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves. It goes beyond occasional sadness or mood swings — it’s a persistent feeling of sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness that lasts for weeks or longer and interferes with daily functioning. It may look like sleeping too much or too little, overeating or not eating, or feeling exausted all the time.

 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic medical condition in which a person’s use of alcohol, drugs, or other substances leads to significant problems in health, daily life, or relationships.

It goes beyond occasional or recreational use — it involves compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences and often includes physical or psychological dependence.

 ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how a person pays attention, controls impulses, and regulates activity levels.

It usually begins in childhood, but many people continue to experience symptoms into adolescence and adulthood. ADHD is not caused by laziness or lack of intelligence — it’s related to differences in brain structure and function, especially in areas that control attention and self-regulation.

 PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event — something deeply distressing, frightening, or life-threatening.

It’s normal to feel shaken after trauma, but with PTSD, those feelings don’t fade — they persist for weeks, months, or even years, and can seriously affect daily life.  You may avoid places, have flashbacks, or nightmares, be "on edge" or irritable.  

 Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and behavior. These mood changes go beyond normal ups and downs — they can range from intense highs (mania or hypomania) to deep lows (depression) that disrupt daily life.

It’s sometimes called manic-depressive disorder. 

Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD) is a broad term for mental health conditions that occur during pregnancy (prenatal) or after childbirth (postpartum).

It includes a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties that go beyond typical mood changes related to pregnancy hormones or new parent stress. These disorders can affect anyone who is pregnant or has recently given birth — including mothers, fathers, and partners — though they are most common in birthing parents.

Adjustment Disorder is a stress-related mental health condition that occurs when someone has difficulty coping with or adjusting to a major life change or stressful event.

It’s different from normal stress because the emotional or behavioral reaction is stronger than expected and causes significant problems in daily life — but it’s typically short-term and resolves once the person adapts or the stressor ends.

It can be triggered by  events like marriage, divorce, job changes, parenthood, or illness.