YOUR QUESTIONS HAVE ANSWERS
Recognize and stay in control, problems have solutions
THERAPIST LICENSURE
Our team of mental health therapists are all Masters Level clinicians, with a couple working toward their doctorates. With a strong base in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) the therapists treat a wide variety of complex problems. There are various types of State Licenses the therapist hold at Behavioral Turning Point, Inc. There is Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. Each one of the licenses mentioned are issued by the State of Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance to provide therapy.
THIS IS IMPORTANT
Mental health is one of the most important things we should keep up with. Yet we gloss over it without giving it any thought. We periodically go in to see professionals for routine health visits which is great. But more commonly we go seek help when we physically don't feel well. This is because we have developed a system that allows us to recognize when we aren't feeling good and this triggers us to seek help. We act on these triggers by going to see the doctor, we visit an urgent care or emergency room knowing that modern medicine can help fix a whole gamut of health related issues.
HOW DO I KNOW
In the same manner that we recognize when our physical body needs attention by experiencing symptoms, we also must learn to recognize symptoms of when our mental health needs attention. Our mental health suffers emergencies and crisis that we know has an impact on our daily lives, but it can actually have an impact on our physical health as well.
Treating mental health conditions starts off by recognizing them. One easy way of doing this is asking yourself
- How am I feeling? - because that's what "Mental Health" means at its core. It's how you are feeling. These feelings stem from emotions that translate into behaviors. The problem is that these feelings can trigger untreated emotions to manifest with a response of incorrect and dangerous behaviors towards others or towards ones self. An example of how they can surface is in uncontrolled anger, rage, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, eating disorders and many more. The behaviors are not always obvious with giant outbursts or violent rage, they can be subtle and seemingly unassociated which means we have to pay close attention to them. So what do you do if you recognize some of these things you are reading, or what if you can't quite put your finger on it but you know something doesn't seem or feel right? This is where we can help.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Here at BTP we have different healthcare professionals from MD's to Therapists that work together as a team to find out how you are feeling and how we can help. We can treat and help with crisis situations, so if you are in crisis or know someone in crisis give us a call. It is important to know that you do not need to wait for crisis to get help. Just like in our physical health the sooner you get to resolving the issue the better it is, the same applies to our mental health. If the issues stem deeper than just emotions triggered by feelings and more into a physiological imbalance or a combination of both that may require medication or alternative treatment, our physicians and clinical team are equipped to treat and help with these situations as well. At BTP we use a combination of the services listed on the homepage to help. Here are some of the things you can look out for as signs that you or someone you know might need help.
BE AWARE OF THESE
Depression/suicidal thoughts
Self Esteem
Urges to commit suicide/suicide attempts
Self-harming behaviors
Aggressive/impulsive behaviors
Uncontrolled Anger
Eating disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorder
Stress debilitating
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Panic disorders
Substance abuse
Personality disorders
Thought disorders/paranoia
Severe Behavioral Outbursts
Autism Spectrum