Can Medication Alone Make You Feel Better?
Psychiatric medications can do a lot in the way of helping you to feel better. Psychopharmacology can help to improve your mood, decrease anxiety, help you focus, improve your sleep and so much more. The benefits of medication management are undeniable, however, they may not be all that is needed.
What Medications Can’t Fix
While there is so much that can be helped with the right medication management regimen, there are some things that medications cannot fix or change. Some of these things may include;
- Communication
- Quality of relationships
- Assertiveness
- Boundaries
- Healthy lifestyle choices
- Intrusive memories
- Low self-confidence
- Negative self-talk
- Self-defeating behaviors
Mental health medications can be a valuable tool in treating and even alleviating your symptoms. While there is so much value in psychiatric medication management it isn’t a cure.
The Value in a Multifaceted Approach
If medication can’t fix everything, what else can you do? Therapy can be an extremely helpful addition to your treatment plan to target the issues above that medication alone cannot address.
Counseling can help you to learn valuable skills and change the way you approach the world. When you learn healthier ways to communicate and cope your relationships can improve. When you begin to assert yourself, tolerate distress and regulate your emotions more effectively you can start showing up as the best version of yourself. Combining therapy and medication management can make a world of difference.
Get Started Today
Carolina Counseling Services contracts with caring licensed therapists and psychiatric professionals. When you are looking for therapy and psychiatric care in Cameron, NC call CCS. You don’t have to choose between counseling and medication management, schedule an appointment for both!
Providers are in network with most major insurances including Aetna, Aetna State Health Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and many more. Don’t wait, call to schedule your first appointments today!
Jaime Johnson Fitzpatrick LCMHCS, LCAS is one of the Owners and Vice Presidents of Carolina Counseling Services. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist in the State of North Carolina as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in State of New York. Jaime is also certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and utilizes various other approaches in her practice.
PO BOX 9909 Fayetteville, NC 28311