Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Integrated Behavioral Health-Baton Rouge
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNPBC, LPC-S, LCSW, LPC
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
Our providers specialize in treating clients holistically, centering your symptoms, needs, and goals to offer you support using evidenced based approaches, tools, and techniques including ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR.
Our team specializes in adjustment issues, anger, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, body image, communication skills, depression, geriatric/aging issues, grief, LGBT issues, life transitions, OCD, panic, parenting issues, personality disorders, postpartum issues, PTSD, relationship issues, self esteem, sexual identity, stress, substance abuse, and trauma.
Our providers specialize in treating clients holistically, centering your symptoms, needs, and goals to offer you support using evidenced based approaches, tools, and techniques including ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR.
Our team specializes in adjustment issues, anger, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, body image, communication skills, depression, geriatric/aging issues, grief, LGBT issues, life transitions, OCD, panic, parenting issues, personality disorders, postpartum issues, PTSD, relationship issues, self esteem, sexual identity, stress, substance abuse, and trauma.
Do you suffer or battle with thoughts of suicide related to trauma that impacts your ability to function in your day-to-day life, whether at work or school? Do you feel exhausted/overwhelmed/judged because you think others do not understand you? Do you hope that your thoughts of suicide will get better? You are not alone; adolescents, college students, adults, and older adults are feeling trapped and having difficulty in finding their place in life and working through past trauma.
Do you suffer or battle with thoughts of suicide related to trauma that impacts your ability to function in your day-to-day life, whether at work or school? Do you feel exhausted/overwhelmed/judged because you think others do not understand you? Do you hope that your thoughts of suicide will get better? You are not alone; adolescents, college students, adults, and older adults are feeling trapped and having difficulty in finding their place in life and working through past trauma.
Ellen is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). Ellen began her education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, receiving a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. During this time, she contributed to research on schizophrenia, treatment-resistant depression, and the effect of adverse childhood experiences on mental health. She completed her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern State University in Louisiana.
Ellen is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). Ellen began her education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, receiving a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. During this time, she contributed to research on schizophrenia, treatment-resistant depression, and the effect of adverse childhood experiences on mental health. She completed her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern State University in Louisiana.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
It gets much better from here. No matter what you're going through, our expert providers are here to help with online mental health care tailored to you. Brightside Health offers personalized psychiatry, proven therapy, or both to help you feel better. Get started right from home, with appointments in as little as 2 days.
You may feel exhausted from carrying too much for too long—emotionally, mentally, or both. Something isn’t working, and you’re ready for real support. My ideal client is an adult seeking relief from anxiety, depression, mood changes, trauma, or substance use concerns and wanting care that truly listens. They want stability, clarity, and a treatment plan that makes sense. Most of all, they want to feel like themselves again and regain control of their life.
You may feel exhausted from carrying too much for too long—emotionally, mentally, or both. Something isn’t working, and you’re ready for real support. My ideal client is an adult seeking relief from anxiety, depression, mood changes, trauma, or substance use concerns and wanting care that truly listens. They want stability, clarity, and a treatment plan that makes sense. Most of all, they want to feel like themselves again and regain control of their life.
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I will consider requests to incorporate individual therapy into treatment on a case-by-case basis and often draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Navigating major life transitions, such as adolescence, young adulthood, and parenthood, can be difficult. Supporting individuals during these periods is my passion.
I will consider requests to incorporate individual therapy into treatment on a case-by-case basis and often draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Navigating major life transitions, such as adolescence, young adulthood, and parenthood, can be difficult. Supporting individuals during these periods is my passion.
As a board certified Psychiatric Mental Healthcare Nurse Practitioner. I believe mental health is equally important to physical health. Stability in mental health is linked to better focus, concentration, and motivation, which directly impacts performance at all aspects of life. I have been working in the mental healthcare sector for 5 years, focusing on various population groups to include children/adolescents and adults who are suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD and maladaptive behaviors.
As a board certified Psychiatric Mental Healthcare Nurse Practitioner. I believe mental health is equally important to physical health. Stability in mental health is linked to better focus, concentration, and motivation, which directly impacts performance at all aspects of life. I have been working in the mental healthcare sector for 5 years, focusing on various population groups to include children/adolescents and adults who are suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD and maladaptive behaviors.
My name is Sauntrice O'Quin, I've been in the social service field for over two decades. I've been a Psychiatric Nurse practitioner for 4 years. I have a non-judgmental approach to the clients I serve, and I believe that everyone has the right to live life to their fullest potential. I treat a diverse group of patients. I have both inpatient and outpatient experience. I treat mood disorders, anxiety, schizoaffective disorder, ADHD, and substance use disorder.
My name is Sauntrice O'Quin, I've been in the social service field for over two decades. I've been a Psychiatric Nurse practitioner for 4 years. I have a non-judgmental approach to the clients I serve, and I believe that everyone has the right to live life to their fullest potential. I treat a diverse group of patients. I have both inpatient and outpatient experience. I treat mood disorders, anxiety, schizoaffective disorder, ADHD, and substance use disorder.
Now Accepting New Patients- - -Most Insurance Plans Accepted- - - We are a team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists, case managers and primary care physicians offering convenient and comprehensive mental health treatment across multiple states, both in-person and virtually. We specialize in treating a multitude of conditions therefore are able to match you with a provider best suited to meet your specific needs. Let us help you achieve a higher quality of life and overall sense of wellbeing. Contact us today!
Now Accepting New Patients- - -Most Insurance Plans Accepted- - - We are a team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists, case managers and primary care physicians offering convenient and comprehensive mental health treatment across multiple states, both in-person and virtually. We specialize in treating a multitude of conditions therefore are able to match you with a provider best suited to meet your specific needs. Let us help you achieve a higher quality of life and overall sense of wellbeing. Contact us today!
I am passionate about providing thorough, evidence-based psychiatric care to the community in which I live and work. I offer both psychotherapy and medication management to my patients. For more info about me, please visit www.drsavannahpatel.com
I am passionate about providing thorough, evidence-based psychiatric care to the community in which I live and work. I offer both psychotherapy and medication management to my patients. For more info about me, please visit www.drsavannahpatel.com
An experienced Medical Doctor that is Board Certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry.
I offer comprehensive care including psychotherapy and medication management for Addiction and other Psychiatric disease in the New Orleans Healing Center.
An experienced Medical Doctor that is Board Certified in General and Addiction Psychiatry.
I offer comprehensive care including psychotherapy and medication management for Addiction and other Psychiatric disease in the New Orleans Healing Center.
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Psychiatrists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.
Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behavior and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.
What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behavior, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioral change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behavior; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.