What Qualities are Important When Seeking a Psychiatric Provider?

Your mental health is important. Finding the right psychiatric prescriber is essential in your journey toward wellness. It can feel complicated and overwhelming when you are searching for a provider. There are certain characteristics to look for when you need psychiatric medication management. Knowing what to look for can make your search simpler!

Qualities to Look For

The following qualities can indicate an effective provider. When searching for a psychiatric professional, consider the following:

  • Experience and Expertise

The field of psychiatry is very broad, when seeking a provider it can be helpful to review their qualifications and experience. If you are looking for a provider for your child it is good to look for a prescriber who has experience and expertise working with children. If you need to treat anxiety, look for someone with advanced knowledge in that area. You are more likely to have better outcomes with a provider who is skilled in your area of need.

  • Availability

Having a provider who is skilled in what you are seeking is important, however, the reality is they have to actually be able to see you. Finding a prescriber who has availability that matches your own makes it more likely that you will engage and continue to engage in treatment.

  • Communication Style

You have to be able to talk to your provider. It is important that you are open and honest about your symptoms and experiences. This information is vital in your treatment. Be sure that you find a prescriber that you can talk to and be open with. There are many ways of communicating, be sure that your communication styles match up!

  • Empathy and Understanding

It can be difficult to open up to someone that you don’t feel cares or wants to understand you. Finding an empathic prescriber who seeks to hear you and utilize interventions that are right for you is essential. When deciding if a provider is right for you, consider whether you feel they are showing empathy and seeking to understand your experience.

  • Healthy Boundaries and Expectations

In order to have a health and productive patient-provider relationship there has to be boundaries. It is important that your prescriber sets and maintains healthy boundaries and outlines expectations of treatment. Recovery takes time, it is important that you feel you can trust your provider and that they explain what you can expect from treatment. There is no magic pill, it is essential that realistic expectations are explained.

Carolina Counseling Services believes that it shouldn’t be difficult to find a caring, qualified psychiatric professional. CCS contracts with prescribers who care. When you schedule your first appointment you can begin to create a comprehensive treatment plan geared toward meeting your unique needs.

Call CCS in Southern Pines, North Carolina today to schedule your first psychiatric medication management appointment. Online sessions are available making getting the care you need and deserve easier than ever before!