Our Services
Broader Possibilities Clinical Services PLLC treat a range of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral difficulties including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, insomnia, PMDD, phobias, OCD, DMDD, and stress. Treatment modalities include comprehensive assessments, individualized care plans, medication management, referral for individual and family psychotherapy, and coordination with other medical specialties. We offer 15-, 30-, 45-, 60-minute appointments with short wait times to ensure patients receive the high-quality care they deserve. We have appointments that work with your schedule –early morning, evenings, and weekends.
Depression
Depression is a deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in things. Major Depressive Disorder, often called MDD is usually persistent occurring more days than not in a given time period that can affect your overall health, work, school, relationships with family and friends, and life in general. It may be caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain. Signs of MDD: deep sadness, loss of pleasure or interest in things you used to enjoy, problems with sleep, fatigue, low energy, changes in your weight or appetite, feelings of guilt or shame, trouble thinking or making decisions, and thoughts of death or suicide.
Anxiety
Anxiety is when you feel afraid or worried. You may feel uneasy or tense. Anxiety can be a normal reaction when you go through a stressful event, or you are in doubt. Anxiety becomes a problem when it lasts for a long time, and it starts to get in the way of your normal activities. Your anxiety may be affecting your work or how you relate to friends. You may also have problems with sleeping, eating, and overall health. Anxiety may also affect the whole family.
Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that may change your mood, energy, and activity levels. You may go from being very lively and happy to being short tempered, sad, and hopeless. Then you may go back to being lively and happy again. When your mood is in high energy and happy. It is called mania or a manic event. When your mood changes to feelings of deep sadness and feeling hopeless, it is called depression. These mood changes may happen a few times a year or as often as a few times a day.
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental health disorder that is often called ADHD. ADHD is defined as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. ADHD can affect your performance at work or school, your home life, and your relationships. ADHD is a condition that can make it hard to sit still, pay attention, or make good decisions.
PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder is often called PTSD. PTSD is usually a result of people who have suffered from a severe injury or harm. It may also happen after seeing someone else harmed or die from a painful event. War veterans, rape, abuse victims, those who have been in a car or plane crash, and people who have been a part of a natural disaster are more likely to develop PTSD. Signs may include bad dreams, reliving the event over and over, or feeling very down. You may fear or avoid others or certain places, you may feel angry, worried, or even guilty. Signs can show up within a short time after the event, however some signs may not show up for months or years.
Sleep Disorder
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep.
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a group of symptoms that usually occur prior to a woman getting her monthly period. Many women get PMS, especially mild PMS. When the symptoms are severe, doctors call it premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). PMS and PMDD can cause you to have mood swings, such as crying, feeling tired, sad, angry, or worried. If symptoms are severe, women can have trouble at work, school, or getting along with family and friends.
Phobia
A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent, extreme, or irrational fear of an object, person, activity, or situation. Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. People with phobias often try to avoid the thing that triggers the fear.
OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder is also known as OCD. OCD may cause you to have unwanted thoughts and fears that go through your head over and over, also called obsessions. These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions. These obsessions and compulsions get in the way of daily activities and cause a lot of distress. OCD often centers around certain themes, such as being overly fearful of getting contaminated by germs. To ease contamination fears, you may wash your hands repeatedly until they’re sore and chapped. You may or may not know that your obsessions and compulsions are beyond reason. However, it is usually noted how they take up a great deal of time, reduce your quality of life, and get in the way of your daily routines and responsibilities.