We are excited to announce that we are now able to offer Medication Management as we are recently joined by Adrienne Long, PMHNP (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) at the Catalyst Center!
Adrienne offers comprehensive, individualized, and collaborative medication management. Adrienne considers all aspects of her clients’ life and approaches client care with compassion and from a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework. In addition to prescribing mental health medications if appropriate, she incorporates brief psychotherapy and considers potential nutritional deficiencies and lifestyle factors when creating your comprehensive treatment plan. She will work to understand you fully and collaborate not only with you, but your other providers to understand and address your needs.
Adrienne strongly believes in the following principles and uses them as a guide when working with each and every individual:
Understanding the whole person
To truly understand where a person ‘is coming from’ or what lies at the root of a concern (whether mental, emotional, or physical), it is essential to consider all aspects of a person. Using the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual model, Adrienne takes into account a person’s biological and genetic influences, social structures, their individual thoughts and emotions, and spiritual resources.
Biological Influences
While working extensively with mood and anxiety, eating disorders, and trauma, Adrienne is constantly reminded of the influence of neurobiology and physical health on a client. Recent advances in our understanding of the brain, such as the effects of trauma on a person’s neurobiology, leads to more effective trauma-informed treatment. Likewise, consideration of physical health factors, such as nutrition, sleep, or hormone imbalances, is also crucial. Traditional talk therapy, nor medication alone, will not lead to sustained change if a person is experiencing imbalances in biological influences, such as excessive, nutrient deficiencies, or sleep deprivation.
Psychological Influences
Psychological influences on a person include not just feelings and thoughts, but also personality and behavior. Medications can aid in alleviating distress and suffering. However, Adrienne recognizes that behavioral change can also be an important part of an individualized treatment plan.
Social Influences
As humans we are inherently social beings. The social aspect, including relationships, family dynamics, and cultural influence, is particularly relevant to perinatal concerns, mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and trauma. Adrienne believes meaningful connection is vital for all. She believes in working with clients and their team to establish these crucial support systems and networks in order to foster positive change and long-term stability.
Spiritual Influences
Often overlooked in therapy and medication management is a person’s spirituality. Spirituality does not simply refer to religion, but also includes anything that can bring meaning and fulfillment into a person’s life. Adrienne is more than open to exploring this aspect of her clients’ life.
Adrienne works with children, teens, and adults. She specializes in:
- Eating Disorder Recovery
- Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Anxiety, Worry and Panic
- Mood Disorders
- Trauma Recovery
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Adrienne is now accepting new clients, call 720.675.7123 to book an appointment.
