There are many different types of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, social workers, and others. To see a psychiatrist requires a referral, but to see other providers, a referral usually isn’t necessary. These other providers can likely help you significantly. Here at MedSave Clinic, you don’t need a referral to see our mental health professional.

Mental health professionals can diagnose and treat a great number of mental issues and illnesses, including autism, ADHD, learning disorders, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, phobias, OCD, PTSD, anorexia, and many others. Medications, psychotherapy, treatment programs, and behavioral therapy can work well as treatments. A mental health professional can provide a referral or prescription for one or more of these services.

To see a psychiatrist, you’ll need a referral from your primary care physician, but to see another mental health professional, you won’t. When looking for a good mental health professional, you could look at social workers, faith-based counsellors, non-faith-based counselors, psychiatrists, and/or psychologists in your area. Keep in mind, though, that the professional should have the necessary certifications and degrees as well as experience in treating your particular condition.

You could ask your primary care physician for a recommendation of a provider, or you can come to MedSave Clinic to meet and speak with our mental health professional who is capable of providing the kind of treatment you need.

Once a mental health professional understands your particular issue or illness, he or she can treat you appropriately and effectively. The particular treatment or treatments a patient receives depends on the particular mental health issue or illness he or she has, and which treatment(s) has the best chance of succeeding for that individual patient. A combination of treatments can be especially effective.

Medications don’t cure mental illness, but they can improve symptoms significantly and complement other treatments, like psychotherapy. An antidepressant, anti-anxiety medication, mood-stabilizing medication, or antipsychotic medication can help a patient’s symptoms. Psychotherapy or behavioral therapy can provide patients with a great deal of insight into their own mental health and moods, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Substance misuse treatment can help when it’s applicable.

Some of the best mental health facilities for psychiatry in the U.S. are McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mayo Clinic. However, you don’t have to fly across the country for mental health treatment. Many patients benefit from seeing a mental health professional at a clinic like MedSave Clinic.

A professional like ours is very capable and can provide a number of different treatment options for you or anyone else in your family of any age. We can help children with autism, elderly parents with PTSD, and patients with just about any other mental health issue or illness. We can provide referrals and prescriptions when necessary. And we’ll be here for you for the long-term and available just about whenever you need us, 7 days a week.

Come see us today, if you like, with no appointment necessary. You’ll be able to have a simple consultation with our mental health professional. If you’d prefer to, you can book your consultation instead by calling us. When you come in to see us, you’ll find our clinic at 246 E Campus View Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235. We serve patients from Columbus OH, Clintonville OH, Northwest Columbus OH, Worthington OH, Orange OH, and Harlem OH.