Mental Health FAQs

Telehealth offers numerous advantages for mental healthcare, including convenience, accessibility, flexibility, privacy, and safety. It allows you to attend your sessions from the comfort and privacy of your own home or any location within Connecticut.

Telehealth eliminates geographical barriers, making it easier for individuals in remote areas or with limited mobility in Connecticut to access our services. Virtual appointments also offer more scheduling flexibility, reducing time spent commuting and fitting sessions into your busy life.

Rest assured that our telehealth platform is secure and confidential, ensuring the privacy of your personal information. Additionally, during times of public health concerns or emergencies, telehealth provides a safe alternative to in-person visits, ensuring continuity of care.

Yes, at Solstice Healthcare, our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMNHP) are experts in medication management for mental health conditions. They can prescribe and monitor psychiatric medications to help alleviate symptoms and promote mental well-being.

To get started, you fill out our New Patient Form. Within 24 hours our staff will contact you to schedule an intake. During the intake we conduct a psychological evaluation to determine your best options for treatment. Our intake process lasts 3 sessions, which ensures a thorough assessment to give you the best plan of care. Throughout this process, your treatment options will be discussed. If medication is deemed necessary or you would like to be evaluated for medication, you will be scheduled with the nurse practitioner.

Once medications are prescribed, follow up appointments are scheduled with your nurse practitioner in addition to your therapist to monitor progress and any side effects. Frequency of these sessions can decrease over time and be discussed with your treatment team.

At Solstice Healthcare, we prioritize delivering personalized care tailored to your unique needs. We place significant importance on providing accurate diagnoses, which serve as the foundation for shaping our treatment services. Through this evaluation process, both you and our dedicated team gain in-depth insights into your goals, enabling us to determine the most suitable and effective treatment options for your specific needs.

Comprehensive care is when we take into account the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of one’s health. By providing therapy and medication management, your team of providers can work together to provide quality care.

By centralizing comprehensive care within a single location, it facilitates seamless collaboration among your team of healthcare providers, thus ensuring the delivery of the highest quality care. This collaborative approach enables constant monitoring of symptoms, side effects, progress, and underlying health concerns, leading to more expedited goal achievement. At Solstice Healthcare, we hold a strong belief in fostering collaboration and promoting effective communication among our healthcare providers ensuring high quality personalized care for each individual.

The duration of therapy varies depending on individual needs and goals. Therapy is required if you’re seeking medication management. Some individuals may benefit from short-term therapy to address specific concerns, while others may engage in longer-term therapy for ongoing support and personal growth.

Our therapists work collaboratively with each patient to determine an appropriate treatment plan tailored to their unique situation. The duration of therapy will be discussed and decided upon together, ensuring that you receive the right level of support for as long as necessary.

Therapy constitutes a significant component of our comprehensive care, and we firmly believe it expedites the achievement of your goals. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding our therapy services, we encourage you to discuss them with your intake provider. They can offer insights into our therapeutic process and explore additional options tailored to your needs.

We recognize that individuals may already have an existing therapist, and we are open to collaborative options to ensure the delivery of high-quality services. However, when medication is incorporated into your treatment plan, we schedule regular follow-up appointments with our nurse practitioner and therapist to closely monitor your progress together.

The specific frequency of sessions is determined by a multitude of factors, including your individual goals, customized treatment plan, and specific medications you are prescribed. Therapy sessions begin on a weekly basis and as you make progress towards your goals, the frequency can be lessened.