PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS
Understanding the whole picture starts here.
A psychiatric evaluation is a thoughtful starting point for understanding what you've been experiencing, how it is affecting your life, and what kind of support may be helpful moving forward.
New patient psychiatric evaluations are typically scheduled for 60 minutes.
Looking at the Whole Picture
Christina will consider your medical, psychiatric, family, social, and medication history along with your current concerns so the evaluation reflects more than a single symptom or diagnosis.
Deciding on Next Steps
WHAT TO EXPECT
A thoughtful conversation focused on understanding you.
Your Story & Concerns
We'll talk through what brought you in, the symptoms or changes you've noticed, relevant history, current medications, and the ways these concerns may be affecting daily life.
Together, you'll discuss what may be helpful moving forward. That could include medication, supportive psychotherapy, additional evaluation or testing, referral, follow-up care, or a combination of approaches.
Looking at the Whole Picture
Christina will consider your medical, psychiatric, family, social, and medication history along with your current concerns so the evaluation reflects more than a single symptom or diagnosis.
Deciding on Next Steps
Together, you'll discuss what may be helpful moving forward. That could include medication, supportive psychotherapy, additional evaluation or testing, referral, follow-up care, or a combination of approaches.
Supportive Psychotherapy
Some patients may benefit from supportive talk therapy as part of ongoing psychiatric care.
Additional Evaluation or Referral
Sometimes the next step is further testing, coordination with another provider, or referral for a different type or level of care.
Ongoing Follow-Up
AFTER YOUR EVALUATION
Your next step is based on what you need.
A psychiatric evaluation does not automatically lead to the same recommendation for every patient. The goal is to understand what is going on and decide together what kind of care makes sense from there.
Medication may be discussed, started, adjusted, or continued when clinically appropriate.
If continued care at EndlessWell is appropriate, follow-up visits are used to monitor progress, adjust treatment, and respond to changing needs.
Some patients may benefit from supportive talk therapy as part of ongoing psychiatric care.
Additional Evaluation or Referral
Sometimes the next step is further testing, coordination with another provider, or referral for a different type or level of care.
Ongoing Follow-Up
If continued care at EndlessWell is appropriate, follow-up visits are used to monitor progress, adjust treatment, and respond to changing needs.
WHEN AN EVALUATION MAY HELP
You do not need to have everything figured out before you come in.
A psychiatric evaluation can be a helpful starting point when something feels different, difficult, or unclear—whether you are establishing care for the first time, changing providers, revisiting a previous diagnosis, or trying to better understand what you have been experiencing.
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Changes in mood, anxiety, sleep, focus, or daily functioning
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Questions about a previous diagnosis or treatment plan
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Concerns about whether medication may be helpful
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Establishing psychiatric care with a new provider
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Returning to care after time away
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Needing help deciding what kind of support or treatment may make sense next
WHEN YOU'RE READY
You can start with a conversation.
You do not need to arrive with the right words, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan already in mind. The first step is simply giving us a chance to understand what has been going on and talk through what may help.