Or browse by what you are trying to figure out. Every article is written and reviewed by Nefretiri Abat, PMHNP-BC, JD.
New to this? These answer the questions almost everyone asks first.
Whether your plan pays, what it costs, and what to do if you are denied.
How TMS, Spravato and medication differ, and how to choose between them.
Next steps after a partial response, a relapse, or no response at all.
Sessions, side effects, timelines and what to expect day to day.
Evaluation, treatment and living with adult ADHD.
Understanding depression, including when it has not responded to treatment.
Anxiety, OCD and other conditions we treat.
How much does TMS therapy cost in California? With insurance, most people treated for treatment-resistant depression pay a
If SPRAVATO didn’t work, the answer isn’t always another treatment. What ‘it didn’t work’ can actually mean, and
If TMS didn’t help, or you had to stop early, it isn’t the end of the road. What
Medication can lower social anxiety and still leave your life small. Why avoidance and masking keep it stuck,
When anxiety and depression feed each other, one treatment is rarely enough. Why combined plans work better, and
Severe anxiety can feel resistant in the early weeks of treatment even when it’s working. Why that happens,
When anxiety treatment doesn’t reach untreated trauma, it can stall. Why trauma keeps the alarm on, and the
When therapy hasn’t reached the fear pattern, anxiety keeps shrinking your world. Why avoidance maintains anxiety and what
If an SSRI didn’t fix your anxiety, the next step isn’t always another pill. How to tell whether
When depression needs a higher level of care, TMS, SPRAVATO, and ECT each work differently. A clear, side-by-side
Treatment-resistant anxiety means an anxiety disorder hasn’t improved enough after appropriate, evidence-based treatment. What that really means, what
When depression starts creeping back after treatment worked, a returning symptom isn’t a verdict — it’s a signal
When two antidepressants haven’t been enough, the next step shouldn’t be a faster guess. A treatment-resistant depression consult
Knowing you have anxiety but not knowing what kind is one of the most common patterns in clinical
Anxiety is maintained by avoidance — and effective treatment is the structured experience of doing the things the
SSRIs, SNRIs, buspirone, and benzodiazepines all treat anxiety — on different timescales, with different trade-offs. A board-certified PMHNP
