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What is Psychiatric Medication Management?

by RefreshMH | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

Many psychiatric disorders will require a two-pronged approach for successful treatment: medication combined with therapy or counseling. A psychiatrist can prescribe medication to help with anything from ADHD to anxiety to depression. Medication management is a vital...

WHAT’s NEW at CCC

by RefreshMH | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized

As a leading treatment provider in the DMV for the last 40 years, Columbia Counseling Center continues to look for innovative ways to provide mental health services to the Columbia and surrounding communities. While we continue to navigate the changing landscape as a...

Thank The Person Who You Don’t Like

by Dr. Kenneth R. Ellis | Feb 5, 2018 | Strategies for Healthy Living, Uncategorized

By Dr. Larry Grubb I once worked with a man who I would feel angry towards every time we got together. I just couldn’t understand why he bothered me so much. It was only after I had a chance to think about my reaction to him that I realized that he was showing me all...

Dream a Little Dream

by Dr. Kenneth R. Ellis | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

It is common practice in psychoanalysis for the patient to report the content of dreams as part of treatment. Sigmund Freud believed that dreams were a window into the unconscious mind. Therefor, by understanding and interpreting the content of dreams the patient...

The Serotonin – Depression Connection

by Dr. Kenneth R. Ellis | Jul 22, 2015 | Uncategorized

Recent articles( such as this piece from psychcentral.com have posited the notion that serotonin is not a significant component of the depressive process .Further, that drug companies, having developed serotonin enhancing medicines, began an advertising campaign to...

Worried and tense every day? It could be Generalized Anxiety Disorder

by Dennis Glick | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common and recurring condition. Typical symptoms include near-daily worry, anxiety, tension, feeling on edge, irritability, and sleep disturbance. Features of panic attacks and/or social anxiety may also be present. Your primary...