Love Life Psychiatry

Trust In The Process

Mental health is a multifaceted, often complicated, subject manner. It’s often confusing for individuals and families to know when or how to obtain treatment for mental health concerns - the time to seek help is when daily functioning is impacted in a negative way due to mental health instability. Obtaining proper mental health treatment can aid in the return to productive activities, healthy relationships, and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity. Trust in the process of mental health care….. give yourself the opportunity to become mentally stable and love life as you could not before.

Meet Sharon Forese, MSW, LCSW

Sharon Forese, Therapist, LCSW

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am able to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, environment for each and every client. I work well with children, adolescents, and adults. I use several therapy methods to meet an individual needs, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, client-centered techniques, and solution-focused therapy. My main goal is to support and empower each person to help them succeed in their individual goals. I can help you overcome your anxiety, trauma, depression, or just act as a listening ear to support you through your difficult time. We will work together to make sure that you are receiving the best care possible!

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Children & Adolescents

6-17 yrs old

If your child is exhibiting signs of a mental health disorder, which could include the inability to regulate emotions, disruptions in age-appropriate thinking or behavior, persistent sadness, changes in sleeping or eating habits, or changes in school performance, it’s important to seek professional care as soon as possible.

Love Life Psychiatry will work with children and their parents or guardians to provide an evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment plan.

Adults

Love Life Psychiatry is geared towards helping adults deal with a variety of mental issues. Many mental disorders can have drastic effects on a person’s personal and professional life if left untreated and can have a severe impact on your quality of life.

Love Life Psychiatry is committed to helping individuals overcome mental health disorders through innovative and highly individualized care, treating the whole person by healing not just the mind…. but also the spirit by emphasizing strengths, self-awareness, and hopeful thinking.

Seniors

Elderly are highly prone to develop psychiatric disorders, probably because of age related changes in the brain, concomitant physical disorders, as well as increased stress in later life. Mental illness can impact how our seniors carry out basic daily living activities reducing their independency, autonomy, and quality of life.

Love Life Psychiatry values the independence and safety of seniors- treatment includes attention to the physical needs of the individual as well as emotional needs along with education for the families/caregivers and referrals to community resources if needed.

Common Conditions We Treat

ANXIETY Disorders

Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure.

DEPRESSIve disorders

Are common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.

BIPOLAR DISORDERs

Causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Attention deficit HYPERACTIVITY disorder (AdHD)

Symptoms of ADHD include inattention (not being able to keep focus), hyperactivity (excess movement that is not fitting to the setting) and impulsivity (hasty acts that occur in the moment without thought).

INSOMNIA

A sleep disorder in which you have trouble falling and/or staying asleep. The condition can be short-term (acute) or can last a long time (chronic).

BEHAVIORAL disorders

Pattern of disruptive behaviors in children that last for at least 6 months and cause problems in school, at home and in social situations. Nearly everyone shows some of these behaviors at times, but behavior disorders are more serious…

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE disorder (OCD)

Is a common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (“obsessions”) and/or behaviors (“compulsions”) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.

Post trauamtic stress disorder (PTSD)

Is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to help defend against danger or to avoid it.

SCHIZOPHRENIA

A mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions.

SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER

A mental health disorder that is marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and a mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or bipolar disorder.