Apr 7, 2021 | Advice, Counseling, Staff, Therapy
Struggling to find a psychiatrist? You have other options. People often ask me if I am a psychiatrist. In everyday conversation that word usually means “someone who works in the mental health field.” Most people do not know that a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who...
Mar 24, 2021 | Corporate Wellness, Counseling, Events, Staff, Therapy
During January and February of 2021, Jordan Reynolds, Asia Hall, and Anton Babushkin of Start My Wellness led an emotional wellness workshop for OneMagnify in Detroit. This successful event focused on: Observing one’s wellness emotions and behavior “Am I taking care...
Mar 11, 2021 | Counseling, Staff
Start My Wellness clinical director, Dr. Anton Babushkin, is now a Board-Certified psychoanalyst. The certification process requires rigorous preparation and deep experience in providing therapeutic care to patients. Dr. Babushkin is also chair of Ongoing Education at...
Mar 5, 2021 | Advice, Counseling, Staff, Therapy
Finding a competent provider who can provide psychiatric medication, is taking new patients, and accepts your insurance (and doesn’t have a 3-month waiting list) is extremely challenging. The good news is Jennifer Wims-Madden, an experienced Nurse Practitioner...
Mar 3, 2021 | Advice, Counseling, Staff, Strategies, Therapy
*(The examples provided below are composite cases, synthesizing disguised information and not any patient in particular)* Here’s a truth about relationships that a lot of us struggle with: you have to learn how to communicate your needs to the person you are with. My...
Feb 3, 2021 | Advice, Counseling, Staff, Strategies, Therapy
“I am interested in therapy, but I don’t know how to get started.” This is a statement I’ve heard often, both from clients in their first phone consultation with me, as well from friends looking for guidance and recommendations. Sometimes, the symptoms that are...