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How our Mental Health Team Can Support You

Updated on December 17, 2024

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When it comes to taking care of your mental health, we don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. Let's look at how our mental health coaches, therapists and doctors can work together to help you on your journey to better mental health. 

 

Mental Health Coach: Your Proactive Guide

First Stop Health mental health coaches help you improve your overall mental wellbeing by providing guidance, support and tools to address everyday challeny. They typically focus on preventive and proactive strategies to enhance emotional health before more serious issues develop.  

Mental health coaches also focus on helping individuals develop a personalized plan for maintaining a healthy wellbeing. They may assist with goal setting, creating routines and offering support for areas such as work-life balance, relationships or personal growth. 

What they help with:

  • Stress management
  • Burnout prevention
  • Life transitions
  • Building resilience
  • Restoring work-life balance
  • Feeling stuck
  • And more! 

How they help: 

Mental health coaches focus on the present and future, helping you move forward with actionable steps. If you’re looking for guidance and support in making positive changes to your mental health but might not have deeper emotional issues to address, mental health coaching might be right for you! 

 
 
 
Mental Health Therapist: Your Emotional Support

First Stop Health therapists are clinically trained to help you understand and address your emotions, thoughts and behaviors through therapy. They offer a safe space to talk about past experiences, process difficult emotions, and learn how to cope with mental health challenges like anxiety, depression or trauma.

What they help with:

  • Addiction
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Grief and loss
  • And more! 

How they help: 

Therapists are ideal for people who want to work through emotional pain, trauma or complex mental health issues. They can help you understand how you’ve been affected by your past and develop healthier patterns for the future. 

 

 

Doctor: Your Medical Expert

First Stop Health doctors can play an important role in managing your mental health from a medical perspective. They can diagnose mental health conditions, prescribe medications and monitor your physical health.

What they help with:

  • Prescribing medications (non-controlled)
  • Monitoring your physical health
  • Diagnosing physical and mental health conditions 

How they help: 

Doctors are essential when mental health challenges require medical intervention. They can provide a comprehensive health assessment and ensure that any physical issues, like hormonal imbalances aren’t affecting your mental health. 

 

 

Working Together: A Whole-Person Approach

Your mental health journey is unique, and having the right team can make all the difference. When mental health coaches, therapists, and doctors—work together, they create a support system that focuses on YOU. Whether you need medication, therapy or guidance to make positive changes, working with our mental health team can provide the support you need to do more than just survive….to thrive!  Schedule a visit with a First Stop Health mental health provider to get started! 

 

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