Adolescent & Adult Mental Health
What is mental health?
What does it mean to have good mental health?
Mental health can affect how people think, feel and act. It has to do with a person’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. Our team at Bright Care Medical can help both adults and adolescents with their mental health.
What are mental illnesses?
Mental illness is not just a mental issue, it can also include behavioral or emotional disorders. Anxiety disorders, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and anxiety disorders are all examples of mental health illnesses.
Mental Health services available at Bright Care Medical Group:
1)Trauma-focused Psychotherapy
2)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
3)Pregnancy and Postpartum Counseling
4)CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Dr. Amarilis Colon Berrios, Psycologist
Dr. Amarilis Colon Berrios is a licensed Florida and Puerto Rico Psychologist with 15 years of experience. She is trained in EMDR and Somatic Experience Skills. She has been working with patients struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and other mental health disorders. She specializes in individualized work and treatment plans bases on a patient’s specific needs from trauma and culturally sensitive perspective. Dr. Berrios has multicultural background experience and believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion. She is proficient in English and Spanish.
Dr. Berrios accepts the following types of insurance:
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Cigna
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Sunshine
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
What is good mental health?
People with good mental health have the capacity to make good healthy choices, deal with stress, and develop non-toxic relationships. When a person has good mental health, they can typically work well, they have the capacity to learn and reach or surpass their goals.
A person suffers from poor mental health they often have a difficult time managing how they think, feel and act. Individuals in a poor mental state have a difficult time coping with stress. They may appear to act irrational, and not want to talk about past problems or relationships that caused them stress.
What are the warning signs of mental health problems?
If you notice any of the following signs in your loved ones or close friends it may be time to help them seek help.
-Withdrawing from people or activities they normally enjoy
-No energy
-Thoughts of harming oneself – suicidal
-Changes in eating or sleeping habits
-Feeling of hopelessness
-Extreme mood swings
-Anger or feeling irritable often
-Problems with alcohol or drug abuse
-Feeling sad or depressed most of the time
With the growing number of adolescents using social media we are seeing an increase in youth mental health issues. Mental illness in children and adolescents continue to rise as our youth become hooked on Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms. Anxiety and depression tend to be leaders in mental health issues with adolescents particularly for those using social media on a regular basis. Cyberbullying is another issue we continue to see adolescents affected by.
How can Dr. Sosa and his clinical staff help?
If you, a loved one or a friend are struggling, we encourage you to make an appointment to see us at either of our Clermont, Florida medical offices. We will meet, discuss feelings and thoughts. We will put a systematic plan in place to work towards better mental health. We have a variety of coping mechanisms we can introduce and work into a mental health plan to ensure our patient is improving. Our goal is to help our patients enjoy life and live a healthy, productive lifestyle.
Ready for help?
Contact us today at 352-708-3021, we look forward to helping you get on the right track.