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Psychotherapy

The treatment of mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means.

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Assessment that measures a range of cognitive abilities and provides a score that is to serve as a measure of an individual's intellectual abilities and potential.

Grief & Loss

The emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away.

Psychological
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Offers psychological testing for bariatric surgery for weight loss as well as spinal stimulator implants for pain management. Also, offers general court-ordered evaluations depending on what the issue is.

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Hi, Tooele County and all Utah State residents! If you need a psychologist, Patricia McWhorter, PhD, works with adults on issues ranging from post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), grief, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. She conducts psychological testing for intelligence (IQ) and court-ordered psychological evaluations, as well as psychological assessments required for certain surgical procedures. Her role is to assess an abused child’s immediate needs, be they medical care by a pediatrician, neurological evaluations in the event of head trauma, or whatever the individual child is deemed to require. She was appointed to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing Board’s (DOPL) Investigative Committee in 2012. She was honored by B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse) to be designated as their therapist liaison for their Utah Western Region Chapter.
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A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
 
The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.
 
Symptoms may include nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood.
 
Treatment includes different types of trauma-focused psychotherapy as well as medications to manage symptoms.
Therapy that is provided by a licensed and certified therapist via a secure video connection. Modern-day technology can now connect pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapists with children no matter the distance or situation.
A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
 
The exact cause of bipolar disorder isn’t known, but a combination of genetics, environment, and altered brain structure and chemistry may play a role.
 
Manic episodes may include symptoms such as high energy, reduced need for sleep, and loss of touch with reality. Depressive episodes may include symptoms such as low energy, low motivation, and loss of interest in daily activities. Mood episodes last days to months at a time and may also be associated with suicidal thoughts.
 
Treatment is usually lifelong and often involves a combination of medications and psychotherapy.
A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities.

Examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Symptoms include stress that’s out of proportion to the impact of the event, inability to set aside a worry and restlessness.

Treatment includes counseling or medications, including antidepressants.

Individual therapy is a joint process between a therapist and a person in therapy. Common goals of therapy can be to inspire change or improve quality of life. People may seek therapy for help with issues that are hard to face alone. Individual therapy is also called therapy, psychotherapy, psychosocial therapy, talk therapy, and counseling.   

Therapy can help people overcome obstacles to their well-being. It can increase positive feelings, such as compassion and self-esteem. People in therapy can learn skills for handling difficult situations, making healthy decisions, and reaching goals. Many find they enjoy the therapeutic journey of becoming more self-aware. Some people even go to ongoing therapy for self-growth.

Psychotherapy helps children and adolescents in a variety of ways. They receive emotional support, resolve conflicts with people, understand feelings and problems, and try out new solutions to old problems. Goals for therapy may be specific (change in behavior, improved relations with friends or family), or more general (less anxiety, better self-esteem). The length of psychotherapy depends on the complexity and severity of problems.

A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological, and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests these factors may cause changes in brain function, including the altered activity of certain neural circuits in the brain. The persistent feeling of sadness or loss of interest that characterizes major depression can lead to a range of behavioral and physical symptoms. These may include changes in sleep, appetite, energy level, concentration, daily behavior, or self-esteem. Depression can also be associated with thoughts of suicide.

The mainstay of treatment is usually medication, talk therapy, or a combination of the two. Increasingly, research suggests these treatments may normalize brain changes associated with depression.