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Health care professionals and loved ones, as well as senior care professionals or any older adult who feels they may benefit f rom TheraCounsel's services may refer to TheraCounsel for supportive counseling and advocacy by simply contacting a TheraCounsel clinician in their area. No physician referral is required.
A TheraCounselor can provide a needs assessment as well as an individualized treatment plan including thoughtful, ethical, compassionate, and effective supportive counseling interventions.
It is our hope that through the information contained on our website and continued growing reputation, health care professionals and loved ones will more easily identify those who need and can benefit from geriatric counseling, resulting in many more older adults who receive the mental health benefits they need.
Those "Golden Years" after retirement when bodies break down steadily, sight and hearing fade and mental agility, memory and concentration wane, all that is needed to start the healing process is a call to a Geriatric counselor who can help seniors and their families cope with age related and other issues including depression over losses and fear of dependence on others.
Below is a list of symptoms for healthcare providers and loved ones to look for, signals of possible mental health conditions. Sometimes these symptoms are obvious. More often, they are subtle. The signs below are just a few of the symptoms to watch for and ask about:
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Tearfulness
- Nervousness
- Worry
- Irritability
- Feelings of anger
- Apathy
- Decreased energy
- Sleep and/or appetite disturbance
- Increased substance use
- Memory impairment
- Disturbances in speech, motor activities, or object recognition
- Disturbances in social or occupational functioning
- Decreased ability to think abstractly
- Thoughts and/or feelings about wanting to die
If you or an older adult you care about is exhibiting concern about one or more of these symptoms, it is important to offer a resource for mental health services.
As Medicare providers, TheraCounsel practitioners deliver supportive counseling services directly to clients', with no physician referral needed.
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