FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The first session is primarily information gathering.  You will be asked questions such as your medical history, allergies and past psychiatric history.  It is required that your complete the new inpatient questionnaire prior to the first appointment so that this time may be used most efficiently.

Psychologist training involves going to Graduate School followed by additional training internship and post-doctorate programs to become experts at talk therapy.  They are well versed on may different types of therapy including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) ect.

Psychiatrist training involves going to Medical School for 4 years, then completing a 4 year Psychiatric Residency to become a psychiatrist.  During residency they get expert education on  Medication Management in addition to education on the aforementioned types of therapies.

If you think you may be a danger to yourself or other people there are immediate resources that can help.  The suicide hotline’s phone number is 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.  Other resources to get more emergent help are to call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.  If you don’t feel comfortable with any of these options telling a loved one is the next best things you can do.  Get help today!

Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalyists.  While there may be aspects that originate from him, Dr. Riegel and multiple other mental health providers now follow Evidence Based Medicine and the days of the oedipus complex are more byproducts of a bygone era.

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