You’re Not Alone

When life isn’t working, NCI cares. When stressed or hurt, people are often unable to negotiate the bumpy path they are on alone. The Providers at Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling (NCI) are here for you to understand, guide and help you transform challenges into happier life experiences. If you are stressed or hurting or if your relationships are not working, NCI is eager to be there to help you grow.

Accepting the need to change is courageous and a sign of growth. We support you as you move toward important changes in your life. Establishing a counseling relationship for marriage counseling, family counseling, child therapy (as young as age 3), teen counseling or help overcoming an addiction is part of becoming a healthier person. Perhaps you may need some help in a few areas or want to focus on some general changes. Our individual counseling can help in that regard. NCI also recognizes that in some cases medication management services may be needed to address underlying biological causes of anxiety and depression. Very few people can make significant changes alone. NCI will partner with you in your journey.

NCI believes a holistic approach to treating both mind and body is needed to create significant and lasting positive change.  Our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Shawnte’ Farmer DNP, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC and Kaitlin Hiddle, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC offer a variety of services to diagnose and assess both mental and physical needs to create this change. This includes providing psychiatric assessments, diagnostics, and medication management.  Shawnte’ will partner with you in creating a physical health plan that includes changes in diet, supplements, and medications.  NCI believes that medication, though sometimes integral to treatment, is by itself is insufficient to create real lasting change, which is why medication is prescribed in conjunction with counseling, even if it is outside of NCI.

NeuroStar® Advanced Therapy is utilized in our practice as a safe and effective non-invasive treatment option for depression, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to stimulate areas of the brain associated with mood regulation.

Counseling will help you identify your goals. Counselors will partner with and guide you through emotional, thoughtful and workable paths to health and happiness. We offer support that is personalized, supportive, and practical.

Counseling is confidential so you can feel safe exploring thoughts, feelings, and ideas openly and honestly without fear of judgment.

All help offered at NCI is professional and based on sound principles of counseling psychology. Additional support for Christian counseling values is offered when expressly requested by clients.