Lifestyle and Wellness Counseling

Adopting healthy habits can have a significant beneficial impact on your physical and mental health. At Royal River Psychiatric Care in Yarmouth, Maine, the experienced psychiatry team offers customized lifestyle and wellness counseling to help you regain energy, joy, and optimal well-being. Take advantage of this holistic service by scheduling an in-person or telehealth evaluation by phone or requesting one online today. 

What is lifestyle and wellness counseling?

Lifestyle and wellness counseling at Royal River Psychiatric Care consists of comprehensive evaluations and healthy lifestyle education tailored to your specific needs and goals. This holistic treatment option can significantly impact your physical, emotional, and mental health.

The Royal River Psychiatric Care team often combines lifestyle and wellness counseling with psychotherapy and/or medication management when necessary to optimize your overall well-being.

What are the benefits of lifestyle and wellness counseling?

The benefits of taking advantage of lifestyle and wellness counseling at Royal River Psychiatric Care include:

• Happier mood
• Less stress
• More energy
• Lower risk of chronic diseases
• Easier weight management
• Enhanced physical and mental wellness

Making healthy lifestyle and wellness changes might allow you to take fewer medications or lower dosages. 

Which conditions can lifestyle and wellness counseling help treat?

Lifestyle and wellness counseling at Royal River Psychiatric Care may help the following mental health conditions and more:

• Chronic stress
• Grief
• Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Schizophrenia
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Eating disorders
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Addictions
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Dementia 
• Sleep disorders

Lifestyle counseling may also aid in healthy weight management and reduce the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, a heart attack, and other physical health concerns.

Which type of lifestyle and wellness counseling is right for me?

The experts at Royal River Psychiatric Care complete a comprehensive mental health evaluation to learn which lifestyle and wellness changes may be right for you. They review your current lifestyle habits, medications, medical history, and symptoms. 

Using DSM-5 criteria, your provider also evaluates your moods, thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.

What does lifestyle and wellness counseling include?

Customized lifestyle and wellness counseling at Royal River Psychiatric Care might consist of:

• Stress management techniques
• Personalized nutrition plans
• Exercise recommendations
• Dietary supplement advice
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Weight loss programs

The experts also offer medication management, individual psychotherapy, group therapy, family therapy, geriatric psychiatric care, and crisis intervention counseling when necessary to complement lifestyle and wellness care.

You might meet with your mental health provider in person or virtually, depending on your schedule, needs, and preferences. They follow up to ensure your treatment plan is effective and are always available to address questions and concerns.

Try in-person or telepsychiatry lifestyle and wellness counseling at Royal River Psychiatric Care by calling the office or requesting an appointment online today.