LGBTQIA+

If you’re part of the LBGTQIA+ community and struggle with mental health challenges associated with your lifestyle, see the experts at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC in Oak Park, Skokie, Hinsdale, and Wheaton, Illinois. The compassionate behavioral health team offers innovative mental health treatments that reduce anxiety, depression, and other disorders you may encounter. Schedule an in-person or virtual mental health evaluation with the DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC team by phone. You can also request one online at any time. 

What is LBGTQIA+ care?

LBGTQIA+ care at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC includes mental health evaluations and treatments for people in this community. 

The skilled experts are highly trained in dealing with gender dysphoria and numerous other challenges that could affect your mental health and well-being. They are compassionate, understanding, and non-judgmental. 

Which conditions can LBGTQIA+ care address?

LBGTQIA+ care at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC can help you overcome the following:

• Low self-esteem
• Gender identity challenges
• Depression
• Anxiety
• A sense of not belonging
• Loneliness
• Bullying
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Substance misuse
• Other mental health conditions 

Treating your condition with therapy or other means helps you live your best life.

What are the benefits of LBGTQIA+ counseling?

LBGTQIA+ counseling and other mental health treatments at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC offer numerous benefits, including mood improvements, a sense of self-worth, stronger interpersonal relationships, and less depression or anxiety. 

Which LBGTQIA+ treatment is best suited for me?

Your mental health specialist gets to know you on a personal level to determine which treatments are best for you. They ask about your mood, thoughts, and emotions during a mental health evaluation. Your provider also discusses your lifestyle, interpersonal relationships, and more and asks about your goals. 

If you’re a candidate for medications, GeneSight® genetic testing helps determine which medicines are likely the most effective based on your genes. 

What does LBGTQIA+ care consist of?

Your LBGTQIA+ treatment plan at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC may include:

• Psychotherapy
• Oral medications  
• Intravenous (IV) ketamine
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• Spravato® nasal spray
• Lifestyle counseling

You might undergo individualized counseling, couples counseling, or family therapy at the DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC office or virtually from the comfort of your home.

Counseling sessions often last about an hour. Your therapist may suggest you speak with them weekly or on an as-needed basis. 

Ketamine treatments and TMS are options for treatment-resistant depression — or depression that hasn’t responded well to other treatments. 

For relief from mental health challenges associated with being in the LBGTQIA+ community, schedule an in-person or virtual mental health evaluation at DuPage Psychiatric Care PLLC by phone or request one online today.