Our services

Beyond general psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services, Volunteer Health offers structured specialty programs targeting specific clinical populations whose needs benefit from focused, protocol-informed care. These programs bring together coordinated psychiatric and therapeutic resources around particular presenting concerns, allowing for greater depth than a general-practice framework typically permits. Specialty programming at this practice is subject to the same evidence-based standards that govern all other services.

Some conditions benefit from a clinician with focused training. Our specialty programs are organized around the diagnostic categories that present most often in adult outpatient behavioral health, staffed by clinicians with additional training in each area.

• Anxiety disorders
• Mood disorders
• Trauma and PTSD
• OCD
• Workplace burnout
• Life transitions
• Chronic medical conditions co-occurring with mental health

Relational work at Volunteer Health addresses the systems that surround and sustain individuals, recognizing that many psychiatric and psychological difficulties are both shaped by and expressed within close relationships. Our clinicians who provide couples and family care are trained in structurally sound, empirically supported relational therapies. Sessions are framed not around identifying fault, but around helping each participant understand the patterns that have taken hold and develop more functional alternatives.

Relationships are part of behavioral health. Our couples and family clinicians are trained in evidence-based systemic and relational modalities, and care is delivered with the same evidence base as our individual treatment.

• Couples therapy (Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method-informed)
• Family therapy for adults and adult-child family units
• Parent guidance for adults navigating parenting under stress

Individual psychotherapy at this practice is conducted by licensed clinicians who apply modalities drawn from the current evidence base, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and acceptance-based approaches, matched to the specific nature of the presenting concern. Sessions are held to their full scheduled duration, and therapists maintain detailed ongoing formulations that evolve as treatment progresses. The therapeutic relationship here is regarded as a clinical instrument in its own right.

Our therapists are independently licensed (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LPC, PsyD, or PhD) and matched to your care based on your goals and the modalities best suited to them. Sessions are typically scheduled weekly or biweekly to start.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills
• Psychodynamic and supportive psychotherapy
• Trauma-focused care
• Perinatal and postpartum-specific therapy

Psychiatric care at Volunteer Health begins with a thorough diagnostic evaluation — one that considers the full clinical picture before any medication recommendation is made. Follow-up visits are structured to review medication response, side-effect profile, and any emerging diagnostic considerations with the same rigor applied at the outset. Our psychiatrists treat medication management as an active, iterative process rather than a maintenance routine.

Our psychiatric care is delivered by physicians who completed an MD or DO, a four-year residency in psychiatry, and who hold board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Visits are scheduled at the frequency your care requires.

• Diagnostic psychiatric evaluation
• Ongoing psychiatric medication management
• Coordination with primary care & specialty providers
• Care for mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma, perinatal mental health, and major life transitions
• Telehealth or in-person at your preference

Secure video-based appointments are available for both psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services and are delivered through a platform that meets all applicable federal and Tennessee state privacy standards. Telehealth at this practice is not a diminished alternative to in-person care; the clinical standards governing appointment length, documentation, and follow-up are identical regardless of modality. Patients should have a private, stable-connection environment available for the duration of their session.

Where clinically appropriate, both psychiatric care and psychotherapy are available through HIPAA-compliant telehealth. The same clinicians, the same care — delivered to wherever you can find a quiet, private space within your state of residence.

• Telepsychiatry medication management
• Teletherapy for psychotherapy and couples care
• Secure, HIPAA-compliant platform
• Equal-fee, in-network billing where your plan permits