Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center

Prepare for an incredible experience at our upcoming annual conferences on eating disorders and mental health! 🤩 Join more than 1,000 of your colleagues to explore the future of behavioral health while gaining critical skills to apply to your practice. Here's a preview of topics we're covering... 👉 Radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RODBT) for anxiety 👉 GLP1s, binge eating disorder and the bariatric community 👉 The impact of GLP1 messaging in the African-American community 👉 Ethical treatment at higher levels of care 👉 Exercise integration at all levels of care In case you’re not convinced yet, here are a few more reasons to attend: 💻 Participate from anywhere 💻 Our 100% virtual format eliminates travel costs and saves time. 📚 Learn the latest 📚 Explore trending topics vital to all mental health clinicians in 2024. 💙 Build your community 💙 Engage with respected, trusted peers from across the nation 🗣 Speak your mind 🗣 Interact through live chats and Q&A sessions. 🔍 Explore challenging cases 🔍 Attend clinical consultations and get one-on-one guidance. Sign up now to take advantage of our advanced early bird pricing: https://bit.ly/44KaedV #PathlightConference #CEEvents

"None of us are superheroes... it’s really important to recognize that, and at times have some grace for what you can get done or what you can manage and what you can’t... it makes all the difference.” 🧡 - Allison Chase, PhD, CEDS-S

“Biotemperament is the biological basis of emotion that impacts two things: how we perceive the world and how we regulate our emotions." An individual’s biotemperament is tied to conditions like maladaptive perfectionism and anxiety, which are also triggers for eating disorders, depression and other mood disorders. For providers, untangling this web of symptoms and behaviors has been challenging historically. Today, however, an emerging evidence-based approach called radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT) can help providers identify clients’ biotemperamental tendencies and help them develop a mindful awareness around how perfectionism shows up for them. If you’d like to learn more about RO DBT, you won’t want to miss our Regional Clinical Director, Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, PhD, FAED, CEDS-C present on this topic at our annual conferences this August! https://bit.ly/4cTeCKn #ContinuingEducation #PathlightConference

It's important for patients to understand the potential side effects that could occur when discontinuing certain antipsychotics such as Latuda. According to our Chief Medical Officer, Howard Weeks, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFAACAP, “Medications like Latuda … do not have ‘formal’ withdrawal symptoms, but some people may experience some minor discomfort when reducing doses.” Learn more about the withdrawal timeline, long-term effects, and how to safely navigate discontinuing the medication in the SingleCare article here: https://bit.ly/455jpG8

By becoming culturally competent healthcare providers, we can take *real* steps to increase mental health equity — where everyone has a fair opportunity to attain their full mental health potential and no one is disadvantaged. But what exactly is cultural competence? And how can someone improve their cultural competence? Head to the comment section for more... 👇 #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth

In honor of #BIPOCMentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we're taking a moment to highlight one of our amazing nonprofit partners that works tirelessly to support initiatives and programs that increase access to culturally relevant mental health and wellness resources, therapy, and training experiences for the Black community. Learn more about Black Mental Wellness, Corp. below!👇

Individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC) often face unique roadblocks and stigma when seeking mental health care. Each July, #BIPOCMentalHealthAwarenessMonth aims to reduce this stigma and increase mental health support within these communities. To help raise awareness, we've compiled a list with four nonprofit organizations you should know about.👇 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3LhJ0lK 1. The Loveland Foundation 2. Asian Mental Health Project 3. Kevin Berthia Foundation 4. Black Mental Wellness, Corp.

Do you have any memorable or heartwarming interactions with patients that have reaffirmed your passion for helping others? Share with us below! 👇

Our Mental Health Advocate, Shannon Kopp, teamed up with HAPPINESS ON 4 HOOVES and Hooves and Paws Pet Therapy Crisis and Response Teams to be at our booth at the ARHE Conference yesterday. They were a big hit! 🐾

Our team had an amazing experience at the Higher Education Case Managers Association (HECMA) Conference last week! Our Director of Telehealth Development, Casey Tallent, Ph.D., delivered an impactful presentation to a packed room of college and university case managers, discussing strategies for advocating for students with eating disorders.