A Safe Space to Heal, Grow and Feel Whole
At AdventHealth Manchester, we know that your mental health is intricately connected to your physical health at every stage of life. Because conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and others can take a toll on your overall well-being, we want to empower you to heal in more ways than one.
We offer behavioral psychology care that meets you where you are — no matter what kind of life changes or mental health challenges you’re facing. Providing specialized care for children, adolescents and adults, our experienced clinical psychologist creates a safe, nonjudgmental space in which you can feel seen and heard while receiving the guidance and support you deserve.
Clinical Psychology Care Tailored to You
- How Clinical Psychology Care Works
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Clinical psychologists work collaboratively with patients to work through mental health symptoms and challenges. These specialists are licensed professionals who undergo extensive training and supervised clinical work to assess and offer therapy for mental health conditions.
Our clinical psychologist at AdventHealth Manchester offers psychological assessments and different types of therapy for a wide range of mental health conditions at all stages of life. We’re here to help you:
- Better understand yourself and your symptoms
- Connect with substance abuse treatment, if needed
- Feel supported
- Identify and aim for goals
- Learn new skills
- Receive a mental health diagnosis, if necessary
- Talk through challenges in a confidential setting
- The Psychological Assessment Process
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Psychological assessments help us better understand your mental health as a whole, so we can offer you the best care for your needs. Psychological evaluations can help us identify the spectrum of mental health conditions, including symptoms of:
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Intellectual disabilities
- Learning disorders (including dyslexia)
For psychological assessments, you can expect:
- A one-hour interview to understand your concerns and history
- A three- to four-hour testing session in one to two weeks (these are individualized to include assessments to address your particular concerns)
- A one-hour feedback session in one to two weeks to discuss results and recommendations
These assessments give us a better idea of your thoughts, feelings, behavior patterns, strengths, and areas in which you may be struggling. This information helps inform a mental health diagnosis and guides us as we make recommendations, including therapy options, to best help you reach your goals.
- Types of Therapy We Offer
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We’ll work with you to understand your story, your needs, your goals, and the kind of therapy that will fit you best. Our clinical psychologist offers specialized therapy options, including:
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)
- Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD
- Collaborative and proactive solutions therapy for children and adolescents with behavioral concerns
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) for children with oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, depression or PTSD
- Prolonged exposure (PE) for PTSD
In addition to these specialized therapy options, our clinical psychologist also offers therapy for the following:
- Anxiety and depression
- Chronic pain and chronic illness
- Complicated grief/prolonged grief disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Perinatal mood and anxiety
A Clinical Psychologist Near Me: Meet Dr. Keshia Wagers
Keshia Wagers, PhD, is our clinical psychologist who offers a variety of behavioral psychology services, including behavioral therapy counseling sessions. She collaborates with other behavioral health providers and primary care providers to offer you comprehensive care for your whole health. As a Manchester native herself, she is deeply committed to our community and to helping each patient in her care feel whole again.
Empowering You to Overcome Addiction
We believe that drug addiction deserves compassionate, evidence-based and whole-person care. That’s why we offer comprehensive behavioral health care in addition to behavioral psychology services. With medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling (including cognitive behavioral therapy for substance use disorders), peer support and more, we’re here to help you overcome a substance use disorder in body, mind and spirit.
Start Your Journey to Healing
Your search for a clinical psychologist near me can end here at AdventHealth Manchester. We’re ready to talk through your needs and goals and work together to help you feel like yourself again.