OCD MEDICATION IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA FOR KIDS, TEENS, AND ADULTS WHO FEEL TRAPPED IN THE LOOP
OCD can feel like your brain keeps pulling the fire alarm, even when part of you knows there may not be a fire. For kids, teens, and adults, this can show up as intrusive thoughts, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, checking, avoidance, rituals, or the need for things to feel “just right.”
At KDH Counseling in Lafayette, LA, we provide OCD medication management for children, teens, and adults ages 5 and up. Our psychiatric nurse practitioners work with you to decide if medication is a good fit for your treatment plan.
WHO WE HELP:
OCD medication management may help with:
- Intrusive thoughts
- Compulsions or rituals
- Checking
- Reassurance-seeking
- Contamination OCD
- Harm OCD
- Scrupulosity or religious OCD
- Relationship OCD
- “Just right” OCD
- Avoidance
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT WITH COORDINATED CARE
We are here to help you understand your options.
Medication does not erase thoughts or make someone “less themselves.” For some people, it can help turn down the alarm enough to breathe, pause, and do the work of getting unstuck.
When appropriate, medication care can be coordinated with OCD therapy at KDH.
WHO PRESCRIBES OCD MEDICATION AT KDH COUNSELING?
JOHN MICHAEL BELLARD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
OCD Medication Management for Ages 5-Adults
AMY BORDELON, MSN, PMHNP-BC
OCD Medication Management for Ages 5-Adults
WHAT TO EXPECT
At the first appointment, your provider will ask about symptoms, age, sleep, health history, past medications, stressors, and goals.
For children and teens, parents or caregivers may be involved in the appointment so the provider can understand what is happening at home, school, and in daily routines.
Fees, Insurance, & Scheduling
Some clinicians are in‑network with BCBS, Aetne, United Health Care, UMR and offer private‑pay options. HSA/FSA accepted. Our team can verify benefits and provide a cost estimate before you begin. We do not accept medicaid.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. KDH offers OCD medication management for ages 5 and up.
Yes. Many clients benefit from both. Medication care can be coordinated with OCD therapy when appropriate.
Yes. KDH Counseling offers adult OCD evaluations.
Medication management is provided by psychiatric nurse practitioners.
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