Anna Amour Ross (she/her)

When you feel anxious or depressed because things are not going as you planned, it's important to develop insight and identify your default automatic unhealthy thinking patterns which impacts your mood, actions and behavior. Stress recovery and resilience building with the implementation of mindfulness exercises has strong research evidence that helps in improving symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Combination therapy: Medication management and evidenced-based brief therapies Treatment planning also includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation Therapy, SMART Goals, Solution Focused Therapy, Supportive Therapy and Value Based Interventions. SMART Goals allows you to have a plan of action that will guide your day to day routine - aligning your actions towards achieving your goals. check out my website for details: https://www.accesspsychmeds.com

Ambivalence, avoidance and doubt often interferes in maximizing human potential. When an individual becomes aware of their ambivalence and how their actions are not in alignment with their goals, new insight develops and committed action follows. Increasing hope, making decisions and taking committed action are the core principles of motivational interviewing. Confidence building in implementing your action plan is the key to behavior change.

Specialty: Complex and yet Conservative Psychopharmacology, Dual Diagnosis For patient safety issues, my best practice model is no prescription of controlled substances. Medication management: Adult ADHD (non-stimulants), Anxiety, Major Depression, Mood Disorder, Bipolar Depression, Chronic Pain, Chronic Insomnia, Decreasing Cravings from Alcohol, Hypersexuality and Food. PTSD: Military combat trauma, childhood and sexual trauma, Panic Disorder, PTSD related nightmares.

Experienced in managing treatment resistant depression with co-occurring chronic pain and insomnia. Well informed of evidenced-based treatment protocol and clinical practice guidelines in managing patients with complex dual diagnosis. Dual Board Certified - trained and competent in implementing brief therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Supportive Therapy in conjunction with expert medication management.

Expert clinician in managing combat related PTSD, military sexual trauma and childhood trauma. Dual Board Certified - trained and competent in implementing brief therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Supportive Therapy in conjunction with expert medication management. Strong partnerships with trauma-informed therapists trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure and EMDR.