Valley Mental Health

10/08/2025

If you’re in a low place right now, wondering if it will ever feel different...

this is the valley.

➡️When getting out of bed feels like a win.
➡️When the smallest tasks take everything out of you.
➡️When the heaviness is hard to put into words.

World Mental Health Day is just two days away.

It's a reminder that valleys like this are real,
and that no one should have to walk them alone.

At Valley Mental Health, we walk "Through the Valley Together,"
step by step, until the ground feels steadier.

10/02/2025

Looking forward to a great event. Stop by our booth, say hi, and learn how we can help!

Come visit all these Methuen Day street vendors on Saturday, October 4 from 10 AM - 3 PM!

10/01/2025

October is ADHD Awareness Month.

ADHD doesn’t always look like bouncing off the walls.

Sometimes it looks like:

🔹 Reading the same page five times and still not remembering it.
🔹 Running late even when you left early.
🔹 Feeling capable but constantly overwhelmed.

At Valley Mental Health, we see the full picture, and we know how much changes when the right support is finally in place.

Awareness matters because recognition is the first step to relief.

If you’ve been wondering about ADHD, whether you need an evaluation, a medication plan, or steady support, reach out:

www.valley-mh.com

09/24/2025

As the seasons change, our mood and energy can shift too.

Shorter days and cooler weather can sometimes impact motivation, activity, and
connection, but your mental health matters in every season.

This fall, try:
Getting outside for a short walk in the crisp air
Reaching out to a friend or loved one
Writing down three things you’re grateful for each day

The weather may change, but your well-being doesn’t have to.

We’re here to help.

09/17/2025

We’re proud of the care we give.
And we’re even prouder to keep growing it.

Please welcome Alexandria Rose, our new Office Manager at Valley Mental Health.

She joins our team to help keep things running smoothly. She'll be coordinating communication, managing day-to-day details, and ensuring every client feels at ease from the very first call.

Alexandria isn’t here to change what we do.
She’s here to help us keep doing it well.

Welcome, Alexandria. We’re glad you’re here!

09/10/2025

Partnership in action.

Recently, our team visited Pine Street Inn, a place where tenants who have overcome homelessness are now building new futures.

We came to listen, connect, and share mental health resources, because we know health and housing go hand-in-hand.

We’re grateful to Pine Street Inn for their partnership and the opportunity to walk alongside them in this important work.

09/03/2025

The fog rolls in, the ground feels unsteady, and even the smallest steps feel impossibly hard.

You’re moving, but not getting anywhere.
Tired in a way rest can’t fix. And hope feels far.

This is the valley.
The low point. The in-between.
And it’s where we meet you.

Our Through the Valley program was built for moments like this...
when depression lingers,
when anxiety loops,
when you don’t know what you need, only that something must shift.

At Valley Mental Health, we don’t hand you a map and send you off.
We walk with you, offering steady psychiatric care,
monitored medication,
and a team that stays grounded when everything else feels upside down.

You don’t have to figure it all out.
You don’t have to force your way forward.
You just need to know…

you’re not in the valley alone anymore.

08/26/2025

You can’t positive-think your way out of a chemical imbalance.

But you can choose to get curious.
To get answers.
To get the right support.

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are a class of medication that help balance serotonin in the brain, a chemical that plays a major role in mood, sleep, energy, focus, and emotional regulation.

They’re not “happy pills.”
They’re stability support when your brain’s default setting is fight, flight, or freeze.

At Valley Mental Health, we help you figure out what’s underneath it all.

And if support looks like an SSRI, we’ll talk through the options, side effects, and how it could fit into a treatment plan tailored to YOU.

Medications like SSRI's are not a shortcut to joy, but they can be a starting place to access it again.

Call us: (978) 807-3111

08/19/2025

💊 Medication Isn’t a Last Resort.

It’s a tool. A bridge. A breath of relief when your mind won’t slow down.

Too many people wait until they’re in crisis to ask for help, because they’ve been taught that meds mean “you’re not trying hard enough.”

That’s not true.

Medication means your brain chemistry deserves support, just like any other part of your health.

At Valley Mental Health, we offer compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric evaluations and medication management to help you find the right fit.

Let’s stop waiting until it’s unbearable. Let’s start now.

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08/12/2025

Can’t Start. Can’t Focus. Can’t Finish.

😕 You want to get things done, but even the smallest task feels like a mountain.
😕 You stare at the to-do list, but your brain freezes. Deadlines blur.
😕 And suddenly you're forgetting things, avoiding decisions, procrastinating on the stuff that actually matters.

This could be executive dysfunction, often tied to ADHD, anxiety, or depression, and it’s more common than people realize.

One way to break the thought spiral?

Start with one small action. Just one.
A glass of water. A five-minute timer. A single task.
Momentum builds from movement.

And when it doesn’t? That’s where we come in.

At Valley Mental Health, we offer psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, and medication support to help you reset your baseline so starting doesn’t feel so impossible.

https://www.valley-mh.com/

08/05/2025

📚 Back-to-School Season Isn’t Just Busy. It’s Overwhelming!

August hits, and suddenly everything speeds up.

School supplies, new routines, earlier mornings, tighter schedules.

Whether you're a parent, a student, or a teacher, this season comes with prepping AND pressure.

But no one’s really talking about the mental load.

➡️ The anxiety of “getting it all right”
➡️ The stress of transitions and change
➡️ The burnout before the year even begins

If you’re feeling irritable, on edge, or completely depleted, you’re not alone.

At Valley Mental Health, we help you carry what the calendar doesn’t account for.

Psychiatric evaluations, personalized treatment plans, and medication support that keep your mental health from falling to the bottom of the to-do list.

Because your mental health deserves just as much planning as the school year ahead.

07/22/2025

Summer’s supposed to be the happy season, right?

But what if you’re not feeling it?

What if the sunshine feels like a spotlight on everything you're not...
not relaxed, not energized, not okay?

There’s this unspoken rule: that longer days mean brighter moods, that beach trips and BBQs should be enough to fix what’s heavy inside.

We scroll past sun-soaked selfies, group outings, and endless smiles and wonder, "Why don’t I feel that way?"

There’s this quiet pressure in summer to perform happiness.

But real mental health doesn’t always follow the weather forecast.

At Valley Mental Health, we help you stop performing and start unpacking.

Through psychiatric evaluations, personalized treatment, and medication support, we help you understand what’s really going on and what to do next.

Because you don’t need a reason... or a season...to get support.

And we’re here when it’s dark for you, even if it's light outside and the skies are clear:

https://www.valley-mh.com/