Tenleytown Psychiatry

05/17/2025

We all need attention, but seeking it in healthy ways through healthy relationships is sometimes more elusive.

03/04/2025

My good friend and trainer Sulaiman Rahman has created a self-defense workshop specifically for healthcare workers. Think of things like folks grabbing you by the scrubs or while you’re leaning over them. These are techniques that I have personally used as a psych floor nurse and they kept me, my patients, and co-workers, safe. For more info contact Suli directly by using the contact info on the flyer.

12/28/2024

Who says you're NOT one of the great minds of your generation? The debate is likely not yet settled!

10/26/2024

Trauma can confuse even our most basic instincts. While trauma could never be erased, learning skills and taking medicine that helps can reduce the symptoms that can arise after trauma.

10/16/2024

We've all got to make a living...but if your job is causing problems with your mental or physical health it's time to search for something else.

10/12/2024

New Door signage is up!

10/10/2024

Sometimes it's ok to walk things back when you're feeling better.

10/04/2024

Linked is an article about some memoirs with mental health matters discussed within. Matt's favorite is "An Unquiet Mind" with an honorable mention to "The Glass Castle." Are there any memoirs that you've read that helped you through a tough time or to better understand your own mental health?

Mental health experts on the stories that helped them and their patients through tough times.

07/20/2024

One thing that is important to us is not treating Autism as though it's a disease. It's a difference that deserves dignity, not something that needs to be treated. That being said, there are some aspects of autism which can be tough to deal with, like sensory over-stimulation, and we can use medication to help that. Likewise, being autistic does not protect you against other mental illnesses, so it's very common for us to first diagnose Autism and then treat other, underlying, diagnoses.

By 43, Mary HK Choi had come up with many explanations for her strangeness around other people. Was it something else all along?

07/18/2024

So many of us struggle with impostor syndrome - at every age and skill level - Here are some tips on managing impostor syndrome. We especially like #5 - re-writing your personal narrative.

Most people suffer from imposter syndrome at some point or another in their careers. So how do you overcome such an overwhelming feeling?

05/31/2024

12/22/2023

Jenna, my student for the Fall semester has lost her Spring 24 preceptor because they've changed practices. Does anyone have room for a student this Spring and interested in taking a PMHNP student? I haven't had this student yet myself but based on her resume and our conversations I have a feeling she'll be a rockstar.

-Matt