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MENTAL &
BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH

Mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges require special care. Our highly qualified team work together with each individual patient to give them the tools they need to develop personal, social, and psychological goals that can improve their quality of life.

 

Behavioral signs that may benefit from our services include:

  • Anxiety, stress, extreme worrying, or uncommon fears

  • Irritability, anger, disruptive behaviors

  • Prolonged sadness, unprovoked crying spells

  • Recurrent absences from work or school

  • Disrupted personal relationships

  • Changes in appetite and/or weight

  • Drop in grades or work performance

  • Unusual sleeping patterns or chronic fatigue

  • Suicidal thoughts or attempts

  • Homicidal thoughts or attempts

  • Feelings of helplessness, worthlessness, or hopelessness

  • Changes in personality or behavior

  • Reduced involvement in enjoyable activities

Our Psychiatric services and professional counseling services are offered for children, adolescents, and adults.

Call our clinics today to schedule your appointment. 

Tensas - (318) 766.1967

Vidalia - (318) 414.3020

YOUR HEALTH

IS OUR PRIORITY

SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE:

1-800-273-8255

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OUR SERVICES 

    •  Medication Management

     •  Psychological Consultations

     •  Psycho-Diagnostic  Screenings

            - Developmental Disability

     •  Individual & Family Counseling

     •  Anger Management

     •  Social Interaction Skills Training

     •  Grief Counseling

     •  Telemedicine Counseling 

WE CAN DIAGNOSE AND TREAT 

     •  Depression

     •  Anxiety & Stress

     •  ADHD

     •  PTSD

     •  Mood Disorders

     •  Psychiatric Disorders

MEET OUR MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER 

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Amanda Howington, 
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C 

Amanda Howington, 

MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C 

Amanda "Mandy" Howington, is dual certified in Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health with over 19 years medical experience.  Her passion to help bring our society’s mental health crisis to the foreground by starting in our community is one of the many reasons we love her. Whether it’s counseling, therapy, or medication, Mandy works directly with our certified counselor to determine the best care and solution for her patient’s mental health. 

Education and Certifications

  • Master of Science in NursingAlcorn State Universit

  • American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners

  •  American Nurses Credentialing Center 

  • National Registry Of Federal Medical Examiners

 

Memberships

  • Louisiana and Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners

  • American Psychiatric Nurses Association

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