Psychiatry in Irvine
At Americas TMS Center & OC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Alejandra Suzuki, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist, is available to help you get the most accurate, helpful diagnosis and treatment possible. She prides herself on providing comprehensive consultations that may include psychotherapy, medications, genetic testing, or TMS.
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Dr. Suzuki is dedicated to finding precise psychiatric treatments, so patients of all ages can lead their healthiest, happiest, most balanced lives.
What is Psychiatry?
When you have something wrong with your body, you want to see a specialist. You see an immunologist for your allergies, a dermatologist for your skin, an oncologist if you’re diagnosed with cancer, and an obstetrician if you’re pregnant. And if you’re living with a mental health disorder, you see a psychiatrist.
Psychiatry is a medical branch that focuses on mental health. All of the symptoms listed above can have negative impacts on the lives of the people living with them. Psychiatrists are dedicated to helping you get the treatment you need to alleviate those symptoms so you can enjoy and get fulfillment from your life.
Because Dr. Suzuki is committed to helping her patients thrive, she employs a variety of mental health treatments.
Who Seeks Our Irvine Psychiatrist?
Is your mood interfering with your daily life? Or, do you have thought patterns you can’t seem to control or moods you can’t regulate? If so, you might be living with a mental illness. Some of the common symptoms of mental health imbalance include:
- Feeling sad or despondent a lot or all the time
- Extreme mood swings
- The desire to withdraw from social situations or activities you once enjoyed
- Detachment
- Fatigue
- Challenges building interpersonal relationships or navigating social situations
- Excessive stress
- Changes in your behaviors, like what you eat or how much you sleep
- Ongoing feelings of fear, paranoia, or guilt
- Anger
- Addiction
- Trouble concentrating
It’s important that you know that a mental illness is very similar to a physical one. It’s not your fault and it’s treatable. Don’t let the stigma around mental health disorders keep your from seeing a dedicated psychiatrist who can help you balance your brain and lead a healthy, happy, productive life.
There Are Many Psychiatric Treatments Available
As a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist, Dr. Suzuki can help you explore your treatment options and find what works for you. Some of the psychiatric tools and treatments she offers include the following:
Talk Therapy
You might be amazed how much talking about your thoughts and behaviors — as well as your personal and family history — can help your brain. Talk therapy, guided by psychotherapists like those at our practice, has been proven to help a wide variety of people with mental illness.
Medication
Many mental illnesses are caused by an imbalance in the brain. Dr. Suzuki can prescribe medications that target neurotransmitters such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine needed to help you feel balanced so you can better enjoy your life.
Drug-Gene Testing
Every person’s body responds to medications differently. Drug-gene testing, also known as pharmacogenomic testing, is a tool to help determine which medications are right for you.
When necessary, Dr. Suzuki will administer a drug-gene test to ensure that you receive the best treatment for you as an individual. Pharmacogenomic tests only require a quick, painless saliva swab that is sent to a lab for analysis.
TMS Therapy
One of the most innovative psychiatric services Dr. Suzuki offers is TMS therapy. Using noninvasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), she can help stimulate the parts of the brain that regulate your mood. TMS therapy is FDA-cleared for treating depression and OCD.
If you don’t feel as mentally healthy as you want to, don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Suzuki at Americas TMS Center & OC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to learn more about her psychiatric services.
Where caring and clinical expertise bring you hope.
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