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Meet
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Ernest
Britton, M.D.
- Has
been a physician for 30 years and a psychiatrist for
27 years
- Received
his medical license at the University of Tennessee
and completed his Psychiatric Residency at the University
of Tennessee
- Licensed
in Tennessee
- Treats
adults and adolescents
- Provides
treatment for mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, PTSD,
psychotic and adjustment disorders as well as Alcohol
and Drug
- One
of the founders of HealthQuest
- Member
of the American Medical Association and the American
Psychiatric Association
- Admits
to St. Francis Hospital and Community Behavioral Health
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Ashok
Rao, M.D.
- Has
been a physician for 27 years and psychiatrist for
22 years
- Received
his medical training in India and completed his Residency
in Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee
- Licensed
in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
- Treats
adults and geriatric patients
- Board
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology in Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry
- Board
Certified by the American Board of Managed Care Medicine
- Has
privileges to practice psychiatry at St. Francis,
Lakeside Behavioral Health, Community Behavioral Health,
Methodist and Baptist Health Systems
- One
of the founders of HealthQuest
- Member
of the American Medical Association and American Association
of Physicians of Indian Origin
- Consults
at Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospital
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Tejinder
Saini, M.D.
- Received
his medical training in India and completed his Psychiatry
Residency at the University of Tennessee, in 1986
- Diplomate
of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Certified
by the American Board of Managed Care Medicine and
by the American Board of Disability Examiners
- Licensed
in Tennessee and Mississippi
- Enjoys
working with adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
- Specializes
in the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders,
psychotic disorders as well as chemical dependency
- Medical
Director for Community Behavioral Health
- Currently
admits patients to Lakeside Behavioral Health, Community
Behavioral Health and Methodist Healthcare Hospital
- Consults
at Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospital
- Member
of the American Medical Association, the American
Psychiatric Association, the Tennessee Psychiatric
Association and the American Association of Physicians
of Indian Origin
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Patrick Hopper, MS., LPC – MHSP
- Graduate of The University of Memphis; B.A., Psychology, 1986; Counseling & Personnel Services with concentration in Community Agency Counseling, 1993.
- 23 years experience working with adult and geriatric clients in group and individual settings.
- Extensive experience in counseling and therapy of individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse/dependence, anxiety, anger and behavior management issues.
- Completed Basic/Advanced Hypnosis Training, and certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc.
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Trina
Middleton, L.C.S.W.
- Graduated
from the University Of Texas in Arlington with a Masters
in Social Work in 1983.
- Over
18 years experience in outpatient mental health treatment.
- Enjoys
working with families and couples but her practice
includes adults and adolescents in a variety of problem
areas, including anxiety, depression, grief, women’s
issues, acute stress, adjustment reactions, couples
and family problems, as well as stress management
- Currently
leading a group therapy for adults with depressive
disorders
- Completed
Level I EMDR training
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Chuck
Fitzgerald, L.C.S.W.
- Graduated
with a Master of Arts in English Literature, a Master
of Science in Social Work, and is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker
- In
addition to private practice experience, has three
years experience in providing psychotherapy to hospitalized
adult psychiatric patients
- Works
with young adults, adults, couples and parents, specializing
in depression, mood disorders, PTSD, addictions, physical,
emotional and sexual abuse, and anger management
- “The
difference between a difficulty and a problem is that
a difficulty can be solved, but a problem cannot be
solved. The only ‘solution’ to a true problem
is to outgrow it. The work, then, for all of us, is
to grow beyond our problems, to widen and deepen our
personalities and, through growth and transformation,
to become the unique and whole individual that each
of us carries within.”
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Christine M. Wade, M.Ed., LPC
- Graduate from the University of Mississippi with a Masters in Educational Psychology
- Licensed to practice in Tennessee (with Mental Health Service Provider Designation) and Mississippi
- Extensive experience working with patients referred by federal and state courts
- Provides services to adults and adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Specializes in the treatment of substance abuse and addiction, mood disorders, anxiety, anger management, and obsessive compulsive disorders.
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Kymberly “Kyp” Van Every
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