Osayande Alfred-Iyamu is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner licensed to practice in the state of Texas and New Mexico. I see patients ages 7-99 years, and I specialize in Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, OCD, PTSD, Elimination disorder, Insomnia, and Schizophrenia Osayande Alfred-Iyamu is a graduate of Walden University and a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Before becoming a Nurse Practitioner, he worked with spinal cord injury patients at the Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehab in Dallas, Texas, for 12 years. Osayande Alfred-Iyamu is with BJT Behavioral Health Center at 450 Century Parkway Allen, Tx. 75013. We are open Monday to Friday, 9 am - 9 pm. We do Telehealth and in-person and are currently open for new patients. We take Private pay and commercial insurance.
In our first session together, we will start with a brief introduction and then dive into the specific challenges you are facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder) Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Reducing unwanted intrusive thoughts and rituals by gradually building comfort and confidence in facing difficult fears, thoughts, and emotions Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past Schizophrenia - Support monitoring and managing symptoms; building skills and supports to reduce and respond to stressors and sustain a balanced life Bipolar disorder - Support monitoring and managing symptoms; building skills and supports to reduce and respond to stressors and sustain a balanced life
We focus on motivating patients to make positive behavioral changes. When Patients are hesitant, motivational interviews can resolve that feeling and help them make positive decisions.