Do you have worries constantly spinning around in your head? Feeling on-edge? Maybe having some symptoms that don’t make sense to you or feeling a bit lost? Do you keep waking up in the middle of the night and/or way too early? Maybe just feeling stuck in life? If you are looking to better understand yourself and make some concrete improvements in your life, I can help you. Be who you want to be today, don’t put off living life! I aim to help my patients make the most out of life now. I am dedicated to helping others reach their full potential. I have specialized expertise in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Insomnia, and Schizophrenia. I offer specialty assessments and scientifically-based treatment modalities for these conditions. I work from a developmental and holistic framework to meet your unique needs. I integrate mental, physical, and socio-environmental factors into therapy. A little bit about me, I have been working in the mental health field for approximately 17 years. I have worked with a variety of ages from young kids to the elderly. I am a mother, wife, dog mom, avid exerciser, and psychologist. My work and being a mom taught me how important it is to recognize the developmental stage we are at in life. The older I get; the quicker life is going, and I believe we should optimize each day. I have extensive experience in psychological and cognitive assessments, including but not limited to intellectual, memory, medical decision-making capacity, forensic violence risk evaluations, dementia evaluations, and diagnostic evaluations. While I do not offer assessment services via GROW, my expertise in psychological assessments helps inform my understanding to address the whole person and key functional areas in life. I offer Emotional Support Animals (ESA) assessments. I have expertise in emotional support animals. For my postdoctoral research project at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center, I examined the social and wellbeing impact of animal exposure and interaction. Here is the link to the peer-reviewed journal publication from this project: https://www.psychosocial.com/article/21-15/8377/ If you are interested in learning more about my approach, please visit my professional website: www.drmeganpollock.com

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

I am direct and action-oriented, yet still warm to actively and collaboratively address the things bringing you in to therapy. I begin with a thorough psychosocial and diagnostic assessment with the aim to have a solid treatment plan by the end of session #3. I generally assign homework and/or activities to practice outside of therapy. About every 5th session, we'll reflect and see what is working and what is not. For some patients, what brings them only takes a few sessions, whereas for others it can be awhile. I meet my patients where they are at in life. I offer 2x/weekly, weekly to monthly sessions depending on your needs and availability.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

My biggest strengths are being authentic and active in helping patients reach their goals. I have extensive experiences in evidenced-based treatments. I take a concrete, applied approach to helping you make real-life changes.

About Dr. Megan Pollock

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