Frequently Asked Questions

A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who has graduate/master’s level education. This level of education enables APRNs to practice in various health care settings. Nurse Practitioners can Assess, Diagnose, and Prescribe medications. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners specialize in providing mental healthcare to patients.

Some APRNs further their education level to the terminal degree in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Dr. Raigina Preston is a doctorate-prepared APRN.

If you would like more details about Nurse Practitioners, please continue here.

Holistic care focuses on the whole body versus individual parts of the body and sees the person rather than the disease. This type of care aims to correct imbalances in a person’s physical, emotional, and spiritual life to achieve overall health.

Best You MCH takes pride in providing holistic care.

During the initial evaluation, the provider and client will work towards establishing a therapeutic relationship. The provider will ask psychosocial and symptomology questions that will result in a treatment plan and goal setting garnered by all involved persons.

Follow-up appointments focus on medication and lifestyle management and brief therapy. Additionally, treatment plans are updated, and goals may be reset.

Therefore, it is essential that clients are open and honest during all sessions. We understand that some questions may make you feel uncomfortable and may appear to be probing, but all questions asked are pertinent for treatment planning and goal setting. Therefore, Best You MHC promises to provide a safe and compassionate environment for each client.

A healthy lifestyle is a critical aspect in promoting mental health. Consistency in lifestyle choices such as regular exercise, healthy eating habits, good sleep routines, avoiding recreational drug use and excessive alcohol intake, and maintaining healthy social relationships contribute to an improvement in mental health.

Best You providers can treat across the life span. However, we are only treating the ages of 16-65 years of age. If you are outside of this age group, we will be more than happy to provide you with resources. Additionally, if you are insured, you can contact your insurance company for a list of providers in your network.

At present, Best You is currently accepting Aetna, Ambetter, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana Military/Tricare East/Tricare 4 Life, Magellan, Molina, Multiplan, and United Health Care.

We also accept cash/self-pay from uninsured individuals, individuals out of network, and individuals without behavioral health coverage on their insurance policies.