Licentia provides one-time psychiatric consultations to assist clients in better understanding their own mental health and navigating treatment.

Licentia does not provide psychiatric treatment nor do we provide specific recommendations about what a client should choose for their mental health treatment. We simply provide evidence and clinical experience that will allow clients to make those decisions for themselves.

FAQs

  • Psychiatric treatment often does require an initial psychiatric consultation. However, conslutation-only services like LIcentia do not provide treatment services like psychotherapy, medication management or other psychiatric treatments. During a one-time consultation appointment, clients can learn more about their mental health and receive guidance about their options for treatment without committing to a particular treatment.

  • Although treatment clinics provide an initial evaluation prior to starting treatment, these consults are often 60 minutes or shorter. Treatment clinics are also limited to the number of services provided, so clients can sometimes feel disparaged about being denied treatment, having to pay initial appointments at several different clinics, or pressured into starting a particular treatment service.

    At Licentia, providers will have ample time to assess clients’ mental health status and address client concerns. Clients will learn more about their mental health and receive un-biased guidance about treatment options in a pressure-free environment.

  • There are many benefits!

    • Licentia’s longer evaluation times allow adequate time for the assessment of psychiatric diagnoses and detailed discussions about various treatment options that will leave clients feeling empowered about navigating their mental health needs.

    • Dr. Houchins’ experience treating complex, treatment resistant populations and utilization of cutting edge psychiatric interventions has uniquely positioned him to understand the nuances of navigating the current landscape of psychiatric treatment.

    • With the knowledge and guidance Licentia provides, clients will possess a feeling of confidence and direction, reducing the emotional and financial stress of a trial and error approach to their psychiatric care.

  • No. “Consultative-Liaison” providers are usually a part of a hospital treatment team, using their expertise in psychiatry to consult with clients who have additional medical complications.

    Licentia is an outpatient only service that provides psychiatric consultations for clients with any number of concerns or needs, regardless of medical diagnosis or status.

  • Referrals are a vital aspect of medicine, saving clients time and stress. However, to preserve the integrity of Licentia’s commitment to unbiased consultation, we do not provide unsolicited referrals to specific treatment clinics.

  • Licentia’s psychiatric consultation services are currently virtual-only