Since this is our first blog post, we would like to introduce ourselves. This blog will be written by a 9th grader, a 7th grader, and a 4th grader, who is also our youngest writer. We are siblings who have two board-certified psychiatrists as parents.
I wanted to write this blog because so many kids that I go to school with have depression, anxiety, or ADHD and they don’t know how to talk about it with their parents. Instead of going to adults, they go to their friends who also don’t know how to deal with it. Many of my friends also come to me for help as they mostly have depression and do things like self-harm and don’t want to talk with anyone because it will become “too much of a big deal.” So with this blog I hope to not only help my friends but many other teens and children who have trouble with their mental health.
I wanted to help with this blog because I have anxiety and it becomes really bad when I go to bed at night. I have fears of being hurt at night and even fears of people judging what I wrote in this blog. I couldn’t talk about my anxiety with my friends or parents because my anxiety told me that If I told my friends I would be dragging them with me into anxiety. I told myself that my parents wouldn’t listen or care if I told them about my anxiety. I have a little depression and I just hated having feelings because I never knew how to talk about my feelings or being asked if I was ok. I would cry.
I wanted to contribute to this blog considering I am a child that has problems with anxiety and depression daily and how much of a struggle it is. Many of my friends struggle with anxiety and other issues in their families. Despite the problems of mental illness, hearing about my parents’ work with patients gives me a different feeling about mental wellness. With more kids and adults with mental sickness it is nice to see that there are psychiatrists willing to treat these illnesses.
– E.M.
"Their entire team is FABULOUS. They have always treated me with dignity and respect. I have watched them with other clients as well and I see their genuine compassion for everyone that walks thru the door. I initially went to them because I moved to CO in late 2017 and they were the first place that had an opening. I needed a psychiatrist to keep me on my Rx. I was surprised when Dr Park spent more than 15 mins going over my past Rx history with me, as has been my experience for many years. Not only did we discuss Rx, he then spent another 45 mins talking to me as a counselor. I had never had a psychiatrist/counselor combo before and was amazed at how effective it is when your Dr hears more about what's going in your life than just the effects of your current Rx. This treatment model is not practiced by someone that doesn't care about his patients. He could offer the basics that most psychiatrists offer and still bill insurance the same amount but he wants his patients to succeed and is invested in their progress. He also doesn't believe in keeping someone in therapy forever. Even if it means less income for him, when you stabilize to the point that you have better things to do than spend 30 mins with him, it's a sign that you may be ready to engage in therapy less often and he will tell you that. Dr Park has been a life and marriage saver for me and he is amazingly efficient. He gets done in 1-2 sessions what would take 6 months for another counselor because he doesn't dance around the issues. To do this, he may be more blunt with you than you might have experienced before and that may be off putting to some. If you are ready to do the hard work to make your life enjoyable again, Dr Park is your man! He also got me hooked up with TMS. If you are someone that has struggled with depression for a long time and taken Rx that hasn't been effective, talk to someone about TMS. It's a game changer. It may sound like hokey fake science. It's not. It works and works fast. THANK YOU!"