You Are Worthy
We believe you deserve a full and meaningful “life worth living”. We incorporate the concept of worthiness into everything we do at The Mind Store including the focus of our collaborative work with patients and our vision of reducing the stigma around mental health conditions.
Goals
While feeling better is a key aspect of treatment, the true goal of our team is to help our patients have meaningful relationships, find purpose, satisfaction in their work, and engage in pastimes they love. Simply put… Work, Play, Love. We focus on these key aspects of a full and meaningful life in every interaction with our patients.
Our Vision
Elevating the standard of mental health care through ethical, science-driven methods to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, leading to more meaningful lives.
THE The Mind Store DIFFERENCE
At The Mind Store, we treat people suffering from mental health and substance use disorders with the same care and respect afforded patients with chronic medical conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes. Mental health issues are chronic medical conditions with strong biological, genetic, and psychological underpinnings, much like heart disease and diabetes. Often our friends, family, and even our doctors view mental illness and substance abuse as a personal or moral failing of the individual and not a serious medical condition.
What if you were diagnosed with chronic heart disease?
Your employer, family and friends would rally around you to make sure you have everything you need to get better. They would ask “are you following the doctor’s orders on exercise, food, and medications?” If you were unable to work or needed rest, everyone would be understanding and supportive because they know that it’s not your fault you have heart disease.
Contrast this with a depression diagnosis.
People say things like “Those medications are dangerous, you should stop taking them!”, “How is talking about it with a therapist going to help?”, or “It’s all in your head!” Your employer, family, and friends expect you to “shake it off,” because mental illness can be viewed as a choice, or that it is somehow your own doing versus a true medical condition.
At The Mind Store we know that your mental health issues are real. We treat every patient with the care and respect they deserve and use treatments that work.
Why Diagnose?
The diagnosis is an important tool for you and your doctor. Psychiatric conditions and substance abuse disorders are true medical illnesses that have a clear biological and genetic basis. Arriving at an accurate diagnosis informs and directs a path of individualized treatment planning, and is essential for your future treatment success. It is impossible to know “where you are going,” if you don’t clearly understand from where you are beginning. The diagnosis is your starting point. We then build a plan of treatment to best suit your needs and encompass the most appropriate combination of treatment options.
Collaboration
What sets us apart from other organizations is our commitment to innovation and our belief in our patient’s own innate strength, wisdom, and courage. It is the collaborative work with the patient that will ultimately lead to the meaningful and purposeful life they were always destined to have.
MEET OUR TEAM
Charles Park, MD
Board Certified General and Addiction Psychiatrist. Read Full Bio Here
Hy Gia Park, MD, MPH, MS
Board Certified General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Read Full Bio Here
Enrollment
Asking for help takes courage. This next step toward decreasing your suffering, whatever form that suffering takes, begins with a thorough evaluation and assessment conducted by a licensed psychiatrist or an advanced practice psychiatric nurse. This first meeting lasts roughly an hour. Our medical professionals listen carefully to both you and your supports in order to arrive at an accurate understanding of why you are seeking services, as well as a medical diagnosis.
To get started, please click here to schedule an appointment. You can provide your info online, or give us a call. Our staff is here to guide you through the enrollment process.
