{"id":756,"date":"2014-09-11T20:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T20:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/?page_id=756"},"modified":"2014-09-11T20:06:42","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T20:06:42","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Group for Women was the first OB\/GYN practice in Hampton Roads to offer on-site mental health care for its patients.\u00a0 Dr. Barbara Kersey has been with the practice fulltime since 1986.\u00a0 She provides individual, couple and family counseling for a variety of concerns.\u00a0 These include:<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Post-partum depression.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Did you know that post-partum depression is now commonly referred to as <strong>PMAD:\u00a0 Post-partum mood and anxiety disorder<\/strong>?\u00a0 Post-partum symptoms may present with a high level of anxiety or irritability in addition to depressive symptoms.\u00a0 About a third of women experience post-partum mood shifts that warrant treatment with\u00a0 medication, counseling, or a combination of the two.\u00a0 At the 6-week post-partum visit, patients are given a questionnaire to fill out about mood fluctuations following childbirth.\u00a0 If there are concerns, patients are referred to Dr. Kersey for evaluation.\u00a0 Dr. Kersey works with our medical staff to provide treatment options for those who have significant mood alterations following pregnancy and childbirth.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Predictors-and-Risk-Factors-February-2015.pdf\">Predictors-and-Risk-Factors-February-2015<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Path-to-Wellness-February-2015.pdf\">Path-to-Wellness-February-2015<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Anxiety-and-Depression-Fact-Sheet.pdf\">Anxiety and Depression Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Adjustment to parenting.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Rearing children is a tough job, even under ideal circumstances.\u00a0 Dr. Kersey\u2019s education and training in child development make her well suited to talk about child-rearing concerns and the pressures of parenting in today\u2019s busy world.\u00a0 Dr. Kersey sees our patients who are single parents, stay-at-home Moms or working parents.\u00a0 As a recent bestseller by Jennifer Senior points out, parenting in today\u2019s world is often a job of <strong>All Joy and No Fun.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Couples counseling.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Did you know that romantic love was meant to end?\u00a0 Mature partnership requires <strong>work <\/strong>to maintain and the fruits of the labor are worth it!\u00a0 A passionate, intimate partnership provides fertile soil for individual growth and is the foundation for healthy family life.\u00a0 Without good role models for intimate partnership, struggle in relationships is common.\u00a0 Couples counseling is appropriate for premarital couples, those who wish to improve communication, or those whose relationships are in crisis.<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Grief counseling.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cEvery grief needs 100 tellings.\u201d\u00a0 This folk wisdom holds true in that those who have experienced loss often benefit by talking about their experience in the presence of a safe, supportive other.\u00a0 Whether coping with pregnancy loss, the loss of a loved one, or losses associated with the empty nest or other developmental milestone, counseling may provide a helpful venue to make the necessary adjustments of normal grieving.<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Infertility.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Dr. Kersey knows this challenge first-hand; her oldest child is an IVF miracle.\u00a0 Since the birth of her daughter in 1997, Dr. Kersey has served as a consultant to the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, providing counseling for those who struggle with the attempt to have a child.\u00a0 The stress of infertility takes an emotional toll on women and their partners; supportive counseling often provides some relief in that struggle.<\/div>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>Women\u2019s Issues.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The Group for Women prides itself on treating many aspects of women\u2019s health care.\u00a0 Times of transition for women such as becoming a mother, returning to work, adjusting to an empty nest, menopause and caring for aging parents may be unsettling.\u00a0 Counseling may provide useful perspectives and tools for coping.<\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Dr. Kersey works out of our Kempsville office and schedules her own appointments.\u00a0 Most health insurance plans cover the cost of counseling.\u00a0 You may reach Dr. Kersey by calling:\u00a0 466-6388, x135.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Group for Women was the first OB\/GYN practice in Hampton Roads to offer on-site mental health care for its patients.\u00a0 Dr. Barbara Kersey has been with the practice fulltime since 1986.\u00a0 She provides individual, couple and family counseling for a variety of concerns.\u00a0 These include: \u00a0 Post-partum depression.\u00a0 Did you know that post-partum depression [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegroupforwomen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}