Bill Atchison's psychotherapy offers a sole practitioner environment maximizing privacy and confidentiality in a comfortable, accessible setting.

He strongly believes that short term, symptom driven, results oriented therapy with a positive, proactive, problem solving approach will benefit most clients.

His model incorporates a through assessment, and a negotiated treatment plan, and a treatment model which fosters client autonomy and personal responsibility.

How can you know if your therapist is using the best therapeutic methods to help you with your problem?

  • If the methods are "evidence based" you can be assured that your problems are being addressed with scientifically validated methods.
  • An increasing expectation in mental health is that the therapist demonstrates that the therapy being given has been demonstrated by research to be effective with the client's problems.
  • Therapists often use only those methods they were trained in, or prefer.
  • Often, the client assumes the methods being offered are the best one for their problems.
  • Therapy often begins without addressing how well the methods being used work for problem being presented.
  • The therapist should discuss with the client what methods are known to work through research, books, and the internet.
  • The therapist may address their training and experience with the specific methods above.
  • The client should have a clear choice if they can work with these methods.
  • If the therapist does not offer a known best treatment, or the client elects not to use these methods—an outside referral should be made.
  • The written, and signed, treatment plan specifically addresses these methods.

Your treatment plan should address: How the agreed upon treatment will work for your problems, demonstrated by research findings, and the client's agreement to actively participate in the methods. Current Evidence Based

Programs Available

Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Recurrent Depression
Bipolar Illness
Marital Therapy
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Appointments

PH: (810) 230 7100
FAX: (810) 963 0213

Office hours

Mon.-Wed. 8:15AM to 7:45PM
Thursday 8:15AM to 5:30PM
Friday 8:15AM to 1:00PM.

Emergencies or urgent appointments offered on some Saturdays or Sundays