UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Counseling and Psychiatry – Lakeview
Information
Number of patients waiting reflects the current number of patients waiting to be seen. This number changes frequently and is not exact.
Hours of Operation
- Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Meet our Providers
Andrew Dentzau, LMHC
Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
Timothy Flynn, LMHC
Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
Cindy Pontious, ARNP
Psychiatry
Madeline Williams, LISW
Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
Maria S Ogden, PhD
Psychology
Dimitri Boreisha, DO
Psychiatry
Colten Moore, LMHC
Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
W James Kim, MD
Psychiatry
Cornelius Jason Gucfa, MD
Psychiatry
Shehzad Kamran, MD
Psychiatry
Heather Beister, LMHC
Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
Stacey Stallman, LISW
Mental Health Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Counseling
About Us
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Counseling & Psychiatry - Lakeview provides high-quality, comprehensive outpatient behavioral and psychiatry health services to clients of all ages. We believe excellent behavioral health care begins with a fundamental respect for all people and succeeds when our professional expertise builds on our client's strengths.
To learn more about our services or to schedule an appointment, please call (515) 241-2300.
Although ADHD has its onset and is usually diagnosed in childhood, it is not a disorder limited to children-ADHD often persists into adolescence and adulthood and is frequently not diagnosed until later years.
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Many people with a depressive illness never seek treatment. But the majority, even those with the most severe depression, can get better with treatment. Medications, psychotherapies and other methods can effectively treat people with depression.
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Everyone feels grief in their own way. However, there are common stages to the process of mourning. It starts with recognizing a loss and continues until a person eventually accepts that loss.
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Mental health difficulties that are commonly treated with psychiatric medications include depression and other mood disorders, anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive disorders, psychosis and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately one in eight women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD). It can affect any woman regardless of age, race, income, culture or education, and generally, PPD begins within three months of delivery but can on-set at any time, even as late as one year after delivery. A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 10 percent of men or non-birthing parents worldwide showed signs of depression, often referred to as paternal postpartum or postnatal depression or (PPPD), from the first trimester of their partner's pregnancy through six months after the child was born.
Common Postpartum Depression symptoms include:
- Feelings of worthlessness; excessive guilt
- Loss of pleasure or interest
- Loss of energy, tiredness
- Low (anxious or depressed) mood
- Psychomotor agitation (restlessness, jittery, hand-wringing)
- Poor concentration, memory
- Poor appetite
- Sleep disturbance
- Suicidal thoughts (seek help immediately; National Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK)
Your doctor can help you determine if you are struggling with PPD. He or she will ask you questions and may give you a brief assessment questionnaire to help determine your condition. If it is determined you are at risk for PPD, your doctor will make a referral to a mental health provider for a more thorough assessment and to begin treatment. You may also seek counseling on your own without a referral.
Treating a new father/non-birthing parent for PPD can affect the overall health of a family. It's important to address these mood changes as soon as possible.
For more information, please contact us at (515) 241-2300.
Therapy can be useful in any family situation that causes stress, grief, anger or conflict. It can help family members understand one another better and bring everyone closer together.
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An anxiety disorder, however, involves an excessive or inappropriate state of arousal characterized by feelings of apprehension, uncertainty, or fear. The anxiety response is often not triggered by a real threat. Nevertheless it can still paralyze the individual into inaction or withdrawal. An anxiety disorder persists, while an appropriate response to a threat resolves, once the threat is removed.
For more information, please contact us at (515) 241-2300.
Lakeview Medical Park
Lakeview Medical Park is located on University Avenue in West Des Moines. This outpatient facility offers patients the convenience of accessing multiple healthcare services in a single location while receiving the high-quality health care.
Lakeview Medical Park is home to several UnityPoint Health services, all in one convenient location:
- UnityPoint Clinic Counseling and Psychiatry - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic Internal Medicine - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic Pediatrics - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic Surgery - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Clinic Urgent Care - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation - West Des Moines
- UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Cardiology - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Neurology - Lakeview
- UnityPoint Health - Pathology Laboratory - Lakeview