Excel Psychiatric Associates

06/11/2025

At Excel Psychiatric Associates, we recognize the incredible impact social workers make every day — showing up with compassion, advocacy, and pride for all people, no matter who they are or who they love.

We stand with our LGBTQ+ community and the social workers who continue to lead with love, equity, and justice. 💜

06/05/2025

It’s okay to ask for help.

Whether it’s your teen struggling silently, or you feeling overwhelmed as a parent — reaching out doesn’t mean weakness. It means wisdom.

Mary-Claire Ware, our counseling student intern, is here to walk alongside you. She offers a supportive, judgment-free space for teens and young adults navigating anxiety, stress, and big life changes.

💬 Let’s take that first step — together.

05/31/2025

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 💚
This is your gentle reminder to slow down, check in with yourself, and be kind to your mind. Small steps count — rest, talk, breathe, feel.

You are never alone.
👉 Learn more at: excelpsychiatric.com

03/01/2025

🌸 Join Autumn’s Army – Let’s Support This Brave Little Girl! 🌸

Our hearts are with Autumn, a vibrant 6-year-old recently diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. 💔 Her journey has been challenging, but her spirit remains strong.

Her single mother, Aubrey, has put everything on hold to care for Autumn and her siblings while navigating the financial burden of treatment, travel, and daily needs.

💜 How You Can Help:
✨ Donate – Every contribution helps ease their financial stress.
✨ Share – Spreading the word makes a huge difference.
✨ Pray – Keep Autumn and her family in your thoughts.

Let’s come together as a community to lift them up during this difficult time. 💕

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Thank you for visiting this donation page, created with love and support by the team at Holistic Family Medicine at Lake Norman. Autumn and her family have been cherished members of our practice, and we are coming together as a community to support them during this incredibly difficult time.

10/29/2024

Coats for Western NC are on their way! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to make this such a success!

01/13/2024

If you’ve had a baby within the past year and constantly struggle with feelings of anxiety and guilt or feeling overall less present, happy, and engaged in your baby’s life than you had expected, you might be dealing with post-partum depression.

As moms, we often prioritize everyone else before ourselves and we power through overwhelming levels of stress to care for our babies … but what are we gaining by living this way? And more importantly, what are we losing?

Your mental health is just as important as your baby’s physical health - and even directly affects it.

Post-partum depression is more than just temporary “baby blues” or feeling sad.

Post-partum depression is actually characterized by things like intense anxiety, panic attacks, and the unshakeable sense that we’re doing everything wrong, as well as the loss of interest in things, lack of energy, and generalized depression.

If these symptoms sound relatable, please know that you don’t need to struggle through these first few precious months and years with your newborn; help is available!

It’s even possible that you could get back on your feet with significant and lasting relief from post-partum depression within a few days. (Zurzuvae(TM) is a new medication that is taken for only 2 weeks; many mothers have experienced relief from PPD symptoms in as little as 3 days. See more details about this treatment option and links to further information at https://www.excelpsychiatric.com/ppd.)

Check out these PPD symptoms and solutions - then we’d love to connect with you and help you take control of your wellbeing. You (and your baby) deserve it!

01/26/2023

https://hmpglobal.com/news/hmp-global-names-dr-craig-chepke-scientific-advisor-psych-congress-educational-programs

Leading expert educator and clinician expands role with premier mental health education brand, guiding the development of high-quality, practical, and relevant evidence-based content for clinicians. MALVERN Pa., (January 26, 2023) — HMP Global, the leading omnichannel healthcare company, today ann...

05/04/2021

Mental Health Facts
• 1 in 5 (46.6 million) adults in the United States experience a mental health condition in a given year.
• 1 in 25 (11.2 million) adults in the United States experience a serious mental illness in a given year.
• Approximately 46.6 million adults in the United States face the reality of managing a mental illness every day.
• Half of all lifetime mental health conditions begin by age
• 14 and 75% by age 24, but early intervention programs can help.
• Up to 90% of those who die by su***de have an underlying mental illness as revealed by psychological autopsy. 46% of those who die by su***de have a diagnosed mental illness.
• Su***de is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. With effective care, suicidal thoughts are treatable, and su***de is preventable.
• Individuals with mental health conditions face an average 11-year delay between experiencing symptoms and
• starting treatment.
• Common barriers to treatment include the cost of mental health care and insurance, prejudice and discrimination, and structural barriers like transportation.
• Even though most people can experience relief from symptoms and support for their recovery in treatment, less than half of the adults in the United States get the help they need.

01/28/2021

Part 2 of Dr Craig Chepke's conversation on esketamine(Spravato) treatment on the podcast 'through a Therapist's Eyes'. See how this treatment can be life changing for people suffering from treatment resistant depression. https://www.throughatherapistseyes.com/2021/01/28/psychedelic-treatment-for-mental-health-with-dr-chepke-md-fapa-part-ii-ep116/