Assessment for Epilepsy and Seizures

Are you living with Epilepsy as a part of your life because you have been diagnosed with epilepsy or a close loved one has? Have you been referred to us for intervention, clinical mental health, or some form of therapy or treatment? Are you wondering if it is possible to benefit from interventions that do not involve pharmaceuticals or drugs?

At Thoughtwise, epilepsy and seizures are important areas for us too. It is important to know that counseling and mental health interventions are effective interventions for a high-quality life.

We want you to know that Thoughtwise may be a beneficial resource for you to undergo neuropsychological comprehensive assessments and evaluations. These evaluations can help you or your doctor determine what areas of your brain and functioning are affected by your seizures.

Thoughtwise also is prepared to provide you the recommended or different types of therapies, counseling, and trainings that can  improve your life. These interventions aim to minimize the severity of symptoms from epilepsy and seizures.

What is epilepsy and what are seizures?

Epilepsy is a domain of conditions where there is abnormal functioning of electricity in the brain.

Seizures are the temporary loss of control over the body and its behavior.

What can Thoughtwise do about my diagnosis of epilepsy?

When a person is diagnosed with epilepsy, mental health, and treatment becomes a large part of this process.

Connections between epilepsy and mental health that we can confront with you at Thoughtwise are:

• Stress has been reported as one major contributor to seizures.
• Stress may intensify a seizure or may trigger them to occur, or may increase their frequency.
• Emotions may contribute to a seizure.
• Lack of sleep may contribute to seizures.
• Anxiety and depression can contribute to seizures.
• Illegal drug use can cause seizures or make seizures worse.
• Withdrawal from drugs/alcohol may contribute to seizures.
• Training your body to be able to relax and feeling better about yourself may help improve your control over seizures.

Some of the services that we can offer you at Thoughtwise, to improve your qaulity of life if you are experiencing the symptoms or effects of epilepsy or seizures are:

• Motivational interviewing to help you make the changes that you need to make to improve your life (such as the cessation of nicotine, drugs, and alcohol).
• Behavioral trainings such as biofeedback and neurofeedback may help you build skill sets to increase your control or resilience over seizures.
• Therapy, counseling, or treatment that focuses on your stress, such as:
• Ongoing Neurological or psychological assessment.
• Person-centered therapy.
• Behavioral counseling.
• Eclectic therapy.
• Progressive relaxation techniques.

These therapeutic approaches and other interventions that we offer at Thoughtwise can help minimize the issues that cooccur with epilepsy or seizures, such as depression, anxiety, mood, or behavioral problems.

There are many ways that we at Thoughtwise can help you improve your life, please contact us about your situation.