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Treatment Approaches

At Self Care Psychiatry, a variety of treatment approaches are utilized to best meet your unique needs, including:

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    Medical Management
    Initial assessments last 60 minutes, and follow-ups are provided in 25-minute sessions, with monitoring occurring once every month or up to six months, depending on need.
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    Psychotherapy
    Sessions last 50 minutes and can be scheduled weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Whether you have problems to solve, past traumas to work through, or simply want to know yourself better, talk therapy can be a healing and enlightening experience.
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    Brief Stabilization Treatment:
    If appropriate, we provide consultation and treatment with the goal of returning care to your Primary Care Physician once your symptoms are stabilized.

Treatment for Mental Health Conditions

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • ADHD
  • Stress
  • Trauma/PTSD & Post Traumatic Growth
  • Professionals’ Burnout
  • Relationship issues
  • Medication Management
  • Weekly Psychotherapy

Specialty Services

In addition to traditional psychiatric care, specialty services are offered to address specific needs:

Treatment for Professionals
Dr. Self specializes in providing care for physicians & surgeons, lawyers, CPAs, grad students, psychotherapists, engineers & energy industry professionals who are experiencing burnout, addiction, anxiety, PTSD, or mood disorders. Your safety and confidentiality are paramount, and together, we will develop a personalized treatment plan based on your individual needs.

Treatment for Runners
A former marathon runner, Dr. Self offers treatment that aligns with your training program, respects competition rules, and enables peak performance. In addition to addressing common concerns like depression, anxiety, addiction and disordered eating, Dr. Self can also help you address issues like Overtraining Syndrome, or even just help you achieve your finish line goal.

Medical Student & Resident Consulting
Dr. Self is available to provide consulting services to medical students who are seeking career counseling, ERAS residency application advice, interview preparation and Rank Order List guidance for Match Day. She also enjoys working with residents, providing career advice and options. Pre-medical students will also find consulting with Dr. Self to be helpful and informative.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Dr. Self’s dedication to mental health extends beyond clinical practice. She enjoys public speaking engagements and is available to speak at your event, meeting, or conference. If you are interested in booking her for an event, please reach out to her at [email protected].

Public Speaking & Teaching Experience

  • “Navigating Delusional Parasitosis: Tips & Tricks from a Psychiatrist.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at the Houston Dermatological Society. August 5, 2024.
  • “Documenting in the Medical Record for Psychiatrists.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Residency Program. June 29, 2021 and June 27, 2023.
  • “Personality Disorders Team Based Learning.” Authored by Ruth Levine. Presented by Ruth Levine and Chandler Self to UTMB Physician Assistant School. August 12, 2022 and July 25, 2023
  • “Introduction to Patient-Center Care & Biopsychosocial Model of Medicine.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine MS1 students annually from 2019 – 2023.
  • “Communicating Across Generations.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine Annual Education Conference. May 17, 2023
  • “Introduction to Team Based Learning.” Authored by Ruth Levine, MD. Presented by Ruth Levine and Chandler Self to Egyptian Scholars Program. February 21, 2023.
  • “Sports Psychiatry: Treating the Athlete with Mental Illness.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Sports Medicine Student Interest Group. February 1, 2022.
  • “Psychopharmacology for Mood Disorders” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented virtually to Teine Keijinkai Hospital Residency Program in Sapporo, Japan. December 16, 2021.
  • “Mental Health in People Living with HIV during a Pandemic.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented to South Central AIDS Education Training Center Annual Conference. May 21, 2021 & January 19, 2022
  • “Student Loans for the Medical Student.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented to UTMB “First in the Family” at UTMB School of Medicine. March 4, 2021 and September 9, 2021
  • Guest Speaker, American Medical Women’s Association. UTMB School of Medicine. January 19, 2021, September 28, 2021, October 26, 2022
  • “The Situation is Fluid: Implementation of Tele-psychiatry for Residents during COVID19.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. September 21, 2020
  • “Retrieval Based Learning for Medical Students” Teaching Skills Workshop. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at Academy of Master Teachers Monthly Meeting. October 2020.
  • “Teaching Large Group Sessions Online to Medical Students Via Zoom.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Clerkship Directors Monthly Meeting. July 21, 2020.
  • “Managing Delusional Parasitosis in the Dermatology Clinic” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Department of Dermatology Education Rounds. September 2019 and July 2023
  • Guest Speaker. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at “KDX” Women’s Medical Fraternity. UTMB School of Medicine. August 26, 2019
  • “Storms on the Horizon.” Keynote Speaker. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at the White Coat Ceremony. UTMB School of Medicine. August 25, 2019.
  • “Women in Psychiatry.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at American Medical Women’s Association. UTMB School of Medicine. January 14, 2019 and again in September 2019
  • Keynote Speaker. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at Ninth Annual Osler Student Societies Willie O’s Dinner and Toast to the Class of 2022 of UTMB. Setpember 28, 2018
  • Guest Speaker, Student Psychiatry Organization Meeting. Authored by Chandler Self. September 4, 2018.
  • “Psychiatry in Movies.” Presented by Chandler Self. UTMB Department of Psychiatry Resident Retreat August 2018
  • “Sports Psychiatry: Treating the Athlete with Mental Illness.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at UTMB Sports Medicine Mini-Mester. School of Medicine. August 30, 2018
  • “Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Emergency Room.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented to Mount Sinai Beth Israel PGY1 Psychiatry Residents. June 29, 2017.
  • “Public Psychiatry/Community Health” Six week lecture series. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented to Mount Sinai Beth Israel PGY2 Psychiatry Residents. Spring 2016 and 2017.
  • “Alternative Treatment Models for Severe Mental Illness: Team-Based Community Outreach.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds. November 2016.
  • “Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (IBGC) and Psychosis: a Case Report and Literature Review.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. April 2015.
  • “Introduction to Psychiatry” Lecture Series. Authored by Chandler Self. Presented to Mount Sinai Beth Israel PGY1 Psychiatry Residents. Weekly Series July – December 2014
  • “Learning and Applying Milton Viederman’s Psychodynamic Life Narrative.” Authored by Chandler Self and Christina Shayevitz. Presented to the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Psychiatry Residency Program, April 17, 2014. Grand Rounds Presentation.
  • “Get in the Zone: Sports Psychiatry and the Mental Edge.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at the New York Rugby Club Meeting, March 4, 2013. Oral Presentation.
  • “The Discovery of Insulin: The Bench Work, a Resurrection, and the Canadians.” Authored by Chandler Self. Presented at the Osler Club Meeting, March 1, 2011. Oral Presentation.