When you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, mood changes, difficulty concentrating, sleep problems, or other mental health concerns, understanding what’s behind your symptoms can be an important first step toward finding the right support.
Daybreak Counseling Center provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for adolescents and adults in Long Beach, Cerritos, and throughout California via telehealth. Our evaluations are designed to develop a clearer understanding of your symptoms, mental health and medical history, previous treatment, and current concerns, helping identify your needs and guide appropriate next steps for care.
A psychiatric evaluation is a comprehensive assessment designed to better understand what you are experiencing and how your symptoms may be affecting your daily life. Your provider will take time to learn about your current concerns, mental health and medical history, previous treatment, family history, lifestyle, and goals for care.
During your evaluation, you will have the opportunity to discuss symptoms such as changes in mood, anxiety, concentration, sleep, energy, behavior, or other concerns. Your provider will consider the full picture rather than focusing on symptoms in isolation.
Based on the evaluation, your provider will discuss their findings with you and recommend appropriate next steps. This may include therapy, lifestyle recommendations, medication when clinically appropriate, or a combination of approaches tailored to your individual needs.
Psychiatric evaluations may be available for individuals experiencing:
Bipolar and other mood disorders
Treatment recommendations are individualized based on each person’s symptoms, history, needs, and circumstances.
Monique Strickland is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare and five years of experience as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Monique has experience working with individuals from adolescence through older adulthood and treating a broad range of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, sleep difficulties, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Her background also includes extensive experience in crisis mental health settings, supporting individuals experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms, suicidal ideation, significant mood instability, and other acute mental health concerns.
Monique specializes in comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and individualized medication management. She believes clients should understand their treatment rather than simply be told what to do, and she provides medication education so clients can make informed decisions about their mental health care.
Monique is also a Certified Compassion Fatigue Provider and has a particular interest in helping professionals, caregivers, and others who may feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected.
Her approach is compassionate, evidence-based, collaborative, and centered on helping each client regain greater balance, clarity, and well-being.
You do not have to stop seeing your therapist in order to receive psychiatric care.
For clients already receiving therapy at Daybreak Counseling Center, psychiatric services can complement the work you are doing with your therapist. When appropriate and with your authorization, your providers can coordinate care so that medication management and psychotherapy support your overall treatment goals.
If you already have a therapist outside of Daybreak, you may still receive psychiatric services with us.
No. Meeting with a psychiatric provider does not mean that you will automatically be prescribed medication.
Your initial appointment is an opportunity to discuss what you have been experiencing and receive a professional psychiatric assessment. If medication is recommended, Monique will discuss the options with you so that you can participate in making an informed decision about your treatment.
A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation that includes assessment of symptoms, psychiatric and relevant medical history, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and medication options when appropriate.
$250
Ongoing psychiatric follow-up to assess symptoms, medication effectiveness, side effects, treatment progress, and medication adjustments when clinically appropriate.
Please contact Daybreak Counseling Center for current insurance participation, eligibility, and benefit information.
$250
Daybreak Counseling Center accepts select insurance plans for psychiatric services. Coverage and out-of-pocket costs vary depending on your individual plan and benefits. Our team can help verify your benefits before your first appointment.
For clients choosing private-pay psychiatric services, our fees are:
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management are available through Daybreak Counseling Center in Long Beach and Cerritos, with telehealth appointments available throughout California when clinically appropriate.
Our psychiatric services are designed to make ongoing medication management accessible while allowing clients to receive therapy and psychiatric care within a coordinated mental health treatment environment.
If anxiety, depression, mood changes, difficulty concentrating, sleep problems, burnout, or other mental health symptoms have been interfering with your life, a psychiatric evaluation can help you better understand your options.
Contact Daybreak Counseling Center to learn more about psychiatric evaluation and medication management or to schedule an appointment with Monique Strickland, PMHNP.
