Counseling & Wellness Services
Detroit, Michigan
Start My Wellness provides counseling, medication management, psychological testing and other wellness services for children, teens, adults, groups, couples and families in the Greater Metro Detroit Area.
Our certified therapists have home-grown roots, so you can feel confident in their skills and at home in your community throughout your experience.
Therapy & Counseling
We can help kids, teens & adults learn new skills to create a more fulfilling & happy life.
Psychiatric Medication
We provide medication for all ages to treat depression, anxiety & other symptoms.
Psychological Testing
We test for a wide range of psychological conditions & specialize in second opinions.
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Virtual YL Professional Development Seminar: Mental and Emotional Wellness on August 6, 2020
Emotional and mental wellness is an intentional process, rooted in our day-to-day choices. Dr. Anton Babushkin will help you understand what might be holding you back from greater success and more overall wellness.
What if I don’t know how to talk to people during COVID-19?
Meaningful relationships bring love and joy to our lives, but they can also bring hardship and disagreement. When facing a conflict with someone you care about, you might feel tempted to ignore it because of the discomfort you’d feel addressing the problem. Or maybe you tend toward confrontation, determined to let the person know how they’ve impacted you and how you feel about it.
I want my life back! New rules for living with COVID
In the wise words of one of my clients, “2020 has been…a lot.” Very rarely do events impact our collective cultural consciousness in the way the events of this year appear to have touched us: the sudden death of Kobe Bryant, a worldwide pandemic, economic downturn, and increased awareness about the systemic injustices Black folks face in this country.
The importance of role models for healthy decision making
This is the second video in our series on helping medical professionals during difficult times. Dr. Anton Babushkin, CEO of Start My Wellness, speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Arjune Rama about steps doctors can take to protect themselves from burnout and exhaustion. (Dr. Rama can be reached at http://www.arjuneramamd.com/)
Physician Wellness- taking time to care for yourself
During this difficult time, a lot is being asked of our medical professionals. It is even more important for doctors to be able to stop and take a few minutes to take care of themselves. In the video below, Dr. Anton Babushkin, CEO of Start My Wellness, speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Arjune Rama about physician wellness. They focus on tips for optimizing personal wellness during the pandemic. (Dr. Rama can be reached at http://www.arjuneramamd.com/)
Podcast about communication and relationships during Covid-19
Dr. Anton Babushkin, CEO of Start My Wellness, was recently featured in the wonderful Resiliency Podcast Series by Susan Bailey of Marsh & McLennan.
Tips for dealing with Covid-19
Dr. Anton Babushkin, CEO of Start My Wellness, was recently interviewed by HOUR Detroit.
Maintaining calm amidst a global panic
The uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 virus has led to confusion and has heightened anxiety for many of us, regardless of our mental health status. Recommendations to create social distance and self-quarantine can feel excessive or frightening.
What can the internet teach us about mental health?
Social media has emerged as an interesting platform in the fight to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. The World Health Organization reports that one in four adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder within a given year, yet mental health is a concept that is often misunderstood and misrepresented.
The psychology of work/life balance
The ideal of work/life balance is often praised in popular culture. However, the praise is accompanied with contradictions. And those contradictions obscure the reality of that ideal. What would that ideal look like in a real setting? One answer is that extraordinary sacrifices are made by so many people in the pursuit of success.