Rivus Behavioral Health Clinic
We prioritize your mental health - compassionate healthcare close to home.
About Rivus Behavioral Health Clinic
Our Services include:
- Medication Management for both children and adults
- PGX pharmacogenomics testing which analyzes a person’s genes to understand how their body responds to medications. The test can help our healthcare providers select the best medication and dosage for a patient, and may help avoid side effects.
- In-House ADHD Testing [AGES 6-60]
- Medications for Substance Abuse Disorders
- Spravato Treatment
- Sublocade Treatment
- Invega/Abilify injections
- MAT (Medication Assisted Therapy)
- Telemedicine Appointments
- Therapists on & off site
On Site Pharmacy (coming soon) - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
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Behavioral Health Services
The following is a comprehensive list of Behavioral Health Products and Services offered at The Rivus Wellness & Research Institute. These offerings address a range of conditions, including Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, and other Affective Disorders. Each product or service is designed to provide holistic and personalized care, integrating clinical research and advanced therapeutic approaches to support long-term emotional well-being and recovery.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Target Audience:Â Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD).
Purpose:Â A non-invasive therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific areas of the brain, improving mood regulation.
Key Benefits:
- Effective for patients who have not responded to traditional antidepressant medications.
- Minimal side effects compared to medication.
- Effective for comorbid conditions like anxiety.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Target Audience:Â Individuals with treatment-resistant depression or severe mood disorders.
Purpose: Integrating intramuscular ketamine with psychotherapy to facilitate emotional breakthroughs and neuroplasticity. This approach helps patients explore trauma and reframe negative thought patterns.
Key Benefits:
- Intramuscular ketamine allows for controlled, effective dosing.
- Supports deep emotional processing, unlocking new insights during psychotherapy.
- Promotes rapid relief for severe depression and PTSD.
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
Target Audience:Â Patients with chronic mood disorders, trauma, and anxiety.
Purpose:Â Integrating psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin, MDMA) with psychotherapy to facilitate emotional breakthroughs and self-awareness.
Key Benefits:
- Encourages profound emotional processing and healing.
- Supports trauma resolution, offering long-term emotional relief.
- Allows patients to access deeper layers of consciousness to explore and heal emotional wounds.
Individual Psychotherapy
Target Audience:Â All patients with mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders.
Purpose:Â Providing individualized therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Supportive Psychotherapy, based on the patient’s needs.
Key Benefits:
- Tailored to individual emotional struggles.
- Builds coping skills, enhances emotional processing, and addresses cognitive distortions.
- Promotes personal growth, resilience, and understanding.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Target Audience:Â Individuals with depression, anxiety, and other mood-related disorders.
Purpose:Â A structured, evidence-based therapy that identifies and challenges negative thought patterns and behaviors.
Key Benefits:
- Highly effective in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Helps individuals develop healthier thought patterns and coping strategies.
- Teaches long-term skills for managing stress and emotional regulation.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Target Audience:Â Patients with unresolved trauma, chronic depressive symptoms, or emotional distress.
Purpose:Â Exploring unconscious processes and past experiences that influence current emotions and behaviors.
Key Benefits:
- Provides deep insights into the root causes of emotional struggles.
- Supports long-term emotional resolution and healing.
- Effective for patients seeking a deeper understanding of their psychological processes.
Supportive Psychotherapy
Target Audience:Â Individuals dealing with acute emotional distress, grief, or life transitions.
Purpose:Â Offers emotional support, validation, and coping strategies within a safe environment.
Key Benefits:
- Provides emotional support during tough times.
- Builds resilience through affirming adaptive behaviors.
- Reduces isolation and promotes adaptive coping.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Target Audience:Â Individuals with PTSD, trauma-related disorders, or emotional distress tied to past events.
Purpose:Â Uses guided eye movements to process and heal from traumatic memories.
Key Benefits:
- Reduces the emotional impact of traumatic memories.
- Facilitates faster healing in trauma survivors.
- Proven effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Group Therapy Programs
Target Audience:Â Individuals who benefit from shared experiences and peer support, especially those with depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Purpose:Â Utilizing group dynamics to foster support, build interpersonal skills, and encourage collective healing.
Key Benefits:
- Builds a sense of community and reduces isolation.
- Helps individuals learn from others’ experiences and challenges.
- Strengthens emotional resilience and coping skills through peer support.
Behavioral Health Medication Management
Target Audience:Â Patients requiring psychiatric medications for mood disorders (e.g., MDD, TRD).
Purpose:Â Providing medication management services to ensure proper use of medications, including assessment, prescription, and monitoring.
Key Benefits:
- Integral to the treatment process, especially in non-mental health parity states like Oklahoma.
- Managed by experienced professionals to minimize side effects and enhance effectiveness.
- Offered as a component of a holistic treatment plan, in combination with other therapies.
Important Consideration:
Medication management is an essential part of treatment, but not a standalone solution. Medications alone do not create lasting change but are most effective when integrated with therapies like TMS, psychotherapy, and other services.
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
Target Audience:Â Individuals needing more support than traditional outpatient therapy but not requiring inpatient care.
Purpose:Â Structured programs that offer intensive therapy and support for individuals with mood disorders, trauma, and addiction.
Key Benefits:
- More frequent, intensive therapy for faster symptom management.
- Structured environment with peer support and professional guidance.
- Ideal for individuals transitioning from inpatient care or needing additional support.
Inpatient Medical Detoxification
Target Audience:Â Patients with addiction issues or those requiring medical supervision during detox.
Purpose:Â Providing medical supervision to ensure a safe and comfortable withdrawal process.
Key Benefits:
- Medical and psychological support during the detox process.
- Ensures safety during withdrawal symptoms.
- The first step in a comprehensive recovery plan integrating other therapeutic services.
Inpatient & Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Target Audience:Â Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), including alcohol and drug addiction.
Purpose:Â Offering rehabilitation services such as individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and relapse prevention strategies.
Key Benefits:
- Addresses underlying causes of addiction while teaching coping strategies.
- Available in both inpatient and outpatient formats.
- Focuses on long-term recovery and relapse prevention.
Long-Term Residential Care
Target Audience:Â Individuals with severe psychiatric conditions requiring continuous care and treatment.
Purpose:Â Offering a safe and structured environment with ongoing therapeutic support.
Key Benefits:
- Provides a safe and supportive living environment.
- Comprehensive care with medical, psychological, and social support.
- Helps patients work toward greater autonomy and long-term recovery.
Research Integration & Holistic Care:
Central Nervous System (CNS) Focus: All treatments and modalities at Rivus Wellness & Research Institute are grounded in an understanding of the central nervous system’s role in mental health. Clinical research is used to guide the development of new treatment protocols, focusing on neuroplasticity, brain chemistry, and overall cognitive functioning.
Clinical Research and Innovation:Â Behavioral health products and services at The Rivus Wellness & Research Institute are continually evolving based on cutting-edge clinical research conducted at the facility. This ensures that all treatments are aligned with the latest scientific findings and best practices for mental health
Our Approach
Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) offers a distinct approach compared to traditional talk therapy. In PAP, the focus is on creating an environment that allows individuals to connect with their innate wisdom, guiding their journey toward healing and growth. This method honors the natural healing potential of the psyche, emphasizing an inward-directed approach to recovery. Unlike the traditional medical model, where a client seeks an 'expert' to provide a prescription or remedy for their issues, PAP encourages individuals to harness their own healing capabilities with the therapist's support. Just as the body possesses its own natural ability to heal, so does the psyche; they are interconnected and not separate.
For instance, when someone visits a doctor for a broken arm, the doctor sets the bone, cleans the wound, and clears any obstacles that might impede the healing process. The body then takes over and naturally heals the wound, fuses the bone, and closes the injury. The doctor doesn't directly heal the arm but instead creates the optimal conditions for the body to heal itself. This principle applies similarly to the process of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP). In PAP, we employ certain medicines to facilitate a significant shift in consciousness, which can help dismantle mental barriers and allow the person to connect with their own healing potential. Within this expanded state, individuals can access a deeper part of themselves that offers direction, insight, and clarity, thereby promoting profound healing and growth.
At present, we are engaged in research examining the effects that different medicines have on this process. Beyond the scope of these studies, ketamine is currently the only medicine legally approved for use in the context of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.
Our Providers
Nicoline (Lami) Edie, APRN, CNP, FNP-C
Lami, as her patients and colleagues call her, is a certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) at Rivus Wellness and Research Institute. Lami received her Master of Science Degree from University of Yaounde, Cameroon in Applied Anthropology and her Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Langston University. Lami serves patients with mental health needs of all ages, and treats ADHD, depression, bipolar, trauma, anxiety, personality disorders, OCD, PTSD, autism spectrum disorders and issues concerning the LGBT community. Lami also works with addiction medicine. With the patient’s safety in mind, Lami provides medication management to help people with mental health needs with not only medication, but therapy as well.
Relindis Tita, APRN, CNP
Relindis is Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) here at Rivus Wellness and Research institute and has nine years of nursing experience - three years working on a telemedicine floor, two years on a step-down unit, and four years at a Mental Health Hospital as Psychiatric Nurse. Relindis is a dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providing compassionate mental health care for individuals of all ages specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, schizophrenia, mood disorder, OCD, PTSD, issues concerning LGBTQ community, and substance use disorders. Relindis serves patients of all ages, and has worked with diverse populations and has expertise in helping individuals navigate their mental health challenges. As a skilled Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, she also help patients with addiction medicine across the lifespan in achieving mental wellness.
Get in touch
Have a question or need assistance? We are here to help. Whether you're curious about our clinic, research programs, or simply want to connect with us, don't hesitate to reach out.
- 2301 WEST I-44 SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 300, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73112
- 405 607 2233
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