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Testimonials
TESTIMONIALS:
METHOD:
Dear Guest,
My method to practice is eclectic, interpersonal, and relaxed. You will not feel pressured, but I will be honest with my assessment, treatment recommendations, and the rationale to support them. We can work strictly with psychotropic medications, but through experience and years in practice, I may also recommend supplements that may help us achieve our treatment goal.
I will also emphasize the importance of diet, exercise and promotion of a balanced lifestyle. If you choose we can also implement structured and unstructured therapy into your treatment if within my scope of expertise.
Lastly, you will be able to reach out to me directly without having to wait long for a response.
Please contact me with any questions by text.
202-876-8787
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Maggie
Maggie 6/16/23:
In the realm of healing, a figure stood tall,
A psychiatrist named Emilia, who heeded the call.
With compassionate eyes and a heart full of grace,
She ventured beyond bounds, in a unique healing space.
Her patient, dear Maggie, burdened by despair,
Shared the woes of her body, the weight she could not bear.
Bladder inflammation and incontinence, her plight,
Yet society's biases added to her endless fight.
Emilia, a kindred spirit, knew pain all too well,
For hospitals, too, had cast her under a biased spell.
Mistreated and gaslit, her spirit had been scarred,
But she held on to her strength, refusing to be marred.
With unwavering commitment, Emilia lent her ear,
Listening intently, her intentions crystal clear.
She delved into Maggie's stories, her struggles and fears,
Embracing her pain, wiping away the tears.
House calls she made, like a guiding light,
For healing wasn't confined to a sterile white site.
She'd sit with her patient, creating a safe space,
In the comfort of Maggie's home, love would embrace.
And by her side, a little therapy dog stood,
A companion, a confidant, all that was good.
Five pounds of joy, spreading warmth and delight,
Offering solace, bringing darkness to light.
Emilia knew the power of empathy's touch,
Beyond textbooks and theories, it meant so much.
She aimed to uplift, to heal from within,
To help Maggie find peace, her battles to win.
Together they journeyed, through the depths of the soul,
Emilia's guidance, like a beacon, made Maggie whole.
And in their shared struggle, a bond did grow,
A testament to resilience, love's powerful glow.
In the realm of healing, where hearts intertwine,
Emilia and Maggie sought solace divine.
Beyond the bias and pain, they discovered a cure,
In the unity of spirit, a love that'd endure.
So let us celebrate Emilia, the healer so rare,
A psychiatrist who went beyond standard care.
With empathy as her compass, she mended the broken,
Transforming wounds into strength, words unspoken.
Maggie
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​2. Kim 5/23/2023:
Easy to talk to and listened to my concerns.
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3. Reagan 5/19/2023:
Emilia was SO personable and professional!!! she was more than patient-very understanding & so easy to talk to.
She was so comforting and made me feel at ease-also extremely knowledgeable!!!!!
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4. Robert 5/19/2023:
I moved from Nashville to Santa Rosa Beach, FL, in 2018. I have suffered from depression, anxiety, and panic attacks all my life (I am almost 60). In Nashville, I had seen the same psychiatrist for around 35 years, and he had tried every medication available, without much success although I was functioning. When I moved to SRB, it was like moving into the Twilight Zone. Psychiatric help here is/was almost non-existent. My PCP filled what medications I was taking but took me off the most important ones. At my wit's end, I tried an on-line service, cerebral.com. They were only able to prescribe generic meds but no controlled substances. The meds they did prescribe gave me EPSs and tardive dyskinesia. Then they prescribed meds for that.
By this point, I was in bed most of the time except to eat (which I had pretty much given up on that as well) and go the restroom. I was completely non-functional.
I thought, by chance, to Google psychiatrists in my area again. I found Emilia's name and had nothing to lose and called her at 3:00 AM thinking I would get an answering service. SHE ANSWERED THE PHONE! We talked and set up an initial evaluation.
She put me on completely different medications, which I had never heard of, which started helping IMMEDIATELY! She also told me she did ketamine treatments. My psychiatrist in Nashville had recommended ketamine and I looked into it: it was sooo expensive there, I could not do it.
Emilia told me her rates and plan of action. Again, with nothing to lose and since I was, before seeing her, ready to die anyway, I tried it. RELIEF!!
The first thing I noticed is the chronic pain I had for decades DISAPPEARED! I have psoriatic arthritis, neuropathy, and fibromyalgia which my arthritis doctor was treating with shots and medications including steroids. I'm completely off two pain meds and the steroids.
After a couple or three months, my mood and energy improved so much I started unpacking from the move here 5 YEARS AGO!
Emilia has literally saved my life!! I am now living again! What a relief! She is there for me via text at anytime. She responds within a day, always.
If you think there is no hope for you, then text Emilia and start living again!
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5. Patricia 5/19/2023
I have been on anti depressants most of my life and I'm 70. I had gotten to a point I had no energy and stayed in the bed most of the time. I asked my PC to change my meds which he did and after8 months nothing had changed. My brother had been seeing Emilia for several months, he had numerous problems including depression, arthritis 2 different kinds and stomach cancer with his stomach atrophying. He was in bed 22 of 24 hours. After he start feeling better than he had in 14 years and starting getting out and doing things I decided to see if Emilia could help me. After just 2 months I feel like a new person and cants wait to see what the next few months bring. Pat B. If I could I'd give her a 10 Star rating.
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6. Sara 7/7/2021
Emilia is my new doctor ever since moving to Florida and I had a whole different perspective on doctors before I started seeing her. She's always available, I can reach her over texts, She books up fast but will always adjust my apps to different times short notice if I need to. Let's me pick if I want virtual or in person visits, really good with insurance I had a nightmare with prior authorizations and not covering meds and she sat there and called a bunch of people and figured it out for me so quickly I had seriously doubted she would be able to but she's made my life so much easier. Good insight and understanding about stuff not assumptive like I'm used to. Would highly recommend (plus her in person location is soooo beautiful)
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7. Merissa 6/26/2021
Dr Banse has been an incredibly helpful support system that I can not recommend highly enough to anyone suffering or struggling with ADHD and Anxiety that accompanies ADHD. I've seen probably 8 therapists/counselors/psychiatrists and Dr Banse has been an incredible influence in my life. ive been seeing Dr Banse for two years now and the positive difference in my mental, emotional, and physical well being is not only noticed by myself but also noticed by family and close friends. I'm grateful to have a doctor like her in the area.
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6/24/2021
I was bedridden in Severe depression, anxiety, paranoid, n in extreme insomnia when I discovered Emilia Banse!
She is the only psychiatrist who has successfully treated theses diagnoses n then looked past this 1st level n diagnosed correctly the deeper levels that are the root issues.
In 3 months time Emilia Banse has with treatment n therapy n her personal style of care, has taken me from helpless n hopeless , actually wondering if my time left on earth was running out....to up n recovering, out of bed, taking care of my self, caring about our home , engaged n living... n enthusiastic about my future.
My sister cried saying she'd gotten her sister back.
My husband Thank Emilia, saying I don't fully understand what you've done, but
Thank You I have my wife back!
I see myself not only back but better!
I look at myself now n remember how desperate I was just so recent. I now smile, n then laugh and then again n again...
THANK GOD for Emilia Banse...
N I know full well her time, my treatment n education, how available she has been to me...insurance will never reimburse her accordingly.
She does all this because she truly cares about her patients.
Thank You Emilia!
From my Heart,
Sandy
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