Behavioral Health Services

The Sunrise: Behavioral Health Clinic offers specialized care to older adults to address the unique emotional and psychological challenges associated with aging, medical illness, and life transitions on the campus of North Sunflower Medical Center.  The program offers compassionate and structured care from our team lead by Margaret Cassada, MD, a psychiatrist with years of experience and specialized training providing care to older adults. Her team of licensed therapists, licensed social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and RNs work together to help individuals improve emotional stability, coping, and strengthen sense of self increasing independence and quality of daily functioning.

The Sunrise is perfect for an individual to regain stability and recovery while maintaining independence with at least 9 group sessions and additional sessions available Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

Please reach out to The Sunrise if you or a loved one living at home, assisted living, and/or a nursing home is experiencing:

• Persistent sadness, worry, and/or loss of interest in daily activities of living
• Increased tearfulness
• Emotional distress from changes in independence/ abilities
• Difficulty concentrating
• Seeing, hearing, and/or thinking differently than others
• New or worsening medical diagnosis
• Anxiety/ increased worried thoughts
• Worring about health and increased stress resulting from monitoring health
• Difficulty returning home after inpatient treatment/ rehabilitation stay
• Grieving loss of a loved one
• Loss of interest in appearance
• Problems with taking medication/ lack of confidence in the purpose of medication
• Not wanting to face the day and increased thoughts of death and/or dying

Referral from a physician is not required. Free assessment can be made in a person’s home and/or The Sunrise Clinic. For more information or to make a referral call (662) 756-1786.

Outpatient Behavioral Health Services at North Sunflower:

Our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children, adults, and older adults experiencing a variety of mental health conditions. Treatment focuses on improving emotional stability, reducing symptoms, and helping patients regain daily functioning.

Services include:

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
• Diagnosis and treatment planning
• Assessment and testing services
• Medication management and monitoring
• Coordination with primary care providers
• Ongoing follow-up visits to support symptom stabilization

Medication management may be recommended for individuals experiencing:

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Mood disorders
• Trauma-related symptoms
• Problems with attention/ changes in behavior
• Sleep disturbances
• Emotional distress related to medical conditions or life stressors

Virginia Pantin, LCSW

Our Licensed Counselor / Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides individual, family, and couples counseling services to help clients of all ages address emotional challenges, strengthen coping skills, and improve overall well-being.

Therapy may help individuals who are experiencing:

• Anxiety and excessive worry
• Depression or persistent sadness
• Behavioral problems
• Problems with school or job performance
• Stress related to life transitions
• Grief and loss
• Relationship difficulties
• Trauma or difficult past experiences
• Adjustment to medical illness or life changes

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Our psychiatric and counseling provider works closely with each patient to ensure medications are safe, effective, and carefully monitored. Contact (662)756-4000 or (662) 756-1630 to make an appointment.