Inner Strength Mental Health - Lynka Smith, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC

Our office has changed to online visits only.

Welcome to Inner Strength Mental Health

Providing compassionate, patient-centered, confidential psychiatric care to ages 4 thru 60 in Texas and Colorado

Insurance accepted.

BCBS, Cigna, Aetna, UHC, Optum and TRICARE.

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Proof of ADHD testing required for adults requesting stimulants (Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, etc).
Our office offers online ADHD assessment testing.

This office does not prescribe benzodiazepines.

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Welcome!

I am so glad you came to my page and hope you find the information you would like to know about me and my practice in psychiatric mental health nursing.

Our society has come a great distance in accepting that psychiatric disorders are valid medical conditions that deserve recognition and treatment. I’d love to say psychiatric disorders are viewed the same as medical issues, some are chronic and some are not. Just as medical conditions, some mental health problems require lifelong treatment and some can be treated and resolve. Unfortunately, psychiatric care hasn’t made it that far yet. With great work and education to the public, we have made it easier to admit to mental health issues and the stigma has began to dissipate.

Psychiatric disorders are multi-factorial and for only a very limited number of clients will a medication resolve symptoms completely. Psychiatric disorders, similar to other medical disorders, are interconnected with anatomy, physiology, genetics, emotions, nutrition, activity, life circumstances, spirituality… and more. I envision my role in your healing process as the person who provides the knowledge to empower you to make decisions and to choose the best tools. I will encourage you to balance both your brain and your body. This can best be achieved by using a combination of medications, therapy, lifestyle changes, support systems, exercise, nutrition, etc.

What I want you to remember is that there isn’t a medication out there that can make it all better.

In my view, medication is a tool that can assist you with difficult issues and give you the strength to work on other ways to improve all aspects of your life.

If you think that psychotropic medications can correct neurochemical imbalances, as current theory supports, you are correct, but we are more than neurochemicals. Healing requires more than a drug. My role as a psychiatric nurse practitioner is to give you tools (usually in the form of medications or psychotherapy) that you will use to improve your quality of life.

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If there is an immediate threat of danger or risk to you, your family member, or someone you know, call 911

If you need to contact the police, in Ft Bend and Harris county, request a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officer. They have received extra training to handle mental health situations.