About Zoe Psychiatry
Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine developed from its founders’ desire to rebuild lives affected by mental health problems. In this spirit, they named the practice Zoe, the Greek word for life. We believe people deserve to live well, achieve their true potential, and feel capable when facing challenges.
Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine offers exceptional care to adults and adolescents 12 and over from their offices in Allen Texas, Dallas, Oklahoma and throughout the state via secure video-linked telehealth. Oluwole Popoola, MD, and Taiye Popoola, MD, both dual board-certified, WITH OVER TWO DECADES of clinical experience combined. They are both qualified to provide comprehensive and compassionate help and support to people affected by numerous psychiatric and sleep disorders.
Team Lead
Dr.Oluwole Popoola dual board certified in general psychiatry and addiction medicine. He trained medical students, residents and fellows as an assistant clinical professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. He also contributed to, and continues to collaborate with researchers to better understand and treat mental illness and substance use disorders.
Dr.Taiye Popoola is double board certified in general psychiatry and sleep medicine, with additional training and certification in perinatal mental health. She has a Ph.D in health services research which positions her to understand her patients in the context of the broader health care system and apply the latest research in treating her patients.
A Typical Day at Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine
Conditions the Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine team treats include anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), substance use disorders (addictions), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, perinatal psychiatric disorders such as prenatal depression and postpartum psychosis.
The team provides accessible individualized assessments and treatments that guide patients along the path to recovery. Medication management and psychotherapy techniques, like brief counseling, form the foundation of their treatment approach, with innovative therapies, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and Spravato® esketamine intranasal spray, available to patients with treatment-resistant depression and other disorders.
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Anxiety Management Services offered in Allen Texas
Feeling scared and worried at times is normal, but if you feel extreme or continual anxiety that gets in the way of your ability to function, you may have an anxiety disorder. Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine board-certified psychiatrist Oluwole Popoola, MD, FASAM, and his team in Allen, Texas, excel in treating anxiety. They use proven approaches, including medication, counseling and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an in-person or telehealth consultation online for expert anxiety disorder treatment.
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Feeling anxious is a normal response to stress, fear, and worry. Any significant event can cause anxiety, from interviews and work presentations to getting married and having a baby. However, it’s not normal to feel extremely anxious about minimally threatening events or anxiety all the time. If anxiety dictates your behaviors and prevents you from leading a fulfilling life, it has become an anxiety disorder. The most common is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), where several things in your life cause stress, fear, and indecision. Some people have anxiety about a specific situation or object that bears no relation to its potential threat. These could relate to anything, but some of the most common ones are fear of heights, confined spaces, spiders, and snakes. Social anxiety disorder is a type of anxiety that makes you avoid or endure social situations due to fear that you will make a mistake or be judged.
What symptoms can anxiety disorders cause?
Anxiety disorder symptoms include nervousness, muscle tension, restlessness, difficulty focusing, chronic fatigue, disrupted sleep, increased heart rate, fast, shallow breathing, excessive sweating, trembling, and panic attacks. Panic attacks are terrifying experiences where anxiety becomes so severe you can’t function normally. In addition to the symptoms above, you might have chest pain, shortness of breath, be frozen to the spot or collapse, and lose the ability to hear or speak. Experiencing a panic attack is so distressing that people often isolate themselves, staying at home to reduce the risk of another.
How are anxiety disorders treated?
After a comprehensive assessment, the Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine team prepares a personalized treatment plan to match your unique needs. Treatment might include:
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy involves interaction between you and a trained therapist/counsellor that aims to help you identify and change troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. It may involve exploring your past experiences and how they have contributed to current thinking patterns, emotions, and behaviors, or it could involve teaching you techniques to help you regulate your emotions and behavior.
Medication
Some patients recover from anxiety using psychotherapy alone, but anti-anxiety medication is often vital for moderate to severe cases. It helps reduce symptom severity so you can benefit fully from talk therapy.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Anxiety has been shown to be associated with overactivity in an area of the brain called the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. TMS uses slow pulses of magnetic currents administered while you are alert and conscious to reduce this overactivity, which improves your anxiety.
Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an appointment online to benefit from expert anxiety treatment.
Addiction Medicine Services offered in Allen Texas
Alcohol, opioid, and other substance addictions can ruin your health, mental well-being, and quality of life. If you’re dependent on one or more of these substances, speak to Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine’s board-certified addiction medicine expert, Oluwole Popoola, MD, FASAM, and his team in Allen, Texas. They can help you overcome your addiction using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychotherapy. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an in-person or telehealth appointment online to benefit from outstanding addiction medicine treatment.
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Addiction medicine is a branch of medicine that assists those who are dependent on substances like alcohol or opioids, including heroin and strong prescription painkillers. Addictions develop when mood-enhancing substances release feel-good chemicals like dopamine in your brain. You want to recapture the pleasant feeling, so you use the substance again, eventually becoming dependent on it to get through the day. Some people become addicted to medicines they receive on prescription, particularly opioid pain drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. They must take increasingly large doses to achieve the feeling they crave because their body gets used to the drug.
Could I benefit from addiction medicine treatment?
You could benefit from treatment if you regularly misuse one or more substances and can’t stop yourself. Drug and alcohol addiction often results in family and relationship breakdowns, job loss, severe financial difficulties, and even homelessness. Continued substance misuse can also cause mental and physical health problems, including depression, anxiety, heart disease, and liver failure.Despite the potential hardships, stress, and dangers of a deadly overdose, people with addictions can’t control their behavior. Addiction medicine treatment helps you regain control and restructure your life if you’re on this self-destructive path.
How does addiction medicine treatment work?
The Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine team uses medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychotherapy to support people committed to addressing their addiction. Withdrawal effects and cravings are often distressing and make it difficult to recover from substance use. MAT involves the use of medications like Suboxone® to help you overcome cravings and withdrawal symptoms, such as: Nausea and vomiting, Diarrhea, Abdominal pain, Sweating, Shaking, Headaches, Disorientation and Extreme fatigue.
Suboxone contains buprenorphine, a drug similar to opioids that doesn’t have the same intoxicating effects. Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine physicians have a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine-containing medication for opioid use disorder. Taking regular doses under the team’s supervision helps you manage your cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
In addition to medication management, counseling is a vital part of the treatment of substance use. The board-certified addiction medicine specialist at Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies to support your recovery. If an addiction to opioids or alcohol is affecting your life, find freedom with treatment. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an appointment online.
Perinatal Psychiatry services offered in Allen Texas
Having a baby should be a joyous experience, but many women develop mental health problems during pregnancy and after giving birth. Contact Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine’s board-certified psychiatrist Taiye Popoola, MD, PhD, PMH-C and her team in Allen, Texas, if you develop low mood, anxiety, or symptoms like hallucinations and delusions during the perinatal period. The team’s perinatal psychiatry experts offer compassionate care to help you overcome these distressing conditions and enjoy motherhood. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or schedule an in-person or telehealth consultation online to benefit from specialized perinatal psychiatry.
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Perinatal psychiatry focuses on women’s mental health before and after childbirth. It includes conditions during pregnancy (prenatal disorders) and those that develop after delivery (postpartum disorders). Pregnancy and childbirth are experiences that affect women in numerous ways. The hormonal changes can significantly alter brain function and mood. Women also feel the pressure of being a good mom, looking after the child before and after birth, and dealing with distressing problems like morning sickness, pain, and fatigue. Unsurprisingly, most women experience mood changes during this time, commonly known as the baby blues. However, some women suffer from severe mental health problems in the perinatal period that require specialized care.
What conditions might require perinatal psychiatry?
Perinatal conditions the Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine team treats include:
Prenatal depression and anxiety:
Prenatal depression and anxiety occur before childbirth. You might feel overly anxious about the pregnancy or having a baby to such an extent that you can’t relax and enjoy the experience. If you have prenatal depression, you feel sad, weepy, and despairing most or all of the time and can’t improve your mood.
Postpartum depression:
Postpartum depression occurs after childbirth. It’s far more intense and long-lasting than the baby blues, often persisting for months. You might feel unable to care for your child properly and have difficulty bonding with your newborn.
Postpartum psychosis:
Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric disorder that can affect your ability to recognize reality. You may suffer from hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that aren’t there), delusions (mistaken but unshakeable beliefs), paranoia (irrational distrust of others), and other behavior changes.
Women severely affected by postpartum psychosis may harm themselves or their babies.
What does perinatal psychiatry involve?
The perinatal psychiatry experts at Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine use treatments, such as psychotherapy and medication, that helps women recover from these conditions. These are the same treatments used for other psychiatric disorders. However, perinatal psychiatry specialists undergo additional training in the safe use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women and how to approach talk therapy effectively in someone with perinatal mental health problems. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a safe, painless, noninvasive therapy, is also available for women with treatment-resistant perinatal depression and anxiety. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or schedule a consultation online for expert support with perinatal psychiatric disorders.