OCD Treatment in Florida & Arizona
Obsessive-compulsive disorder can involve unwanted intrusive thoughts, images, or urges and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals. B Mental Health Evolution provides virtual psychiatric evaluation and medication management for eligible adults physically located in Florida or Arizona.
Meet the Provider
About Shirley Beranger, PMHNP-BC
CEO AND Founder of
Bmental Health Evolution
I’m Shirley Beranger, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), licensed as an APRN in Florida and Arizona. I provide secure telepsychiatric care to adults through virtual appointments, including psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing follow-up.
My approach is compassionate, practical, and individualized. I believe good psychiatric care starts with listening carefully, understanding the full picture, and creating a treatment plan that fits your needs and goals.
Credentials & Care Approach
Licensed, Board-Certified Psychiatric Care
- Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
- APRN Licensed in Florida (FL)
- APRN Licensed in Arizona (AZ)
- Telepsychiatry & Virtual Appointments Available Statewide in FL & AZ
Understanding OCD beyond the surface
OCD can be distressing and time-consuming. Symptoms may involve intrusive thoughts or fears and repetitive behaviors or mental rituals performed in an effort to reduce distress. A careful evaluation helps understand how symptoms affect your life.
- Intrusive thoughts, images, or urges
- Compulsive behaviors or mental rituals
- Distress and time spent on symptoms
- Impact on routines and functioning
How OCD can affect everyday life
OCD symptoms can interfere with routines, relationships, work, school, and personal activities. The content of intrusive thoughts can vary widely, while the cycle of distress and repetitive responses may remain a central concern.
- Time spent on rituals or avoidance
- Difficulty concentrating on daily tasks
- Effects on relationships and routines
- Distress and interference with activities
A careful OCD-focused evaluation
The evaluation explores the nature and pattern of symptoms, how much time they consume, the distress they cause, and their effect on functioning. Psychiatric and treatment history is also considered.
- Review of obsessions and compulsions
- Assessment of severity and functional impact
- Previous medication or psychiatric treatment
- Discussion of treatment goals
Individualized OCD treatment planning
Recommendations are based on the clinical picture, symptom severity, treatment history, and individual goals. Psychiatric medication management may be included when clinically appropriate.
- Personalized psychiatric planning
- Medication management when appropriate
- Education about treatment response
- Coordination with other qualified professionals when clinically indicated
Medication management and monitoring
When medication is part of treatment, follow-up can address symptom response, side effects, adherence, and whether the current approach remains appropriate.
- Symptom-response review
- Side-effect and tolerability discussion
- Medication adjustments when appropriate
- Ongoing reassessment
OCD and everyday functioning
OCD symptoms can consume time and attention and may affect work, relationships, routines, and personal activities. Understanding these effects helps keep treatment focused on meaningful goals.
- Work and concentration
- Time spent on rituals or avoidance
- Relationships and routines
- Distress and daily interference
Continuity of psychiatric care
OCD treatment may require ongoing follow-up. Regular appointments provide an opportunity to monitor symptoms, discuss treatment response, and adjust psychiatric care when clinically appropriate.
- Ongoing symptom review
- Medication monitoring when applicable
- Progress toward goals
- Updated treatment planning
Virtual psychiatric care in Florida & Arizona
B Mental Health Evolution is a telehealth-only practice. Appointments are conducted virtually for eligible adults physically located in Florida or Arizona during the visit. There is no physical office location.
- Secure virtual appointments
- Adults in Florida or Arizona
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Ongoing medication management
Ready to discuss your care?
If intrusive thoughts or compulsive behaviors are interfering with your life, schedule a virtual psychiatric evaluation to discuss your symptoms and treatment history.
