Medical doctors who bridge the gap between psychiatrists and neurologists are considered neuropsychiatrists. Neuropsychiatry and psychiatrists are trained to treat all psychiatric issues including depression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders and disorders of addiction. Neuropsychiatrists have additional extensive training in multiple areas, most significantly the treatment of cognitive disorders, ranging from simple memory loss to advanced dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. At the Way Treatment Center, our medical director, William A Van Horn MD, also offers expertise in the treatment of chronic pain, neuropsychiatric complications of chronic neurodegenerative disorders, and neurotransmitter deficiency syndromes including chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. Neuropsychiatrists offer the benefit of expertise in both the psychiatric and neurological aspects of your illness.

-Our track record of success of producing life changing benefits for both individuals and couples are due to the following unique aspects of both our deep emotional healing and couples’ program:

-Our medical director, William A Van Horn, MD, is the provider for all therapy processes as well as the neuropsychiatric medical care. Your doctor will also be your therapist.

-The foundation of true emotional healing as well as successful and fulfilling relationships is the experience of the healing power and enriching love of God’s Spirit. It is very rare to find a program with the expertise to thoroughly address the neuropsychiatric, emotional and spiritual aspects of your life.

-Our programs are of twelve-month duration and are designed to avoid any significant conflict with your employment.

-Our goal is not to simply relieve you of your suffering. We empower you with the understanding, skills and proven roadmap to a truly fulfilling and enriching life in God’s love.

At the Way Treatment Center, we have one of the most comprehensive and effective treatment programs available in the country for addiction and trauma. Our medical director, William A Van Horn, MD, opened his first Christ-centered intensive treatment program focused on trauma and addiction in 1991. He recognized that trauma may exist without addiction, however, rarely does addiction occur without trauma. Over the years, he has dealt with trauma and addiction on both a personal and professional level. One of his major motivations for opening our center is his personal experience of failing to find a quality treatment program for a loved one with trauma. His passion is to ensure that you and your loved ones have the opportunity to receive the care necessary to overcome addiction and truly heal the scars of your trauma.

Christ-centered deep emotional healing is a multidimensional process of uncovering and resolving emotional wounds which are at the root of your emotional suffering, destructive behaviors, and relationship issues.  Our combination of intrapersonal psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, family of origin exploration and foundational relationship empowerment within a Christ-centered environment produces an enriching and life changing experience. The essence of a Christ-centered environment is the understanding that true healing and fulfillment are a product of the experience of the Holy Spirit, God’s love, through a personal relationship with Christ combined with deep, valuing relationships within a faith-based community. Our programs are non-denominational. We do not focus on doctrine. Our focus is the experience of God’s forgiveness, love, peace and joy.

One of the greatest misunderstandings of Alzheimer’s disease is the perception that there is nothing you can do to impact your risk or the progression of memory loss of Alzheimer’s disease. That perspective is simply not true.  Understanding a new perspective will empower you in your journey to maintain your memory.

Alzheimer’s disease is not simply an illness that attacks your brain when you are older. Your brain slowly deteriorates as you age. At the peak of brain density, which is typically in your third decade of life,  you have approximately 100 billion brain cells and one trillion connections between those cells. From that peak, you slowly lose brain cells as part of the aging process. All of our physical organs slowly deteriorate due to the aging process, including the brain. Multiple factors influence the health of your brain, and thus, the rate of the death of your brain cells. At the way treatment center, we offer an extensive program focused on brain health to maximize the longevity of your brain. The healthier your brain, the slower the cells die, and the longer you maintain your memory.

For people who have already started to lose memory, early intervention is the most important aspect of both delaying and possibly avoiding the disability of Alzheimer’s disease. Multiple medications exist that can impact the rate of brain cell death; however, these medications act on living cells. The earlier in your journey of memory loss, the greater the volume of living brain cells and the more profound the benefits of treatment with the medications. Early intervention can significantly reduce the progression of disease and the potential for disability.

For loved ones who have advanced Alzheimer’s, it is not possible to restore memory; however, is it possible to markedly improve quality of life by treating the neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with advanced demetia. Our medical director, William A Van Horn, MD, trained at Emory University, one of the most prestigious institutions in the world in the arena of memory loss and dementia. Over the past twenty years, he has had the privilege of helping thousands of individuals and families dealing with memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. Your loved ones may have lost memory; however, with proper treatment, marked improvement in their quality of life, restoration of their dignity and maintanence of a valuing relationship is possible.