Patient Care

• Women’s Intimacy and Sexual Health

  This service was developed to address women’s unmet sexual health needs and support a healthy sexual life for women of all ages. We offer expertise to help women cope with sexual changes that follow gynecologic and breast cancer treatments, menopause, pregnancy and childbearing, as well as sexual difficulties that are long-standing. We provide evidence-based treatment for sexual difficulties, as well as the stress that can accompany them.

  What does this service involve?

  Unlike other treatments for sexual concerns or difficulties, our services are designed specifically with women’s emotional health needs in mind. We offer individual consultation and education sessions, as well as individual and group psychotherapy. Our team has particular expertise in meeting the sexual and emotional health needs of female cancer patients and survivors. As with all of your medical care, treatment sessions and information are strictly confidential.

  What is the cost?

  This service is covered by most insurance companies. All appointments will be pre-authorized by our intake staff. Patients should contact their insurance provider for specific information about their policy.

  Scheduling an appointment

  If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please call Harding Behavioral Health at 614-293-9600 to speak to the intake team. When making your appointment, please request Dr. Kristen Carpenter and specify that this is a Women's Intimacy and Sexual Health referral so that you can be scheduled appropriately.

• Maternal-Fetal Behavioral Health

  We specialize in identifying and treating mental illness during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Women's Behavioral Health at the Wexner Medical Center is one of few university centers providing clinical care AND conducting research in these areas. Our comprehensive treatment planning, often including a combination of medication and psychotherapy, is tailored to the individual, always striving for the best outcomes for mother and baby.

  We offer:

  • Preconception Evaluation and Counseling: We assist women who have a history of psychiatric illness considering pregnancy through education and comprehensive treatment planning.
  • Pregnancy Evaluation and Treatment Planning: We help women who are already pregnant to make well-informed and timely decisions about behavioral health care, balancing the needs of both mom and baby.
  • Postpartum Prevention: Women with a history of postpartum depression or other psychiatric illness are at increased risk to have significant emotional distress following delivery. Knowledge about medications and psychotherapy interventions in breastfeeding provide these women with the best opportunity to have the postpartum experience they desire.
  • Postpartum Illness: We provide safe and effective treatment of mental health issues after delivery, often a combination of medication and psychotherapy.
  • Infertility: Helping women to cope with the stress and uncertainty of infertility and assisted reproductive treatment and provide support and resources for the difficult decisions families often face.
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss: We pride ourselves in our ability to help women with psychiatric illness deliver healthy, happy babies. Unfortunately, miscarriages and other pregnancy losses sometimes occur. New and expectant mothers who lose a child may experience not only the grief due to the loss but a sense of isolation from others who don’t seem to understand. Supportive care during this sensitive time is especially important.

  What is the cost?

  Our services are covered by most insurance companies. All appointments will be pre-authorized by our intake staff. If necessary, you should contact your insurance provider for specific information about coverage under your policy.

  Scheduling an appointment

  If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please call Harding Behavioral Health at 614-293-9600 to speak to the intake team. When making your appointment, please specify that you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, have recently delivered or have recently experienced a pregnancy loss. Let the intake staff know that you wish to be seen by the Women's Behavioral Health providers.

• Well-Being Across the Reproductive Lifecycle

  In addition to pregnancy-related concerns, WBH offers expertise in emotional, reproductive and sexual health needs throughout the lifetime. Common concerns include:

  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
  • Mental health aspects of menopause
  • Interactions between psychiatric medications and birth control
  • Psychiatric medication impact on sexual functioning

  What is the cost?

  This service is covered by most insurance companies. All appointments will be pre-authorized by our intake staff. Patients should contact their insurance provider for specific information about their policy.

  Scheduling an appointment

  If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please call Harding Behavioral Health at 614-293-9600 to speak to the intake team. When making your appointment, let the intake staff know that you wish to be seen by the Women's Behavioral Health providers.

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