HPC Health Psychology Consultants

Health Psychology Consultants is a dedicated team of mental health professionals providing psychological services to patients in medical hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care units in the San Antonio, Texas area. Our team is committed to facilitating patients' healing and assisting them during their hospital stay. We focus on providing psychological support on an inpatient basis, especially to those going through treatment for an injury or serious medical condition. Our approach is comprehensive and patient-centered, and we work as a liaison between patients and treating professionals to ensure that patients make health-promoting choices.

Our orientation comes from the fields of clinical health psychology, behavioral medicine, and rehabilitation psychology. We understand that hospitalization can be a stressful and emotionally challenging experience, and patients can face an entirely new set of environments and choices, which can be upsetting and confusing. Our team of professionals is committed to teaching cognitive-behavioral techniques to manage pain, anxiety, and depression. We also educate patients about the recovery process, preventive healthcare tools, and health-promoting choices.

Our Services

At Health Psychology Consultants, we offer a range of psychological services tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our services include:

• Inpatient Psychological Services: We provide psychological support on an inpatient basis to patients in medical hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care units.
• Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques: We teach patients cognitive-behavioral techniques to manage pain, anxiety, and depression.
• Education: We educate patients about the recovery process, preventive healthcare tools, and health-promoting choices.
• Collaboration: We work with other disciplines involved in the patient's care to help provide a comprehensive approach to their healing process.
• Liaison Services: We work as a liaison or intermediary between the patient and the treating professionals to assist in the successful participation and choices which will be health-promoting.

Benefits of Our Services

Studies have shown that when psychology is utilized in a medical setting, several benefits are derived. These benefits include shorter length of stays, higher patient satisfaction, and patients being more likely to make lifestyle changes, which would enhance their future health. Effective treatment for depression in the medical setting is associated with lower return-to-hospital rates, and higher patient satisfaction.

Our Patients

We work with patients who have had illness or injuries such as stroke, cardiac problems, spinal cord injuries, head injuries, amputations, chronic pain, Parkinson's disease, pneumonia, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. We work with the patient, doctors, nurses, and all treating professionals to help ensure that the individual's health and welfare, independence and choice, functional abilities, and social roles are at the individual's highest capabilities.