Treatment options
Explore psychiatric care and therapy options.
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Michelle Roush, PA-C
A physician assistant with experience across outpatient, residential, emergency, and inpatient psychiatric settings.
Background and training
Michelle is a board-certified Physician Assistant and a recipient of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants’ Certificate of Added Qualifications in Psychiatry.
She received a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Rush University and worked as a high-school teacher before becoming a physician assistant in 2017.
Clinical and teaching experience
Michelle has worked in outpatient and residential treatment, emergency departments, and inpatient units, with a focus on mood and anxiety disorders.
She has supervised physician-assistant students and presented educational lectures on psychiatry in the emergency department, psychosis, and intoxication and withdrawal syndromes.
Community involvement
Michelle has volunteered with a medical mobile van, the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a Chicago half marathon, and interactive health education for high-school students.
Areas of focus
Depression and anxiety
Evaluation and ongoing treatment for depression and anxiety.
Addiction treatment
Addiction care, including medication options such as buprenorphine and naltrexone.