Optimal Behavioral Health's mission is to provide high quality, individualized, evidence-based psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults that effectively reduces symptoms, improves functioning, and enhances quality of life.

We are Board Certified psychiatric providers with a combined history of 28 years of practice experience providing psychiatric services in Southern Oregon and around the state in both public and private sectors.  Experience

We offer a broad range of psychiatric services for child, adolescent, and adult patients of all ages including assessments, consultations, second opinions, therapy, parent-training, and medication management.  Conditions we commonly assess and treat include:  ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Conduct Disorder, DD-associated disruptive behaviors, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Panic Disorder, Personality Disorders, psychotic conditions including Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, PTSD, Social Anxiety, tic disorders, and treatment-refractory conditions. 

In addition to providing assessment, diagnoses, and medication management services, we also provide therapy services including: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Psychoeducation (PE), Focused Family Treatment (FFT), Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT), Anger Management, Couples Therapy, Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), and Parent Training.

To schedule an appointment, please call: (541) 826-0899

Education:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification, 2008, 1998

Fellowship, Oregon Health and Science University, June 1997

Residency, Oregon Health and Science University, June 1996

MD, University of Michigan, May 1992

BS, University of Michigan, June 1987

About Us

Call Us:  (541) 826-0899

Melanie Kabot-Sturos, PMHNP-BC Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 
Current Work Settings: ​*Private Practice in Eagle Point 
​Volunteer Positions:​
​*Content Expert, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
​*Item Writer, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

Education:

PMHNP Certification from ANCC, July 2011, July 2016

MSN, University of Missouri, May 2011

BSN, Oregon Health and Science University, June 2006

BS, Oregon Institute of Technology, June 2006

Curt Sturos, MD

Adult Psychiatrist

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Current Work Settings:

*Private Practice in Eagle Point

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