It is believed to be the first of its kind in Guyana but the Eureka Medical Laboratory [EML] Psycho-diagnostics and Family Therapy Centre is strategically geared to help improve the mental health situation.
It was officially launched EML Chief Executive Officer Andrew Boyle, and his wife Dr. Karen Boyle, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Public Health.
The Therapy Centre is a for-profit behavioural health Centre located in Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown and was co-founded by the Boyles, Members of EML Board of Directors, and Ren Gonzales, a Filipino psychologist who is the Human Resource Manager of EML, and Lisandro Hidalgo, also a psychology expert.
Mr. Andrew Boyle makes a presentation.
According to Andrew Boyle at the launch of the facility, “It is with great excitement and expectation that we launch these timely psychological services…we have worked tirelessly to convene a team of capable professionals. Our psychological services will be of a tremendously high standard and our clients can expect to be treated like royalty. Confidentiality, professionalism, courtesy and thoroughness are traits that will be guaranteed and adhered to.”
The Centre is one that is expected to offer a wide array of quality psychological health services to individuals, couples and families. The service population is slated to include people of all age ranges.
Specifically, services will include counselling, psychological testing, family diagnosis and therapy [couple and sexual therapy], family crisis intervention, women’s crisis intervention, psychotherapy, substance abuse programmes and contracted mental health services.
The introduction has been fully endorsed by the Ministry of Public Health with Public Health Minister, Ms. Volda Lawrence, describing it as a “tremendous initiative which I anticipate will help to boost the Mental Health Department in its attempt to respond to the myriad of prevailing mental health issues and to promote mental health for every child and adult in Guyana.”