Renewed Foundations Mental Health Services

Renewed Foundations Mental Health Services is a mental health service in Norfolk, VA. The practice treats children ages 6 to 17 and adults 18 and older, offering psychological testing, psychotherapy, treatment for eating disorders, and medically assisted treatment for substance use. Its team provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management, and the practice holds a rating of 4.60 based on 40 reviews.

The practice takes its name from the dandelion, which it uses as a symbol of freedom, new beginnings, and the ability to start over. Its stated mission is to promote mental health awareness, individual empowerment, and increased access to treatment. Dr. Terrinda Alston, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, is a dual-certified family and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who is also certified to perform medical cannabis evaluations in Virginia. She has worked as a nurse practitioner in mental health since 2022, following earlier work in hematology/oncology and gastroenterology, and has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings across the lifespan. Denesa Morgan, APRN, PMHNP-BC, brings over 10 years of experience in the mental health field and works with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults on depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and life transitions. She is accepting new patients.

The practice offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a non-pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder that uses focused magnetic pulses, and SPRAVATO (esketamine), an FDA-approved nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder with acute suicidal thoughts or behaviors, administered under medical supervision. Medication management includes evaluating each patient's needs, selecting appropriate medications, and monitoring their impact over time.

The office is on Newtown Road, steps from the Greenwich neighborhood and about a tenth of a mile from Princess Anne Road. Greenwich Road is roughly two tenths of a mile away, and the Virginia Beach-Norfolk Expressway about the same distance.

Renewed Foundations Mental Health Services has built a solid reputation among the patients it has served, with a steady record of repeat and referred customers.