When to Book Swift for FMLA: Mental Health Support

When should I book an FMLA appointment for mental health?

Book a visit when a mental health condition is affecting your ability to safely and consistently perform your job duties, and you need an evaluation, treatment plan, follow-up, or medically supported documentation.

A visit may be appropriate if you are experiencing:

• Anxiety, panic attacks, or constant overwhelm
• Depression, low motivation, hopelessness, or emotional exhaustion
• Trouble sleeping that is affecting daytime functioning
• PTSD or trauma-related symptoms
• Worsening mood symptoms or difficulty managing stress
• Medication side effects or a need for treatment adjustment
• Difficulty concentrating, staying organized, or completing tasks
• A recent mental health crisis, hospitalization, or higher level of care
• A need for time away from work to stabilize symptoms and engage in treatment

You do not have to wait until you are completely burned out or in crisis to ask for help. The goal is to understand what is happening, create a treatment plan, and discuss whether medical leave or workplace accommodations may be clinically supported.

What happens during the appointment?

Nadine Opong, a dual board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, will review your symptoms, mental health history, current treatment, medications, work concerns, and how your condition is affecting daily functioning.

Your appointment may include:

• A comprehensive mental health evaluation
• Review of anxiety, depression, sleep, trauma, mood, attention, or stress-related symptoms
• Medication review or treatment planning when clinically appropriate
• Therapy recommendations or coping strategies
• Follow-up planning and care coordination
• Review of FMLA, leave, or accommodation paperwork when clinically appropriate

FMLA paperwork is not simply signed because it is requested. Documentation must accurately reflect your evaluation, symptoms, treatment needs, functional limitations, and available records. Approval decisions are made by your employer or leave administrator.

What should I bring or submit before my visit?

Please submit your FMLA forms, employer instructions, due date, job description if available, and relevant treatment records before your appointment whenever possible. This gives the provider time to understand exactly what information is being requested.

For sensitive medical records, laboratory results, imaging, or medication photos, send documents to Nadine@swiftsolutionsmed.com. This secure, send-only email is for document submission only and does not receive replies.

You are allowed to take your mental health seriously

Taking leave does not mean you are weak, lazy, or failing. Sometimes it means you are finally giving yourself room to stabilize, rest, attend treatment, and come back with more support in place.

Swift Solutions Medical Center offers private telehealth mental health care for patients of all ages when clinically appropriate. Book online 24/7 from the privacy of home.

Important: Swift Solutions Medical Center does not provide emergency care. If you have suicidal intent, feel unable to stay safe, have thoughts of harming someone else, or are experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency department.