Tidewater Psychotherapy Services – Cunningham Stephen MD

Tidewater Psychotherapy Services is a private multidisciplinary behavioral medicine practice providing outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder treatment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Established in 1983, the practice serves children, adolescents and adults with a team of board certified psychiatrists and physician assistants, nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers with over 20 years of experience. The practice takes a compassionate, person centered approach that views relapse as a signal for adjusted care rather than as a failure in order to address the entire spectrum of recovery needs.

Intensive Outpatient Services

Tidewater Psychotherapy offers one of the first intensive outpatient programs for substance use disorders in the Virginia Beach area, directed by a therapist with over 30 years of experience.

The Horizons IOP requires participation four days per week for approximately three hours each day and is reviewed annually by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

Treatment combines individual therapy, group therapy and family counseling using evidence based approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and the matrix model, relapse prevention and 12 step facilitation.

The practice specializes in treating opioid addictions involving heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers as well as alcohol use disorder, with a philosophy that focuses on creating a long lasting recovery.

Medication Assisted Treatment

The practice offers a medication assisted treatment program for individuals with opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine and naltrexone. Prescribing with medical staff is available for withdrawal management. Treatment also addresses co-occurring mental health conditions including mood disorders and anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, PTSD and ADHD.

Access and Getting Started

Tidewater Psychotherapy serves patients at their in person Virginia Beach location on Grayson Road and with secure telehealth through Zoom video conferencing. The practice is certified by the State mental health department and SAMHSA for opioid treatment programming.

Payment options include Medicare and Medicaid, TRICARE and VA funds, private insurance and sliding fee scales with payment assistance available.