Dr. Teralyn

Dr. Teralyn Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD. Psychology-led, biology-informed authority on psychiatric medication decision-making and deprescribing. PhD on a mission! I’m really o.k.

Focused on judgment, informed consent, and long-term outcomes, without urgency, shortcuts, or reassurance-based care. You’ve Tried Everything & You Still Feel Like Sh!t

Sometimes I get told that I’m pretty much the last stop that my clients make. They come to me exhausted, disappointed, frustrated and basically tapped out. Western medicine has all but failed them and they are left feeling ‘blah’

from a bunch of prescriptions and no light at the end of the tunnel. with being the last stop because you always find what you’re looking for in the last place you look. Let’s get you feeling better, Naturally! Whether I’m the first place you’ve stopped at or the last place you will ever need I am completely stoked to help you not only feel better faster, but also really uncover why you felt that way in the first place. While we can’t change what you have endured in the past, we can work together to better comprehend and settle the challenges you face today. It’s time to stop holding back on your life and start moving forward, naturally!

09/03/2026

going to therapy doesn't make you emotionally superior. sometimes is just gives you more words to be a better A-hole

09/03/2026

Support Jenn she's crossing zero!

09/03/2026

morning routines are getting ridiculous. what about the crest of the day

09/01/2026

Pain and mental health are cousins that lie to each other. | Physical Therapist

09/01/2026

the worst thing you can do for your mental health is to believed every label as the explanation

09/01/2026

once we start treatment or any lifestyle factir we need to reevaluate if it is still helpful now.

09/01/2026

when did becoming uncomfortable turn into an emergency

08/29/2026

Yes, the doctoral regalia is intentional.

When someone prominently showcases medical degrees while explaining how antidepressants “actually work,” those credentials carry persuasive weight.

So I brought mine too.

But credentials don’t settle a scientific question.

We were once given the chemical-imbalance explanation with tremendous confidence. Now neuroplasticity is being presented as the explanation for how antidepressants work.

There’s an important distinction.

SSRIs produce changes in the brain. But neuroplasticity does not automatically mean therapeutic change. Chronic alcohol exposure produces neuroplastic changes too.

The question isn’t whether the brain changes.

The question is whether we have established that those particular changes are why antidepressants improve depression.

That remains uncertain.

A degree can establish expertise.

It cannot establish a mechanism.

08/29/2026

If mental health care were more honest…

“Why do I have depression, anxiety, ADHD, or bipolar disorder?”
We don’t know. We have theories.

“How do these medications work?”
We have theories about mechanisms.

“How do we know if this medication will hurt me?”
We don’t know.

“How will it affect me after 10 or 20 years?”
We don’t know enough.

“How do I get off after years of taking it?”
The evidence is still inadequate.

But here’s the harder question:

What happens when a theory is never proven?

Or worse—

What happens when evidence contradicts it, but the explanation keeps being repeated to patients anyway?

A theory can guide investigation.

It should not quietly become a fact simply because it has been repeated for decades.

And when the evidence changes, informed consent should change with it.

08/29/2026

If you haven't already heard about The Gaslit Truth podcast where have you been?
Jenn and I are your whistleblowing shrinks deepthroating the truth. Who do you want to see on the show?

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