Associates In Mental Health SC Psychiatrists
Over 40 Years of Experience
Over 40 Years of Experience
Meet Our Psychiatrists
Associates In Mental Health SC is a locally owned clinic with over 40 years of experience providing effective mental health solutions. Rest assured knowing that our psychiatrists are qualified and trained.
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Baljit Singh, M.D.
Board Certified
Dr. Singh was a resident at the University of Louisville School of Medicine where he also received the Golden Apple Appreciation Award for outstanding teaching. He has since worked as an attending psychiatrist with Methodist Medical Group and then as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of IL College of Medicine at Peoria teaching medical students and residents about all areas of general adult psychiatry. Dr. Singh is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, has served as a board member for NAMI Tri-County, and was president of the Central Chapter of the Illinois Psychiatric Society from 2005-2007. Dr. Singh joined Associates in Mental Health in 2015 where he treats patients aged 18 and older for a wide range of mental illnesses.
Matthew M. Preston, M.D.
Board Certified
Dr. Preston is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he received the Henry A. and Amelia T. Nasrallah Psychiatry Excellence Award and was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, which recognizes compassion, service to others, and integrity as well as clinical excellence. He continued his training at Ohio State for residency and joined Associates in Mental Health in 2011. He works in collaboration with his patients to meet their goals and seeks to help them better understand themselves, their issues, and how to improve their quality of life.
Hannah Morrissey, D.O.
Board Certified in General and Child / Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Morrissey joined Associates in Mental Health in August 2021. She grew up in Peoria and received her bachelor’s degree from Bradley University. She attended medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. She completed her general psychiatry residency and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Florida. At UF, Dr. Morrissey served as chief fellow and was active with the Florida Psychiatric Society. She also received multiple awards including the Ralph Maurer Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for her work with patients with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Morrissey is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She treats patients 18 years and under for a wide range of mental illnesses including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and OCD. Dr. Morrissey loves what she does! She believes in incorporating the whole family while working with each patient.
Ghassan Bitar, MD
Board Certified
Dr. Bitar completed his psychiatric residency at Rosalind Franklin University of Health, The Chicago Medical School. He was the chief resident from July 1997 to June 1998 and co-chairman of the Resident Committee of the Illinois Psychiatric Society. After that he completed one year of Neuropsychiatry fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Bitar worked for Bridgeway Mental Health Center where he served also as Medical Director, The Human Service Center in Peoria, Methodist Medical Center, Andrew McFarland State Hospital in Springfield, IL and lastly at the OSF Medical Group since 2011. Dr. Bitar joined Associates in Mental Health in May 2022 where he uses his experience in treating a wide array of mental illness and complex cases using psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.
Karen M. Kyle, M.D.
Board Certified
Retired
Dr. Kyle is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas in 1989. She later served as Chief of the Mental Health Clinic with the 380th Medical Group at Plattsburgh AFB in New York. Dr. Kyle joined Associates in Mental Health in 1993. She sees adults and geriatric patients in an outpatient setting. Dr. Kyle specializes in anxiety and depressive disorders but sees individuals with a wide variety of problems including psychosis and dementia. Her practice style is such that she likes to spend time and talk with individuals so that she is aware of what issues need to be addressed whether they have a psychopharmacologic or a psychotherapeutic basis or both.
As Dr. Kyle is currently transitioning to retirement, she is not accepting new patients.
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