Medication Consultation in Springfield, MO
A medication consultation gives you time with a psychiatric pharmacist to understand how your medications affect your mind and body.
Josh Holland, LPC, offers 30-minute medication consultations at Beyond Healing Center. They are open to anyone in southwest Missouri and the Springfield, Missouri community, whether or not you see a counselor here.
- 30 minutes
- Open to anyone
- A conversation, not a prescribing visit
What a medication consultation is
Many people take more than one medication, or start to wonder how a medication is really affecting them. Appointments with a prescriber can feel short, and questions get left unasked.
A medication consultation is 30 minutes set aside for those questions. You can explore how your medications interact with one another, what side effects to watch for, and how medication can support your healing process.
It is not a prescribing appointment. Any change to your medications is a decision you make with the provider who prescribes them, and you can bring what you learn back to that conversation.
Questions people often explore
How my medications work together
How your medications, and any supplements you take, may affect one another.
What I am noticing
Changes in sleep, energy, appetite, mood, or how your body feels, and whether a medication might be part of it.
Medication and the rest of my life
How medication fits alongside therapy, stress, and the other things that shape how you feel.
What to ask my prescriber
Leaving with clearer questions for your next appointment with the person who prescribes for you.
Meet Josh Holland, LPC
Josh brings two trainings to one conversation. He earned his PharmD from North Dakota State University in 2008 and worked for nine years as a psychiatric pharmacist at CoxHealth in Springfield, where he became a Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist.
Wanting to understand people beyond a biological framework, he went on to earn a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Missouri State University in 2017 and worked as a counselor at Ozarks Counseling Center and CoxHealth. He has also completed SIP I and SIP II through Beyond Healing Institute.
In his words, he brings “a bottom-up, humanistic approach to helping people have a better understanding of how drugs and medications affect the mind and body.”
Medication consultation or psychiatric care?
Medication consultation
A 30-minute conversation with Josh Holland, LPC, about how your medications affect you. No prescriptions or medication changes. Open to anyone. Call Beyond Healing Center at (417) 942-7384.
Psychiatric care
Beyond Healing Psychiatry offers psychiatric evaluation and medication management with Brandon Finley, MSN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. You do not need to be a counseling client here. Call (417) 641-2406 or visit Beyond Healing Psychiatry.
What the research says
Pharmacists are increasingly part of mental health care teams. Here is what the research shows, and what it cannot tell us yet. Both studies are free to read.
Pharmacist involvement was linked to better outcomes
A 2026 review looked at 23 studies of pharmacists working in outpatient mental health care, 11 of them randomized trials. The most common help was medication reviews, education, support with taking medications, and checking for side effects and interactions. Most studies found improvement in at least one area, especially in people taking their medications as planned and in symptoms.
Worth knowing: the studies measured different things in different ways, and the authors call for more high-quality research.
M. Vaughan and colleagues, 2026, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
For depression, therapy and medication together did best
Researchers pooled 101 trials with nearly 12,000 adults with depression. Therapy alone and medication alone worked about equally well, and combining them worked better than either one.
Worth knowing: most people in these studies had moderate to severe depression, and the authors call for more research on long-term effects.
P. Cuijpers and colleagues, 2020, World Psychiatry
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be a client at Beyond Healing Center?
No. Medication consultations are open to anyone, whether or not you see a counselor here.
How long is a consultation?
30 minutes.
Will Josh prescribe or change my medications?
No. A consultation is a conversation to help you understand your medications. Any change is a decision you make with the provider who prescribes for you.
What should I bring?
A list of the medications and supplements you take, with doses if you have them, and the questions you want to ask.
How is this different from Beyond Healing Psychiatry?
Beyond Healing Psychiatry provides psychiatric evaluation, prescriptions, and ongoing medication management. A medication consultation is a 30-minute conversation about the medications you already take or are considering, without prescribing.
How do I book?
Call Beyond Healing Center at (417) 942-7384, and ask about cost and scheduling when you call.