Broward County

Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder Treatment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Medically reviewed by Yenny Porrata DNP, FNP, PMHNP, BC - Adult Psychiatry

Brighter Mind Psychiatry provides adult psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and ongoing follow-up for panic attacks and panic disorder for patients in Fort Lauderdale and the rest of Broward County.

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Panic Attacks & Panic Disorder care for Fort Lauderdale, Florida patients
About this condition

How panic attacks & panic disorder is evaluated and treated

Care for sudden episodes of intense fear, physical symptoms, and the avoidance that often follows them.

Care for Fort Lauderdale patients begins with a full psychiatric evaluation: current symptoms and how long they have lasted, psychiatric and medical history, medications and supplements, sleep, substance use, family history, and the daily stressors specific to work, school, and family life. From there we discuss a diagnosis in plain language and build a treatment plan together.

When medication is appropriate, options, expected benefits, side effects, and monitoring are reviewed at each visit. When helpful, care is coordinated with therapy, primary care, or other specialists, and laboratory or psychological testing may be recommended.

Getting to care from Fort Lauderdale

The trip south on I-95 or the Turnpike takes about 45 minutes outside peak hours and considerably longer during the Broward-to-Miami morning commute; Tri-Rail riders can reach Hialeah Market Station and finish by rideshare.

Fort Lauderdale patients typically come in person for the initial evaluation and major medication changes, then use telehealth for routine follow-up rather than repeating the I-95 drive. For panic attacks and panic disorder specifically, that means symptom review and medication monitoring stay on schedule without Fort Lauderdale patients rearranging a whole workday. Appointments are available in English and Spanish, and records can be shared with your primary care physician or therapist in Fort Lauderdale on request.

Office visits from Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale residents can schedule office visits at our Hialeah location.

The office is approximately 28 miles from Fort Lauderdale.

1840 W 49th St. Suite 717, Hialeah, FL 33012
What to expect

Starting panic attacks & panic disorder care from Fort Lauderdale

Comprehensive evaluation

A detailed first appointment focused on panic attacks and panic disorder, history, and goals.

Medication management

Clear discussion of options, benefits, side effects, and monitoring.

Ongoing follow-up

Regular in-person visits at the Hialeah office, close to Fort Lauderdale.

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Yenny Porrata

DNP, FNP, PMHNP, BC · Adult Psychiatry

Yenny Porrata provides careful psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing follow-up — in English or Spanish, in person and by telehealth.

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