About Direct Mental Wellness

 

Welcome to Direct Mental Wellness. I am John BuAbbud, M.D. I graduated Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN in 2016. I started this private practice in 2018 while training in Psychiatry at Virginia Tech in Roanoke, VA. I am board certified in Psychiatry since 2020. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., a member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. I am board certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine since 2025.

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I specialize in helping people recover from trauma including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Trauma, living with developmental and neurodiversity including Autism and disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, mood disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, as well as thought disorders such as Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder.

I also specialize in helping people with addictions like Opioid Use Disorder seeking Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine products, including Suboxone and Subutex, and other FDA approved treatments, including naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder and other conditions.

I bill patients directly for affordable monthly memberships and I contract with a billing expert to supply a “superbill” patients can present to insurance for reimbursement after each visit. I am out-of-network with all health insurance companies. I work directly for each patient. I treat professional patients in need of discreet mental health care. I am currently not accepting new patients.