Eleanor Tedesco Verified Provider
Psychiatrist
About Me
Eleanor Tedesco, MD, is a board certified psychiatrist with LifeStance Health in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
She treats a wide range of conditions including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, panic attacks, OCD, trauma and psychosis.
Dr. Tedesco offers thoughtful, experience informed psychiatric care that meets adults where they are, whether they are navigating new symptoms or managing long-term mental health needs.
Adult Psychiatry and Medication Management
Dr. Tedesco’s core focus is comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults living with mood, anxiety and more complex psychiatric conditions.
She has been in private practice since 1998 with experience spanning inpatient, outpatient and long term care consultation settings.
Sessions typically include careful diagnostic assessment, collaborative medication planning and ongoing monitoring to support symptom relief and overall wellness.
Her care is informed by CBT and ACT, addressing both biological and daily factors that shape mental health.
Geriatric Psychiatry and Women’s Mental Health
Dr. Tedesco has specialized in geriatric psychiatry, supporting older adults through cognitive, mood and life stage transitions.
She also treats women’s mental health concerns including perimenopause, postpartum depression and anxiety.
Appointments and Insurance
Dr. Tedesco sees patients at LifeStance Health’s Myrtle Beach office and via secure telehealth for adults across South Carolina.
She accepts a broad range of insurance plans including Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Humana, Medicare, Optum/UnitedHealthcare, and Tricare East.
Payment Options
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- Behavioral Health Systems
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Other
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Languages Spoken
Specialties
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Chronic Illness or Pain
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Life Transitions
- Medication Management
- Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)
- Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Sleep and Insomnia
- Substance Abuse
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Faith Based
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)