Counseling

Behavioral & Mental Health Counseling Services

As a recognized leader in behavioral health services, Garnet Health Medical Center’s behavioral health team provides outpatient clinical services, treatments and counseling to patients and their families to successfully manage and overcome mental health illnesses.

Licensed by both the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, we maintain a comprehensive series of programs.

Our services are designed for children, adolescents and adults with behavioral, emotional and mental health needs as well as co-occurring substance abuse disorders. Treatments are provided by licensed professional (adult and child) psychiatrists and clinical social workers. Therapy services are offered on an individual basis as well as for couples and families.

Innovative & Personalized Treatment Plans

Our clinical professionals work on a one-to-one and group basis to develop an innovative and individualized treatment plan that improves and/or manages a patient’s mental, emotional, physical and social well-being.

We specialize in the following:

• Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders & Psychiatric symptom management
• Trauma Centered Therapies
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Grounding/ Mindfulness techniques
• Psychiatric conditions associated with neurological illnesses
• Psychiatric symptoms related to substance use and/or abuse
• A wide array of childhood disorders

Counseling Services offer:

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
• Individual, family and couples therapy
• Group therapy
• Medication management
• Symptom management
• Coping methods
• Crisis intervention and planning
• Treatment planning / wellness recovery planning
• Behavioral therapies for problems with depression, anxiety and increased family life stressors

Commonly treated symptoms:

• Anxiety and mood disorders
• Depression
• Trauma / PTSD
• Thought distortions
• ADD / ADHD
• Family conflict
• Thoughts of self harm
• Psychiatric conditions associated with dementia or other neurological illness
• Psychiatric symptoms related to substance use/abuse
• All spectrums of childhood disorders