New Horizons Mental Health Services

Counseling/psychotherapy (c/p): this is sometimes called "therapy or "counseling." Individual therapy involves only the client and the therapist. In group therapy, several clients participate in therapy at the same time. Clients are able to share experiences and learn that others feel the same way and have some of the same experiences. Marital or couples therapy helps partners and spouses work together on relationships and Mental Health issues. Family therapy often involves several family members so that the family system can function better for each of the family members. In all forms of therapy for Mental Health and/or alcohol or drug issues, the therapist works with the clients to identify and then resolve issues that are leading to current life difficulties.

Case management: we seek to make a case manager available to those children and adults who have severe and chronic Mental Health disorders and/or alcohol and other drug disorders. The purpose is to assist in recovery by helping to coordinate all Health care needs, to learn daily living skills, to manage the illness, to seek assistance in other places, and to find employment or initiate other meaningful life activities.

Psychiatric care: this starts with an evaluation by a psychiatrist, who is a medical doctor. Should the doctor recommend that the client take a specific medication, and the client decides to take that medication, the client will then be seen periodically by the doctor or Mental Health nurse practitioner to help manage the medication. An agency nurse or medical assistant will help with medication management as well.