Youth-Focused Family Counseling
Addressing concerns early to prevent them from growing larger in the future.
Counseling services are intended to help young people who are struggling with challenges in their lives.
Parents and caregivers are also involved in counseling sessions and receive support and encouragement along the way.
During sessions youth and families will develop strategies to resolve immediate problems and prevent future ones. To do this, we build on individual and family strengths and help coordinate services with others.
We are now offering telehealth services in addition to in-person services to better meet the needs of our clients.
- Our therapy staff are all mental health professionals.
- Our clients range from 4 – 25 years of age.
- Our services are affordable and confidential.
- YSB accepts most insurance. We are happy to help determine your coverage.
- We have a sliding fee scale available and can accept many insurance policies.
- We strive not to deny service due to a family’s financial situation. Please contact our offices if you have any questions.
MEET OUR THERAPISTS
Mike Huntley
Chaunte Teehan
PREVENTION SERVICES
Prevention services are dedicated to helping students, families, and staff access a variety of preventative chemical health efforts, delivered district-wide including:
- Student/parent presentations and resource sharing on chemical health issues such as brain development, prevention tools for parents, peer pressure, refusal skills and more
- Student groups that promote health and wellness
- Prevention projects such as Public Service Announcements, educational videos/presentations/posters created with students, implementation of prevention curriculum, school-wide events around substance abuse education and prevention
- Chemical and mental health community collaboration – leadership involvement in Washington County CONNECT
- Webpage on school’s website with resources for students and families
- Staff workshops and training such as the relationship between mental and chemical health, signs, symptoms, and trends of chemical use, how to approach a student about their chemical health
- Review school policies and procedures regarding chemical health
- Newsletter to parents/staff on chemical health issues (prevention, education, resources, etc)
CLINICAL SERVICES
Clinical services are designed to help students and families access confidential services including:
- One-on-one support for students who use substances, who have a history of substance use, and/or are impacted by others’ substance use such as family members or friends
- Support groups such as concerned persons and sober support (offered depending on student need)
- Family sessions regarding youth substance use with a focus on connecting families to resources
- Parent and staff consultation
- Chemical health screenings and pre-assessments
- Referrals to outside resources and follow-up support
