Integrated Behavioral Health

Is a team approach including a Behavioral Health Therapist and often times a Clinical Social Worker or Psychologist located in the primary care office who can work hand-and-hand and partner with your medical care team. The therapist can introduce therapy during an office visit, make a phone call to you to establish care, set-up in-office or virtual therapy sessions or respond to a crisis.

By actively addressing multiple aspects of your health within the primary care office, patient care can be less fragmented and more focused on addressing your “total health care needs.”

• Providing short-term evidence-based therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy, problem solving therapy, interpersonal counseling, behavioral activation and motivational interviewing.
• Conducting a review of your behavioral health information.
• Providing education about your specific behavioral health concerns.
• Helping you understand medications prescribed by your provider for behavioral health concerns.
• Working with you to create personal goals and action plans to make changes to improve emotional well-being.
• Connecting you to community resources for behavioral health support.

• Immediate interventions to assist with patients attending provider appointments who are experiencing a crisis.
• Behavioral Health Therapy starts with an initial assessment and development of a Care Plan or referral for more in-depth evaluation or specialist, if indicated.
• Follow-up appointments to provide short-term therapy utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, problem
• solving therapy, behavioral activation, interpersonal counseling for primary care setting, as well as a focus on mindfulness.

• Behavioral Management
• Acute Adjustment Disorder
• Anxiety
• Caregiver Stress
• Chronic Pain
• Crisis Intervention
• Depression
• Grief and Loss
• Life Transitions
• Sleep Difficulties/Insomnia
• Smoking Cessation
• Stress Management
• Difficulty managing a chronic disease/condition due to psychological stressors
• Other mental health concerns requiring short-term therapeutic interventions