Community Wellness Counseling & Support Services, Bristol

*CARF accredited group outpatient practice currently accepting new patients, all mental health professionals are English speaking only *Treats children through adults in person and by video (telemental health); depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, and trauma in individual, family, couples and group settings *Public School and Early Learning programs including observation, preventative care, advocacy, and care coordination for individual students; consultation, observation and crisis planning and intervention for teachers and administrators; education for parents, teachers, and staff *Provides pre-surgical bariatric psychological evaluations as mandated by insurance companies for approved for weight loss surgery *Practice can offer psychiatric supervised medication prescription and managment *Fees $125 an hour, does not offer a sliding scale for self-pay; accepts Aetna and Simply Florida Healthy Kids Plans, BCBS, BEACON, Big Bend Community Based Care, BNET, Children's Medical Services (CMS) Title 19, Children's Medical Services (CMS) Title 21, Humana Medicaid, KeyPro EAP, Lighthouse Medicaid, Medicaid Fee-For-Service, Medicare, OPTUM, Private Pay, Sunshine Medicaid, United Health Care, and Wellcare / Staywell Medicaid Insurances *All programs, services, and administration are located in the Bristol office; Tallahassee office (2940 E Park Ave Tallahassee, FL 32301) is for therapy sessions only

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Autism Therapy, Eating Disorders Treatment, Medicaid, Medication Information/Management, Mental Health Evaluation, Parent Counseling, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Psychiatric Medication Services, Telemental Health

Early Learning Coalition of NW Florida

*Information and referral for child care, after school programs, developmental assessments, early intervention for children with special needs, school readiness programs, and Voluntary Pre-K *Toll-free number and two regional offices serve seven county area *Parents can register for VPK and Child Care Assistance at www.

Services: Child Care Centers, Child Care Expense Assistance, Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays, Extended Child Care, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Preschools

Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend

*Child Care program that provides tuition assistance to young children that allows them to be in a safe, conducive learning environment to prepare them to enter the school system allowing parents to work, knowing their children are in a positive educational environment; voluntary Pre-kindergarten: approved list of providers *Parents may register for VPK and apply for the School Readiness program for child care assistance online or call for assistance; Trained counselors can assist callers in choosing programs that best fit their child's and family's needs including other services in the Whole Child network such as Food Stamps *Parents may apply online for child care assistance; if eligible, they will be placed on a waiting list and notified when funds are available *Free screening for hearing and vision can be requested by emailing resources@elcbigbend.

Services: Child Care Centers, Child Care Expense Assistance, Eye Screening, Hearing Screening, Pediatric Developmental Screening, Preschools

Engage Behavioral Health (Invo Center)

*Therapists and Paraprofessionals providing services for children with Autism, ages 14 and under (in some cases will see older teens) *Uses Functional Analysis assessment, ABA Therapy, Verbal Behavioral Therapy, and Workshops, to provide ADL training, Toilet Training, Feeding Therapy and to create behavioral plans to address physical aggression, self-injury, Non-compliance, self-stimulation behaviors, and tantrums *For families: parent training, behavioral babysitting, a monthly Parent's Night Out, Caregivers Lunch & Learn, Caregiver Support Groups, and Virtual Family Support *For Uninsured Patients Behavioral Therapy starts at $45/hr, Medicaid and most insurance accepted

Services: Activities of Daily Living Assessment, Autism Therapy, Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Respite Care

FDLRS, Miccosukee Associate Ctr

*Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System providing information and assistance to parents and diagnostic and instruction support to schools for appropriate educational programs *Child Find assists in locating, identifying, and obtaining services for children birth-21 years with developmental delays, suspected delays, and/or special learning needs

Services: Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Special Education

FSU, Children's Learning Clinic (CLC)

*Scientist-practitioner training clinic located in the Psychology Building at Florida State University affiliated with FSU's Ph.

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Educational Testing, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Pediatric Developmental Screening

FSU, Early Head Start, Gadsden County

*Program is for children under age 3 and pregnant women, living in Gadsden County *Home Visitors provide weekly 90 minute visits to assess children's development and demonstrate educational activities to build early learning skills *Screens children within 45 days of entry for identification of potential health or development concerns and access to medical care including transportation to appointments, linking with community resources, and partner with parents on family goal setting *Provide information on topics that may be of interest to parents including: pregnancy health, childhood and general health, nutrition, parenting, and understanding children's behavior *Play groups (social groups) are held twice a month and include fun activities, snacks, and community speakers

Services: Early Head Start, Expectant/New Parent Assistance, Pediatric Developmental Assessment

FSU, First Words Project

*First Words Project sponsors Baby Navigator which is primarily a web based program *Relevant to children birth-24 months of age *Provides information useful to track baby's progress and learn how to encourage healthy cognitive, language, social and emotional development *Information on developmental language skills, possible early signs of autism and communication delays *To join Baby Navigator go to website and register to create an account *Account will be customized to baby’s age, with links to resources that grow as baby grows *Persons with questions or difficulty navigating website may call

Services: Autism Therapy, Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays, Expectant/New Parent Assistance, Pediatric Developmental Assessment

FSU, Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center

*FSU Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center (MDC) currently acception new patients; facility supervises interns, students, and doctoral candidates; provides evaluation, consultation, and behavioral health service to pre-school and school-aged children who are experiencing severe and/or complex academic, medical, behavioral/emotional problems; The MDC has four licensed psychologists on staff as well as several interns/students in training that provide assessments and limited treatment *Children are referred by twenty school districts in the Florida Panhandle, Children's Medical Services, and other agencies; call for services without official referral must be under 18 and in school *Services include Family Therapy, Marital/Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy, and offering Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) on a limited basis for parents and families of children with Autism and ADHD; Diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic recommendation offered *Fees $750-$900 for a psychoeducational assessment,no insurance will cover; ADHD, Autism assessments - covered by CHP (Regular Co-Pay) w/o insurance $850-1000; if referred by any county except Leon the school will cover the payment *Facility is accessible and can be reached by public transportation

Services: Autism Therapy, Conjoint Counseling, Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays, Educational Testing, Family Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Pediatric Developmental Assessment

Goodwin, Cynthia R, LCSW (SW6334)

*Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW6334) who is currently accepting new patients in a group private practice that is accessible but cannot be reached by public transportation *Treats children 4 years old and up through adults as individuals, couples, and families in person, by phone, and by video (telemental health); specialty treatment areas include Non-directive play therapy, abuse, trauma, parenting, family counseling, marital, and general counseling for adults, substances abuse, EMDR, assessments available for children 0-3 years old *Fees $130 for 60 minute sessions, $90 for 45 minute sessions, sliding scale for self-pay; accepts Aetna, AvMed, Beach Street, Beacon, Big Bend Provider Network, Capital Health Plan, Cenpatico, Children’s Medical, CIGNA, Com Psych, Employee Assistance Program, Florida Blue (BCBS), Health First, Health Kids, HealthEASE, Humana, Magellan, Medicaid, Medicaid HMO, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, New Direction, Optum, Oscar, Prestige, Psychcare, Staywell, Tricare, United Healthcare, Access/ Lighthouse Behavioral Health Insurances *Therapist is female, English speaking, Caucasian & cannot prescribe or manage patient's medications *Tallahassee office: 2509 Barrington Circle, 32308

Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling, Child Abuse Counseling, Child Sexual Abuse Counseling, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, General Counseling Services, Parent Counseling, Pediatric Developmental Assessment, Play Therapy