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Behavioral/Mental health services

Appalachian State University Counseling Center​

Phone:    (828) 262-3180
Fax:   (828) 262-3182
​Email:  counseling@appstate.edu
Address:
Counseling and Psychological Services Center
Appalachian State University
614 Howard Street,  Boone, NC 28608-2044
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm


​Description of Services: 
​
The scope of services includes the following for students currently enrolled in classes:
  • Short-term individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Short-term couples/family counseling
  • Workshops, educational programming, and prevention programs
  • Emergency services when classes are in session
  • Initial Consultation assessments that include recommendations and referrals
  • Referral coordination and Referral Resources
  • Consultation

Ages Served: ASU students

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Free for ASU students

Website: https://counseling.appstate.edu/counseling-center-services




ASU Psychology Clinic

Phone: (828) 262- 6639
Email: asupsychclinic@gmail.com
Address: 251 Industrial Park Drive Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services:
​The ASU Psychology Clinic is a community-based training clinic dedicated to providing comprehensive psychological services to High Country residents and Appalachian State University students at an affordable cost. Since its inception in 2001, the mission of the Appalachian State University Psychology Clinic has been three-fold:
  1. To provide high quality psychological assessment and treatment services to residents of Western North Carolina.
  2. To conduct research aimed at advancing our understanding of effective assessment and treatment strategies for a variety of psychological problems.
  3. To train graduate students in the provision of evidence-based psychological services.
The ASU Psychology Clinic is staffed by graduate student clinicians from the Clinical Psychology master's program at Appalachian State University, and operates under the leadership of Dr. Jacqueline Hersh, licensed clinical psychologist and faculty member in Appalachian State University's Psychology Department.


Ages Served: All ages

Fees/Payment Type Accepted:
​No family will be denied services because of an inability to pay. They operate on a sliding scale and may bill insurance with permission. 

Website: psychclinic.appstate.edu

Appalachian Regional Healthcare System-Behavioral Health

Crisis Phone Number: (828) 262-4100 Pager # 200

Cannon Memorial Hospital Inpatient Unit

Phone: (828) 737-7000
Fax: (828) 737-7401
Address: 436 Hospital Drive Linville, NC 28646

Linville Outpatient Clinic
Phone: (828) 737-7888
Fax: (828) 737-7606
Address: 436 Hospital Dr., Suite 235 Linville, NC 28646
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm
* Closed for lunch from 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm

Description of Services:
​Appalachian Regional Healthcare System is the healthcare leader in the High Country, comprised of two hospitals: Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital in Linville and Watauga Medical Center in Boone. The Outpatient Behavioral Health Program is designed to meet the needs of adults, children and families experiencing a variety of problematic behaviors, thoughts and life patterns. The program works to improve emotional stability and increase general functioning, as well as help clients identify, develop and increase the use of effective coping skills by emphasizing the existing strengths of the individual or family system.

Ages Served: All ages

Fees/Payment Type Accepted: Medicaid, private insurance

Service Area: Watauga and Avery County

Website:   apprhs.org/behavioralhealth/

Blue Mountain Center for Integrative Health

Phone: (828) 265-1455
Fax: (828) 265-1535
​Email: bluemountaincenternc@gmail.com
Address: 1064 Meadowview Dr. Boone NC, 28607

Description of Services: Blue Mountain Center offers a variety of integrative healing and nurturing services for our clients. These include a range of mainstream and holistic psychotherapy options for adults, teens, and children, including expressive art therapies, play therapy, self calming and stress management skills, parenting, and couple assessment and enrichment.

Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Most insurance plans accepted, sliding scale fees available for those not using insurance, free counseling with supervised graduate counseling students.

Website: bluemountaincenternc.com

Daymark Recovery Services

After Hours (crisis line): (828) 264- 4357
Mobile Crisis Management Team: 
1-877-492-2785

Phone: (828) 264-8759

Fax: (828) 264-5754
Address: 132 Poplar Grove Connector #B
                 Boone, NC 28607
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description of Services: 
Daymark Recovery Services provides evidence-based mental health services and alcohol/drug use treatment, along with advocacy and technical assistance to communities.  As a Comprehensive Care Center, they offer regular clinical services including outpatient screening, assessment, treatment and psychiatric services for all ages along with School-Based  Therapy serving children/adolescents in all nine public schools. There is also an array of enhanced services such as: Intensive In-Home for children and adolescents and Day Treatment for grades K-5, Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) for adults, Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment (SAIOP), and Mobile Crisis Management services for the whole county.  A Walk-In clinic allows  individuals to begin services without an appointment during normal weekdays, though initial appointments can be scheduled by phone or face-to-face if preferred.

Ages Served: All ages 3 and older

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance based on co-pay; state funded eligible.

​Eligibility:
​Eligibility is based on type of service needed. Residents of Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, McDowell, Caldwell, Alexander, Surry, Yadkin and Iredell Counties.


Service Area: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga and Wilkes County

Website: www.daymarkrecovery.org
  Mentor Behavioral Healthcare

Phone: (828) 268-2172
Fax: (828) 268-2173
​Email: mentorbhc@gmail.com
Address: 249 Wilson Dr., Suite 5 Boone, NC 28607
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Description of Services:
​Small psychology clinic serving Boone and surrounding areas, providing psychological assessments, psycho-educational assessments and individual therapy.

Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Medicaid accepted

Website:   mentorbhc.com/

Pathways Counseling and Wellness

Phone: (828) 898- 4145
​Fax: (828) 898-2451
Address: 5170 HWY 105 Suite #1 Banner Elk, NC 28604

Description of Services: Pathways Counseling and Wellness offers a combination of services including Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, Life Coaching for adults and youth as well as other healing services to individuals and families in the NC Mountains.

Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
​Private insurance may be billed; co-pays can be paid by a PayPal account.

​Website: ​www.pathwayscw.com

Vaya Health LME/MCO

Vaya Health LME/MCO Access Team:
1-800-849-6127


Phone: (828) 265-5315
Fax: (828) 262-5315
Address: 895 State Farm Rd., Suite 507
                Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services:
​Vaya Health LME/MCO partners with a community of providers to ensure that a full range of services and supports are available close to home to individuals in need of mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services and supports. Services include: crisis stabilization, initial screening, psychiatric evaluation, consultation and support, consultation and training on substance abuse prevention, and more.-person health organization helping those with behavioral health and intellectual or
Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Refer to providers who accept Medicaid

​Website: www.vayahealth.com

Southmountain Children and Family Services

Administrative Office
Phone: (828) 584-1105
Fax: (828) 639-8021
Email: info@southmountain.org
Address: 115 N. Sterling St. Morganton, NC 28655

Children's Advocacy Center of the Blue Ridge
Contact Person: Selena Moretz
Phone:    (828) 263-3034
Fax: (828) 639-8047
​Email: cacobr@southmountain.org
Address: 8970 HWY 105 South Boone, NC 28607

Description of Services:
South Mountain Children & Family Services operates and manages Child Advocacy Centers in seven western North Carolina counties. All are designed to minimize trauma to children and their non-offending family members resulting from child physical or sexual abuse, to advocate for and support child victims and their non-offending family members and to enhance the legal process in achieving optimal criminal prosecutions. They also offer mental health counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Ages Served: All ages

Fees/ Payment Type Accepted:
 South Mountain is a non-profit organization that runs on private and public donations. Therapists accept insurances.

Service Area: Avery and Watauga County

Website: http://Southmountain.org/ 

Youth Villages

Phone: (828) 268-7200
Fax: (828) 268-7201
Address: 895 State Farm Rd., Building 500
                 Boone, NC 28607


Description of Services: Youth Villages offers intensive in-home services using  Multi-systemic  Therapy (MST).  MST has been  demonstrated to be successful in helping young people age 12 to 17 who display serious antisocial behaviors and are at-risk of placement out of the home due to their behaviors.

Ages Served: Ages 12-17

Fees/ Payment type accepted: Medicaid, Private Insurance, TRICARE

Service Area: Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Watauga and Wilkes County

Website: www.youthvillages.org
​Crossnore  Clinical Services
Address:   100 DAR Drive   Crossnore, NC 28616-0249
Telephone for Referrals & Admissions:    (866) 892-6213
FAX: (336) 728-4355
referrals@crossnore.org
​

Description of Services: 
Crossnore  Clinical Services accepts children and youth for individual and family counseling.  Crossnore's staff therapists are licensed or associate-level clinicians (LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) and utilize a trauma-informed approach. Models used by clinicians vary based on the needs of the child and family and are determined by a complete assessment to determine needs. Therapies and services may include Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), equine therapy, individual and family counseling, group therapy, and play therapy. Psychiatry services are also available. 

Ages served: Up to age 18

Fees/Payment type accepted:
​Medicaid and some private insurances

Service Area: Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey

Website:     www.crossnore.org/therapy-services/
Counties We Serve
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Ashe
Avery
Mitchell
Watauga
Wilkes
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Phone: 828-262-6089
Toll Free: 866-812-3122
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