Mental & Behavioral Health at the Community Care Clinic
Mental health is complicated, but our experienced team is ready to help. The Community Care Clinic offers free mental health therapy and medication management for many types of mental health medicines.
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What is Therapy?
Therapy or counseling gives patients the time to sit down with a mental health expert. Therapy activities can be different for different patients; some patients just want someone to talk to, while others like concrete tasks to work on their problems.
Your mental health provider at CCC will help you figure out which approach will be most helpful for you.
Contact the clinic today to schedule an initial visit and take the first step towards treatment for conditions like anxiety, depression, or substance use.
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What is Medication Management?
For many patients experiencing a mental health condition, the combination of therapy and medication is the most successful approach. There are many types of medicines for mental health, including antidepressants, antianxiety medicines, antipsychotics, and some medications which are prescribed “off label” that can help manage mental health symptoms.
CCC is able to provide medication management for many types of mental health medications. The clinic is not able to prescribe or manage controlled substances.
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Who is the Therapist?
Kim Carter, MA, LPA, has been living in Boone for almost 20 years. She graduated from Villanova University and went on to receive a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Appalachian State University. Most recently she received a scholarship to train at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine.
Kim has worked in a variety of settings providing assessment, therapy, and case management and consultation services. Kim is passionate about working as part of a medical team to provide integrated care.
Kim enjoys spending her free time with family playing outside, hiking, gardening and traveling.
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Mental Health Conditions:
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention and Learning Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder I and II
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Substance Use Disorders
- Trauma Disorders (PTSD, Dissociative Disorders, etc.)
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Learn More About Mental Health
For more information about what Mental Health is and why it is important, check out the resources below:
SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Mental Health Landing Page
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Mental Health Conditions Information