Communication and Consultation with Referring Providers
Aspire fills an important niche in mental health services. We are not a private practice that doesn’t accept insurance; we are not a boutique practice with limited capacity or a clinic restricted to treating the chronically mentally ill. We help people who need short- or mid-term counseling, who can apply the tools they learn during therapy and, in a relatively short amount of time, recover.
America Caballero, MS, LCPC
Aspire Clinical Director
Consultation we offer includes:
- Providing screening tools for determining severity of presenting symptoms
- Performing crisis consultation with patients to assess immediate treatment needs
- Developing and monitoring a safety plan
- Refering for substance abuse evaluation/treatment
- Refering to a higher level of care
- Conducting an initial diagnostic assessment to determine recommendations for ongoing treatment
- Scheduling or referring for a medication evaluation
- Scheduling or referring for psychological and/or neuropsychological evaluation
- Initiating short-term, focused treatment on a trial basis
- Providing regular maintenance therapeutic sessions
- Offering advocacy services in schools and/or workplaces
I am proud to serve a wide range of people in this part of Montgomery County
The positive staff feeling radiates in the office environment and filters through to the client
We’re a bunch of exceptionally sensitive, caring people, who care about what we do!
Our AMIGO project was the first school-based mental health program in Montgomery County, a concept later adopted by the County and now available in many schools through the Linkages to Learning program