Outpatient Behavioral Health & Outpatient Addiction Treatment
Outpatient Behavioral Health Services at Penn Highlands are available in person at our Clearfield and DuBois outpatient facilities and via telehealth appointments throughout Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania. Outpatient addiction treatment is available at Penn Highlands DuBois. Our comprehensive outpatient mental health program serves children aged 5 and older, teens, adults and seniors. We also provide medication management services for behavioral health conditions and substance addictions.
Whether you or a loved one needs short-term or ongoing mental health treatment, our caring, skilled team provides comprehensive mental health services that can help you begin to heal.
Call us today to learn more about outpatient services or to make a referral:
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center, Penn Highlands Stern Center for Behavioral Health, DuBois - East Campus: 814-375-6379
Bright Horizons Outpatient Center at Penn Highlands Clearfield: 814-768-2137
Outpatient Mental Health Services at Penn Highlands Health
Outpatient Counseling
Also known as psychotherapy or talk therapy, outpatient counseling is about much more than simply talking. During outpatient counseling sessions, we teach you techniques to help you become more aware of negative or distorted thoughts and emotions so that you can counter them with more positive, effective responses. We provide individual and family therapy for children (starting at age 5) to seniors.
Medication Management
We provide psychiatric medication management at both Penn Highlands outpatient mental health locations. Through this service, we can prescribe or change mental health medications and then monitor to reduce side effects and maximize effectiveness. A full psychiatric evaluation is conducted during every new patient assessment.
Mental health medications are typically prescribed in addition to other treatments such as individual therapy, psychological assessments, nutrition counseling, exercise and other recreational therapeutic activities. Whether a physician has prescribed an anti-anxiety medication, anti-psychotic drug or another medication, careful management is important for both your physical and mental health. Medication management is also important if you want to stop taking a medication to avoid serious side effects.
Addiction Treatment
Penn Highlands offers outpatient treatment for patients addicted to substances, including opioids and alcohol, as well as behavioral addictions, such as gambling/gaming or pornography. Our outpatient addiction treatment is provided under the care of an addiction psychiatrist. We address addiction as well as any underlying mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety.
For patients with opioid addiction or substance abuse disorder who need inpatient rehab, Penn Highlands Healthcare’s CNX Foundation Substance Recovery Unit at Penn Highlands Mon Valley is available.
Please note: Our addiction treatment program is not an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
At our Penn Highlands DuBois location, we provide structured Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco addiction using medications like Suboxone, Zubsolv and FDA-approved alcohol medications in conjunction with addiction counseling.
Telehealth Behavioral Health Appointments
While we prefer to meet with patients in person, we understand some patients may live too far away or lack transportation. For these individuals, Penn Highlands offers limited virtual mental health visits. Also known as telehealth, virtual visits allow patients to connect with a therapist or physician through a computer, laptop or mobile device with a camera. Virtual mental health visits are available for ages 5+, teens, adults and seniors. Penn Highlands offers in-person tech support at rural health center locations for those without home internet access or who have trouble connecting to the virtual appointments.
How to Start Outpatient Mental Health Services at Penn Highlands
If you or someone you know needs outpatient mental health support, often a good first step is to talk to your primary care physician. However, you do not need a referral from your primary care physician to receive services from our outpatient mental health services. Anyone can call to schedule outpatient care.
To get more information about our services or schedule an outpatient appointment, call:
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center at Penn Highlands DuBois – East Campus: 814-375-6379
Bright Horizons Outpatient Center at Penn Highlands Clearfield: 814-768-2137
Penn Highlands Psychiatry Residency program’s third-year resident physicians evaluate and treat patients, under the supervision of an attending physician, at our DuBois location.
Frequently Asked Questions about Outpatient Behavioral Health & Addiction Treatment
Penn Highlands offers outpatient counseling, medication management and Medication-Assisted Treatment for substance use, and suicide risk assessment and care. We also offer telehealth counseling for patients who cannot travel to our facilities in DuBois and Clearfield. We serve children ages 5 and older, teens, adults and seniors from throughout Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Yes, Penn Highlands offers outpatient treatment for opioid addiction or substance use disorder, under the care of an addiction psychiatrist, whether or not you have a co-occurring psychiatric diagnosis. We also treat behavioral addictions, such as gambling, gaming or pornography.
We offer Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco addiction at our DuBois location.
For patients with opioid addiction or substance abuse disorder who need inpatient rehab, Penn Highlands Healthcare’s CNX Foundation Substance Recovery Unit at Penn Highlands Mon Valley is available.
Yes, as long as you are not exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis or plan to hurt yourself or someone else, you can most likely see a therapist or counselor at Penn Highlands without being admitted to the hospital. Penn Highlands conducts suicide risk assessments with every patient. If you or someone close to you is having thoughts or harming themselves or others, you should immediately call 9-1-1 or go to the closest emergency department.
Yes, Penn Highlands offers telehealth behavioral appointments and virtual mental health visits for people seeking mental health support regardless of where you live in PA. You can schedule an appointment through our Outpatient Behavioral Health Services by calling 814-375-6379. A video link will be sent at the time of your appointment, which you will use to access your appointment. You need access to the internet and a device with a camera. For people without home internet access, we offer in-person tech support at our rural health center locations located throughout Northwestern/Central and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Penn Highlands can assist you by prescribing and managing your mental health psychiatric medications. This service is part of our outpatient behavioral health program at Penn Highlands DuBois and Penn Highlands Clearfield. .
