Programs & Services
On-Site Primary Care Services
Glenda DenHerder, C.S., ARNP provides mental health and substance abuse services on-site at local and regional primary care provider offices. This is a collaborative, integrated approach to improve identification and treatment of people with mental health and substance abuse problems.
Goals of on-site behavioral health services
- Provide early identification and intervention for behavioral disorders commonly seen in primary care (depression, anxiety, somaticization, obsessive-compulsive, substance abuse).
- Decrease stigma associated with mental health and substance abuse problems.
- Improve communication and coordination between patient/family, primary care provider, and community resources.
Services provided
- Mental health and substance abuse assessments
- Crisis intervention
- Psychological consultation regarding physical/medical conditions
- Stress management/relaxation
- Brief solution focused therapy for individuals, couples and families
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Patient/family education and treatment planning
- Grief counseling
- Psychopharmacologic medication management
- Case coordination with community/social services
- Consultation
- Referral
Primary care clinics offering on-site behavioral health services
- Pender Mercy Medical Clinic, Pender, Nebraska
- Midtown Mercy Medical Clinic, Sioux City, Iowa
- Maple Valley Mercy Medical Clinic, Mapleton, Iowa
For additional information on primary care on-site services please call (712) 274-4200 or click here to send an e-mail message.