Behavioral Health, under the Health & Human Services department of Carver County, provides a range of services and support for individuals who are experiencing mental illness, chemical dependency, emotional/behavior disorders or difficulty adjusting to life changes, and it provides services for their family members.

Services Offered

Outpatient Treatment - People seek therapy for many reasons, including feelings of sadness and hopelessness, debilitating stress and anxiety, or adjustment to life changes. Parents use therapy to gain assistance with parenting strategies or to help a child to overcome obstacles. Others experience a diagnosable mental illness. An individual with mental illness needs treatment and help in coping with everyday problems. Fortunately, effective treatments are available. Our team of professionals provide various methods of treatment including individual, group, family therapy, couples therapy, and medications when appropriate. Services include the following:
Psycho-education and Therapeutic Groups

Anger Management Group: This group teaches people to recognize the signs and levels of anger, and how to de-escalate and cope with various thoughts and impulses.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Otherwise known as DBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is an educational and therapeutic intervention to help people who have difficulty coping with emotions. Participants make a commitment to attend regular groups for a specified amount of time to learn new skills and ways of thinking. Treatment includes individual DBT therapy, group skills training, skills coaching and crisis management.

Behavioral Parent Training: This training is for families who have a child that experiences challenges in life. This psychoeducational class involves education, support, and goal setting for parents. Participants pick a parenting goal each week, and report progress back to the group.

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Depression: Participants learn to cope with depression by learning new ways to think and cope.

Treatment for Domestic Violence: This group is a structured therapy group to help those that have reacted in an unsafe or unkind way toward others. Participants work through steps and do homework to learn new skills.

Women's Group: This group is for women to get support with life's problems and stresses. This service is an ongoing support group.

Psychotherapy - Psychotherapy is a process in which a person works with a mental health professional to learn new ways to cope with life's problems. Sometimes this involves gaining greater self-understanding, getting needed support, relieving distress, improving self-esteem, or changing ineffective behaviors. First Street Center has a staff of qualified psychotherapists and psychologists who work with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.

Anicca Program - An adolescent day treatment program for students in grades 7-12. This intensive outpatient service is provided in a safe, therapeutic and structured environment service for those needing mental health care. Services are provided year round and include academic instruction from qualified licensed teachers.

Fees and Payment

If you don't have insurance and not much money, we offer services on a sliding fee scale for Carver County residents.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children

Special Groups:
Bilingual

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Medicare
Medicaid

Online Counseling:
In-person Only