Counseling Services
Northwood’s team of mental health therapists and psychologists provide counseling and therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens. Services include individual, group, and family therapy. Northwood’s therapists serve a variety of people who present with a range of symptoms, and whose daily functioning varies widely. Parents refer children for disturbing and disruptive behavior. Many adults present with acute symptoms of anxiety and depression. Those with long histories of emotional problems are provided the support and treatment necessary to keep them safe and functioning at their optimal level.
Psychiatric Medication Services
Our experienced medical providers offer psychiatric services, including evaluation and medication management. Northwood also offers specialized programs to manage certain medications including Clozaril, Spravato, buprenorphine (Suboxone), naltrexone (Vivitrol), as well as non-medication treatment options including TMS. Additionally, Northwood’s psychiatric professionals provide services to residents of nursing homes and group homes throughout the Ohio Valley.
Psychological Services
Northwood employs a team of psychologists who interview patients, family members, and significant others to determine appropriate diagnosis and create treatment plans based on individualized needs. Often they conduct comprehensive psychological evaluation and testing to assess intellectual functioning, emotional distress, and drug or alcohol addiction. Northwood’s psychologists also provide individual and group therapy with patients and their families.
Crisis Stabilization
Northwood operates two Crisis Stabilization Units to help adults with severe psychiatric and/or addiction problems avoid inpatient hospitalization by stabilizing symptoms close to home. While receiving crisis services an interdisciplinary team of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and mental health technicians provide daily psychiatric review and psychological examination, as well as intensive group and individual therapy. Northwood’s professionals will then work with the patient to plan follow-up services and other aspects of discharge.
Intensive Outpatient Programs
An Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a concentrated, high frequency service recommended for those who have moderate to severe symptoms, or who have not been successful receiving outpatient therapy on a less frequent basis. Patients live at home while enrolled in an IOP, but attend individual and group therapy sessions several days per week. IOPs provide more intensive and more frequent professional support and structure for the patient than most other outpatient services. Northwood offers IOPs to treat individuals with mental health disorders and/or addictions.
TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)
TMS is a non-invasive, FDA-approved treatment that uses gentle magnetic pulses to stimulate specific areas of the brain involved in mood regulation. TMS is commonly used for individuals who have not found sufficient relief from depression with medication or therapy alone. Sessions are performed in-office, require no anesthesia, and allow patients to return to normal activities immediately after treatment.
ADHD Assessment and Treatment
Our ADHD Assessment and Treatment Clinic provides comprehensive, evidence-based evaluations to accurately diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults. Using thorough clinical assessments, we identify how ADHD affects focus, organization, emotional regulation, and daily functioning. Treatment plans are personalized and may include medication management, therapy, and skills-based strategies to help individuals improve productivity, confidence, and overall quality of life.
Assertive Community Treatment
Northwood’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program focuses on individuals with severe mental illness who are most at-risk of psychiatric crisis and hospitalization, homelessness, and involvement in the criminal justice system. ACT is a multidisciplinary team approach with an emphasis on outreach in the community. The goal of ACT is to reduce hospitalizations, increase housing stability, and improve the quality of life for individuals with the most severe symptoms of mental illness.
Care Coordination
Care Coordination services are provided to individuals with a history of, or who are at risk of, admission to a psychiatric hospital. The purpose of the service is to help identify and connect the patient with the various community supports, healthcare services, and other resources they need to live successfully in the community, and avoid psychiatric hospitalization.
Community Support Services
Community Support Services is a program for individuals with mental illness who require long-term support to live independently in the community. The service is offered up to 5 hours per day, 5 days per week. Exact days, times, durations, service locations, and therapeutic activities depend upon the patient’s individual needs.
Mental Hygiene Support Services
Northwood’s licensed clinicians evaluate and make recommendations concerning any individual in Ohio, Marshall, or Wetzel counties who presents a danger to themselves or others in the community. Based on their evaluation, clients with severe symptoms may be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric inpatient hospital for care.
Residential Programs
Northwood Health Systems operates more than 20 residential programs for persons with mental illness and/or intellectual disabilities. These programs range in intensity from “eyes-on” care 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to periodic assistance for a few hours one or two days per week. Whatever the intensity, the goal of residential services at Northwood is the same: to help patients live more independently in the community.
Residential Programs for Patients with Mental Illness
- Ash Grove Group Home
- Maplewood Apartments
- Larkin Apartments
Residential Programs for Patients with Intellectual Disabilities
- Intermediate Care Facilities
- Twin Acres Group Homes
- Home-Based Residential Services
- I/DD Waiver Group Homes
Transportation
Northwood Health Systems offers transportation for established clients to and from outpatient appointments Monday through Thursday from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and on Fridays from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If you would like to use Northwood’s transportation services, please contact a driver at least 3 days in advance of your appointment by dialing (304) 312-2532.