Mental Health Outpatient Services, Tazewell

Cumberland Mountain Community Services Board (CMCSB) offers Mental Health Outpatient Services (Evening Counseling Services). The program provides services to adults presenting with a need for short-term therapy and who do not, upon completion of the screening process, meet the criteria for long-term mental health or substance use disorder services. The goal of the program is to provide educational or licensing opportunities for graduates from accredited human service graduate programs (MSW, MS, M.Ed., et cetera) via practice as residents under the supervision of other CMCSB licensed professionals. Services may be provided through satellite offices in Lebanon, Grundy, and Tazewell.

The activities of the Mental Health Outpatient Services (Evening Counseling Services) program include:

• screening, assessment for brief therapy needs, 
• solution focused, person-centered, cognitive and behavioral therapies;
• individual, group and/or family therapy; 
• development of the Individual Service Plan.

Services are provided by residents in counseling or social work and services are provided free of charge. Supervision of the residents is carried out according to the Department of Health Professions guidelines for the Boards of Counseling and Social Work.