Children & Family Services
Southside Behavioral Health will not deny anyone access to services due to inability to pay.
A discounted/sliding fee scale is available based on income and family size.
Same Day Access
Southside Behavioral Health's healthcare professionals are available weekdays Monday through Friday for same-day assessments. At Southside Behavioral Health, we make it a priority to get clients the help they need, when they need it. No appointment necessary! For a complete list of locations and times, please see our Appointments Page
Comprehensive Assessment
On their initial visit, behavioral health clients meet with one of our highly trained therapists to complete a comprehensive assessment. Clients are asked questions about their history, symptoms, previous treatments, and current needs. Based on assessment results, Southside Behavioral Health's therapists will recommend one or more treatment services specifically tailored to each client. (If clients need services outside our current offerings, appropriate referrals will be made within the community.)
Outpatient Therapy
Individual and family therapy is provided to children and families with a diagnosed serious emotional disturbance. These sessions are provided by a licensed professional or a practitioner currently in supervision for licensure. Outpatient therapy may focus on symptoms related to traumatic life experiences, family dynamic issues, or social deficits among other identified treatment concerns. Treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, among others.
Southside Behavioral Health provides individual and group therapy options that address mental health concerns in both adults and children. These specialized treatment plans are arranged around individual client needs and carried out at one of our three behavioral health offices. Child therapy options must incorporate a primary caregiver.
Psychiatry through Telehealth
Telepsychiatry is the use of real-time patient and provider interactions using video calls and web-conferencing. Telehealth methods can expand the ability of clinics to provide direct psychiatric care when in-person care is not possible due to distance, shortage of providers in an area, or during a
pandemic or health-related emergency. Telehealth services have grown considerably in recent years and has started to become incorporated into clinics’ standard practices and long term continuation of care.
Southside Behavioral Health uses telepsychiatry to provide psychiatric services for adolescents and children, including psychiatric evaluations for diagnoses and follow-up psychiatric care. Most often, these appointments are for medication management; however, psychiatric providers may also see patients for diagnostic clarification, client education, and contributions to treatment plans to enhance recovery and wellness.
Case Management
Services are provided to the families of children with a diagnosed serious emotional disturbance which requires support in the community and home to include linking and connecting of necessary services to ensure the client maintains stability in their primary environment. This could include managing appointments, connecting with specialized providers, or participating in team meetings to ensure support is adequately provided to the youth and their family.
Our case managers assist individuals (children and adults) with accessing needed medical, psychiatric, social, educational, and vocational services. Case managers also connect clients to whatever specialized resources and support they may need within their communities. Additionally, they continually check-in and assess clients in order to quickly address any additional levels of need or support as well as to evaluate client satisfaction and success on an individual level.
In-School Services
These services are being offered through your school’s guidance department. We are working together with educational professionals to make sure our local youth have the best chance to succeed in school and their community.
Services will be provided in coordination with the educational team. Students will also be able to walk up to their nurse’s station/guidance department to access a confidential crisis discussion or medication management.
School-based Family Peer Support
Peer Services offers clients a support network for sharing experiences, learning effective coping strategies, and coping with day-to-day stressors. Peer service support groups are led by Peer Recovery Specialists. These individuals have their own “lived experience” with mental health and/or substance use. As such, they can use this experience to provide individual and/or group sessions around relevant topics related to issues with recovery. Through Peer Services, clients become more comfortable discussing details of their recovery as well as gain access to community resources useful for success.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to improve the parent-child relationship and reduce disruptive behaviors in young children. Grounded in decades of research, PCIT is effective for children ages 2 to 7 and focuses on enhancing positive communication, increasing cooperation, and decreasing behaviors like defiance, aggression, and tantrums.
During these sessions, the caregiver is coached by the clinician through a live video and a
“bug-in-the-ear” device. These skills use in-the-moment focus on the caregiver’s ability to help manage the child’s behaviors.
Parenting Classes
- Parenting styles
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Emotional regulation
- Brain and child development
- Avoiding conflict
- Maintaining a balance
- Connecting with your child
Course content based off evidence based parenting trainings.
Grandparent Support Group
Are you a grandparent stepping in to raise your grandchild? Connect with others who understand your journey. This welcoming support group offers a safe space to share experiences, gain practical tips, and find encouragement. Whether you're navigating school challenges, adjusting to a new routine, or just need a listening ear, we're here for you.
Because love makes a family, and support makes it stronger.
These groups take place in
- Boydton on Wednesdays from 11:00am - 12:00pm IN-PERSON
- South Boston on Wednesdays from 2:00pm - 3:00pm IN-PERSON
- Lawrenceville on the last Thursday of every month from 2:00pm - 3:00pm IN-PERSON
The Seven Challenges
The Seven Challenges is a comprehensive counseling program for adolescents with substance abuse problems and was listed in SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). It is well suited for work with youth involved in the juvenile justice system and has been widely used in the community and in secure facilities across the country. The program is developmentally appropriate: Instead of dictating behavior to youth, it presents a decision-making model and helps young people make their own informed decisions about their direction in life and use of drugs.
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High-Fidelity Wraparound
High Fidelity Wraparound is an intensive, team-based process that supports youth with
complex emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs. It brings together the young
person, their family, and professionals to build a care plan shaped by the family’s strengths, culture, and goals. The process follows structured phases: engagement, planning, implementation, and transition guided by a wraparound facilitator with peer support from family and youth partners. Services emphasize collaboration across schools, mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice to keep youth in their homes and communities, reduce out-of-home placements, and promote lasting stability.
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Southside Behavioral Health provides individualized culturally competent care in our communities, by supporting wellness and quality of life in a recovery-oriented environment and professional manner.