Mental Health Services
Healing Hearts Family Counseling
The Healing Hearts Family Counseling Clinic at Catholic Charities was developed in response to the growing needs of central Mississippi for affordable, comprehensive, and professional counseling services for individuals, couples and families. The Healing Hearts Family Counseling Clinic is a Department of Mental Health certified community out-patient counseling center for children and adolescents.
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The counselors at Healing Hearts are trained in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults utilizing research-based therapeutic techniques that lead to shorter treatment terms and better outcomes for the individuals and families participating. These interventions include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Institute Marriage Counseling, and SPARCS, a group intervention for adolescents responding to chronic stress.
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ERIKA ROJAS GARCIA, LMSW, PCMHT
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I am the bilingual children and adult therapist with Catholic Charities. I specialize in working with children and adults who have experienced physical and sexual abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, and an array of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional issues that can affect daily functioning. I am a true believer in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I believe that we are our best selves when we think and feel good about ourselves.
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I obtained my Bachelors of Social Work from Mississippi College and my Masters of Social Work from the University of Alabama. I am well versed in working with diverse populations and I look forward to working with you and your family.
AVAILABILITY:
Appointments are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 6:30 pm. After hour appointments are available based on the counselors’ availability.
Telehealth appointments are available for persons who have difficulty with transportation. These appointments require a reliable internet connection.
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Hope Haven Home-Based
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Hope Haven Home Based (HHHB) is a program that serves within Catholic Charities Inc., to provide treatment in the home and/or community to children and youth ages 5-21 in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin County areas who are experiencing serious emotional and behavioral disturbances.
MISSION
Hope Haven’s mission is threefold: 1) To assist youth and their families in resolving crisis situations, 2) To avert unnecessary hospitalization and long-term placements by enabling youth to remain in the community with their families, and 3) To form strengths-based partnerships with families, allowing all family members to feel empowered, respected and valued.
HOME-BASED SERVICES
Catholic Charities, Inc. (CCI) is a Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock (MYPAC) Service provider for the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. MYPAC is an intensive program that provides services to children/youth with serious emotional disturbances. The ultimate goal is to stabilize the living arrangement, promote reunification, and/or prevent the over-utilization of out-of-home therapeutic resources.
Catholic Charities, Inc.(CCI) also provides Wraparound Services to children who would otherwise needthe level of care of a psychiatric residential treatment facility, Mondaythrough Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Wraparound is an ecological-basedprocess and approach to care planning that builds on the collective action of acommitted group of family, friends, community, professional and cross-systemsupports.
CRISIS RESPONSE
Hope Haven offers a crisis line which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Crisis services include telephone and mobile response outreach services. Mobile crisis services involve on-site intervention, in which the family is assisted in developing a crisis intervention plan.
Crisis Hotline: 601-624-3826