Working with Families in the Rio Grande Valley to provide them with OUR BEST SUPPORT!
Does your
child have trouble dealing with their emotions? Is their behavior sometimes
disruptive to your home or their academic life? Nothing is worse than watching our children
struggle with inexplicable behaviors. Are you feeling frustrated, concerned, annoyed,
overwhelmed, or worried about changes in your child’s temperament or behavior?
As they grow,
children and adolescents develop social skills and emotional intelligence. This
awareness helps them to develop into healthy, happy, and successful
individuals. But some children have trouble processing their emotions and this
often leads to behaviors that negatively impacts their school, home life
and emotional well-being.
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center in the Rio Grande Valley provides
child & adolescent therapy services to help restore emotional regulation, improve
their communication skills, academic functioning, enhance self-esteem, build confidence & better their relationships
with family and friends.
Families Foremost Mental
Health & Wellness Center in the Rio Grande Valley provides quality Marriage Counseling to couples in
the community and helps to improve communication, rebuild, strengthen
relationships and create fulfilling intimate connections!
Marriage Counseling is geared to help couples identify
and resolve conflicts by using attachment theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy,
and other proven marital theories. Our Marriage Counseling is provided by
counselors which include Professional Counselors, Associates, Trainees and
Licensed Marriage & Family Counselors.
At Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center WE recognize that family involvement is key to achieving healthy, long-lasting relationships, interactions & connections. Through our family therapy, we help families improve communication, build self-compassion, resilience, healthy coping skills, and more trusting relationships with each other.
Are you in need of mental health
counseling, but don’t have the time in your busy schedule? Do you need
emotional support, but can’t make it to our offices? Would you rather engage
with a therapist from the convenience of your own home? If so, our virtual therapy,
or teletherapy services can help!
At Families Foremost Mental Health &
Wellness Center, we offer teletherapy to individuals and families allowing you to connect with our specialized team of
therapists from anywhere.
Teletherapy allows us to provide
counseling and therapy to our families via live video conferencing in a HIPAA
compliant platform. This can be done anywhere you have a computer or
smartphone.
Our
telehealth appointments are scheduled on your time & make YOUR mental health support easily accessible, especially
when facing busy schedules & time constraints.
Psychiatrist and Medication Management involves working with a licensed medical professional specializing in diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental health, emotional, and behavioral disorders in children, adolescents & adults. Their expertise includes understanding how developmental stages, family dynamics, and environmental factors influence people's mental health.
Effective symptom relief improves well-being and allows families to improve their daily lives. It may involve a combination of medication, therapy, lifestyle adjustments, and self-care practices, depending on the individual's goal of treatment.
Our Psychiatrist at Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center CAN evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental health needs using medications, psychotherapy, or a combination of both! Medication management is a critical part of this process, ensuring safe, effective use of psychotropic medications. Our psychiatrist assists in alleviating or managing the symptoms and impacts of mental health disorders, physical illnesses, or emotional challenges.
Through our expertise and commitment, We AIM to EMPOWER adolescents and families by helping them overcome life's obstacles, fostering resilience and Im proved Self- Efficacy.
Let us Help YOU!"Therapeutic play allows children the opportunity to express
themselves fully and at their own pace, with the assurance that they will be
understood and accepted"
- Garry Landreth and Sue Bratton.
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center in the Rio Grande Valley provides
trauma-informed play therapy for children, adolescents & families alongside expressive therapies & art-based interventions. Trauma-Informed Play Therapy is a specialized therapeutic approach designed to help children who have experienced trauma process and heal through play. Recognizing that trauma can have profound effects on a child’s emotions, behaviors, and development, this therapy integrates play techniques with principles of trauma-informed care. It provides a safe and supportive environment where children can express themselves and work through their experiences.
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center
recognizes that substance use often coexists with underlying mental health
conditions, making a comprehensive treatment approach essential. Our agency
CAN address both addiction and mental health disorders
simultaneously!
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center helps individuals identify and achieve personal, professional, or developmental goals. It is a forward-focused, goal-oriented approach aimed at improving self-awareness, fostering personal growth, and creating actionable strategies for success in various areas of life. It helps you foster and CULTIVATE VITALITY where you can uncover your true-self potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating!
Trauma and PTSD Recovery involves a comprehensive process of healing aimed at reducing the emotional, psychological, and physical impacts of traumatic experiences or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This recovery journey helps individuals regain a sense of safety, control, and stability in their lives, fostering resilience and improving overall well-being. We are dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment for our families!
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center helps parents develop skills, confidence, and strategies to raise their children effectively. The goal of parenting support is to promote healthy child development, strengthen parent-child relationships, and address challenges that arise during different stages of parenting.
Anger and Stress Management involves techniques, tools, and strategies to help individuals effectively cope with daily stressors and regulate their emotions, especially anger. These skills aim to reduce the physical and emotional intensity of stress and anger, prevent harmful reactions, and promote healthier ways of responding to challenges.
The staff at Families Foremost are very professional and supportive to the needs of my family. I truly recommend their services to all families in the RGV.
La ayuda que hemos recibido de Families Foremost es la mejor ayuda para mi familia y estamos muy agradecidos con todos aquí. A mi hija, le encanta la terapia de juego!
Families Foremost has given my family excellent, positive, therapeutic support for my 02 teenagers. The counselors are compassionate and understanding, providing effective strategies for coping with their mental health needs. The Sand Tray Rooms are Awesome!
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center is a SAFE PLACE where you can BE YOU!
Payment is accepted via credit card or cash. Sessions are by Appointment ONLY and fees are as follows:
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center's in the Rio Grande Valley Hourly rate will be based on the type of credentials the Clinician holds. Please see below:
MD/Psychiatrist: $375 60-minute session $450 90-minute session
LPC-S/LCPC, LCSW/LCSW-C director or supervisor:$275 55-minute session$300 90-minute session
LPC/LCPC, LCSW/LCSW-C:$200 55-minute session$250 90-minute session
LPC-A/LGPC, LMSW:$175 55-minute session$200 90-minute session
Graduate Interns:$150 55-minute session$175 90-minute session
W e accept MOST insurances including Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurances & Private Pay. Individual, Family, & Group Psychotherapeutic & teletherapy services are covered by MOST insurances.
The following supportive services are ARE Strictly Private Pay: Life Coaching, Homework Assistance /Tutorial & FFMHWC Workshops; Parenting Support, Domestic Violence & Abuser Intervention Psycho-Education, Anger Management.
Ca ncellation policy: if you do not show up for your scheduled therapy appointment and have not notified your therapist at least 24 hours in advance, you will be required to pay a late cancellation fee of $125. You must agree to the cancellation policy if you wish to be a client at our practice.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-877-696-6775.
F amilies Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center is a SAFE PLACE where you can BE YOU! Psychotherapy also referred to as Talk-Therapy or Counseling is an insight-oriented way of connecting & talking one-on-one with a mental health professional where the goal is to help a person identify past or present emotional pain, dysfunction or conflict and promote a healthier way of life! Psychotherapy doesn’t work when people can’t be themselves. It truly doesn't! Here, at Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center, we welcome YOU & YOUR Family and HOPE you experience our authenticity; WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
At Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center, the length of therapy varies from person to person; depending on the individual and the issues being addressed in their therapy sessions. Some individuals only need a few sessions, while others may need ongoing treatment. We work with you to develop a treatment plan that meets your needs.
Fa milies Foremo st Mental Health & Wellness Center is Now servicing our Families at the following locations:
Edinburg Office is located at: 4847 S. Jackson Rd., Edinburg, Texas 78539
Edinburg: Office Phone Number: 956-651-7033 After Hours Phone Number: 956-616-9651
Rio Grande City Office is located at: 1673 East San Benito Street, Suite A., Rio Grande City, Texas 78582
Rio Grande: Office Phone Number: 956-476-4948 After Hours Phone Number: 956-616-9651
FFMHWC Office Fax Number: 956-476-5607
Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center is OPEN Monday-Friday 10:00AM-7:00PM & Saturdays 10:00AM-3:00PM
