Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center

"Cultivating Vitality" 

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Help for ALL Families!

Working with Families in the Rio Grande Valley to provide them with OUR BEST SUPPORT!

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YOU
are one step closer to a NEW YOU where YOU WILL feel empowered and on a positive path to be BETTER!  Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center in the Rio Grande Valley strives to help individuals and families gain valuable insight and self-discovery that lead to life changing internal growth! At Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center OUR GOAL is to help you foster and CULTIVATE VITALITY where you can uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to help you LIVE EACH DAY with CONFIDENCE that you can overcome daily stressors, no matter how unpredictable or difficult they may be.

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Our Services:

Children & Adolescents Therapy

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.


Couple's Therapy

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.

Family Therapy

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.

Teletherapy

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 & Medication Management

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. 


Symptom Relief

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.

Because WE CARE 

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.

PLAY THERAPY

"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. 

ADDICTIONS THERAPY

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! 





 

LIFE COACHING

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 & PTSD RECOVERY

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!

PARENTING SUPPORT

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 & STRESS MANAGEMENT

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.

Hear from OUR Families

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.

C.Stevens

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!

T. Ramirez

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!

L. Oviedo

WHY Choose Families Foremost?

Families Foremost Mental Health & Wellness Center is a SAFE PLACE where you can BE YOU

Do you accept My insurance? What are MY Fees?

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.

  • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
  • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
  • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
  • Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-877-696-6775.

What is Psychotherapy and How long does it last?

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. 

Where are You Located & What are Your Office Hours?

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

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