Behavioral Health

Santa Cruz Community Health offers comprehensive Behavioral Health support services for life’s challenges. Confidential services are provided in English or Spanish to all patients at our Downtown Women’s Health Center and the new Live Oak Health Center on Capitola Road.

Your mental and emotional health is just as important as your physical health. That’s why Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) offers counseling and wellness support services for everyone, no matter your immigration status, insurance coverage, or ability to pay.

These services include individual therapy, family therapy, substance use disorder counseling, school-based support (Live Oak Schools and Harbor High), and case management services, which include Enhance Care Management (ECM) services for our patients with full-scope managed Medi-Cal and complex case management for patients without insurance.

We provide support in areas such as:

Trauma
Parenting and family relationships
School difficulties
Anxiety
Chronic medical conditions or new diagnoses
Depression
Mood concerns
Stress and overwhelm
Addiction and substance use disorder

Our Team Offers the following:

Up to twelve (12) 30-minute sessions with one of our therapists.

Brief support provided by your medical provider and your therapist together right in the exam room.

A partnership between your medical provider and your therapist to offer whole person care.

Want to Connect?

Read about Behavioral Health staff members’ areas of specialty. For full list of providers, please visit our Provider Page. We invite you to meet our diverse team of professional providers. To access behavioral health services, you may ask your primary care provider for a referral.