Looking for additional community providers?
For a comprehensive, searchable directory of regional specialists, sliding-scale practitioners, and support services not listed below, please consult the United Way 211 Northwest Florida Community Directory Website or dial 211 to reach a specialist 24/7.
Immediate Crisis & Support Hotlines
If you or someone you know is in crisis, confidential help is available 24/7. Tap a button below to call instantly from a mobile device:
24/7 Walk-In & Acute Care Centers
Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc.
525 East 15th St., Panama City, FL 32405
Main / 24-Hour Crisis Line: (850) 785-8750 | Toll-Free: 1 (888) 785-8750
Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital
1940 Harrison Ave, Panama City, FL 32405
Phone: (850) 763-0017
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Offers outpatient individual/group services and inpatient treatment.
Substance Use & Recovery Programs
Chemical Addictions Recovery Effort (CARE) Bay Outpatient
3230 E 15th Street, Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 727-5456
AWARE (Women’s Recovery Program)
2388 Park Avenue, Alford, FL 32420
Phone: (850) 597-2314
Get Help Now: (850) 949-3539
JourneyPure: Florida Alcohol & Drug Rehab
22219 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL 32413
Phone: (850) 616-8634
Veteran & Specialized Support Services
Bay County Vet Center
3109 Minnesota Ave, Suite 101, Panama City, FL 32405
Phone: (850) 522-6102, TTY: 711
Specialized groups: PTSD, MST, Yoga/Meditation, Paint Therapy, Jewelry Making, Guitar Therapy, Relationship, Moral Injury
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System – Panama City Outpatient Clinic
2600 Veterans Way, Panama City, FL 32404
Phone: (850) 636-7000
Gulf Coast Sexual Assault Program
310 E 11th Street, Panama City, FL 32401
Office: (850) 872-7760 | 24-Hour Crisis Line: 1 (866) 218-4738
Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center
1824 West 15th St, Panama City, FL 32401
Main: (850) 769-7989 | Hotline: (850) 763-0706
Agencies & Community Counseling Centers
Florida Therapy Services/Chrysalis Health
101 West 15th St, Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 215-6003
Gulf Coast Addiction Medicine
227 Forrest Park Circle, Panama City, FL 32405
Phone: (850) 522-1516 24/7
Private Practice Counselors & Therapists
A Peace of Mind Therapy
Dale Heppe, LMHC
114 Airport Rd., Suite A, Panama City, FL 32405
Specializes in anger management, PTSD, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, REBT
Phone: (850) 481-8189
AP Family Life Educational Counseling
Anita Pembleton, Ph.D, LMHC, CFLE
3233 E 15th Street, Panama City, FL 32405
Specializes in attachment disorder, ADHD, marriage counseling, play therapy, anxiety, PTSD, and deployment reintegration
Phone: (850) 763-8100
Associates of Counseling & Psychology
Neda C. Koehnemann, Ph.D
105 Jazz Drive, Panama City, FL 32405
Family and individual counseling for children and adults
Phone: (850) 522-9719
The Cornerstone Christian Counseling Center
Cathi Casto, LCSW
1103 Fortune Ave, Panama City, FL 32401
Works with autism, mood disorders, trauma, EMDR trained.
Insurance: In-network for BCBS, Tricare, Medicare, Cigna. Self-pay: $100/hr
Phone: (850) 769-6188
Bayside Neurotherapy
Cynthia Wilson, PsyD, LP, BCN
One Stanford Centre, 1022 W 23rd St, Suite 530, Panama City, FL 32405
Specializes in neurofeedback, trauma, depression, anxiety, and life transitions
Phone: (850) 541-8520
Beach Counseling & Psychological Services
Joel G. Prather, PsyD, LMHC & Cara Wheeler, PsyD
12133 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Phone: (850) 249-9636
Thrive Alternative Medicine
Suzanne Clark, LCSW
12133 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
In-person and virtual psychotherapy
Phone: (850) 655-7090
Finch & Finch Consulting Group
Ken Finch, Ph.D, LMHC; Dallas Finch, LCSW; Meredith Finch Thurlow, LCSW
752 Harrison Ave., Panama City, FL 32401
Individual/family therapy, EMDR, coaching, and leadership development
Phone: (850) 747-8144
Green Wave Family Wellness Center
John “Chuck” Cluxton, Ph.D, LMFT, LMHC & Denise Folsom, LMHC
625 Jenks Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 215-5657