Community Referral List

Counseling Services

AGENCIES

Bay County Vet Center
3109 Minnesota Ave., Suite 101
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 522-6102
www.vetcenter.va.gov
*Offering phone call service

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital
1940 Harrison Ave.
(850) 763-0017
Outpatient individual and groups and inpatient treatment
www.emeraldcoastbehavioral.com
*Offering inpatient face to face services

Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc.
525 East 15th St.
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 522-4485
Main No. (24-hour crisis line) 850-785-8750
Toll-free crisis line (888) 785-8750
www.lmccares.org
*Offering online therapy

Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program 
1824 West 15th St.
Panama City, FL 32041
Main number (850) 769-7989
Local crisis line 1(850) 763-0706
Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Program 1(800) 252-2597
*Offering full range of services: outreach/advocates are active. Can still file an injunction.


Individual Practitioners

Bob Kuchta Counseling, LLC
Bob Kuchta, LCSW 
Works with children and adults. Uses a trauma-informed lense; trained in EMDR and Internal Family Systems. Accepts Aetna, Cigna, Florida Blue-Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Tricare, Military One Source, and Uninsured.
814 Grace Ave.
Panama City, FL 32404
(850) 358-8389 Phone
www.bobkuchtacounseling.com
*Offering online (Spruce) and phone services.

Coastal Counseling Corner, LLC 
Brandy Haiman, LCSW
7108 Quail Hollow Drive 
Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
(850) 633-1242
Brandy loves working with adults, teens, and children and uses an eclectic approach–as no one is one size fits all.  She is trained in a wide range of different modalities such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method, and the Enneagram. Accepts BlueCross and BlueShield, Florida Blue (Out of network provider-form given to client to file own insurance claim) and Out of Network 
*To be placed on waiting list, email Brandy at brandy@brandyhaiman.com
*Offering online services

Emerald Counseling Services LLC
Geoffrey W. Helms, LCSW
Online counseling services, assessments, psychotherapy services, and mental health education. He uses CBT, Motivational Interviewing and adapts Functional Family Therapy
(850) 427-2650
Ghelms.ecs@emeraldcounseling.com

Kelly David, LMHC
7108 Quail Hollow Dr.
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 249-1808

Mind & Body with Robbie
Robbie (Cutler) Hysong, LMHC, MS, LMHC, NASM-CPT
She provides client-centered therapy with an emphasis on the connection between the body, mind, and soul. Robbie particularly specializes in treating addictions/substance abuse and eating disorders. Other areas of specialty include grief therapy, relationship issues, stress management, career planning, and sexual orientation/gender identity counseling.
1000 West 11th Street 
Panama City, Florida 32401
O: (850) 633-1242
P: (850) 913-8313
Email Robbie 
*Offering online (Zoom) or phone services

Ryan Rogers, MS, at St. Dominic Catholic Church
Offers pastoral care counseling primarily for adolescents and adult parishioners at St. Dominic but will counsel community members if services are appropriate and time allows. There is no fee at this time.
3308 E. 15th St.
Panama City, FL  32405
(850) 785-4574
Ryan@saintdominicpc.com


psychiatrists

Balk and Associates
Susan Balk Kradel, MD (Child/Adolescent) 
Dr. Balk utilizes a family-centered approach in treating the emotional and behavioral problems of children, adolescents, and young adults.
1000 W 11th St
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 913-8313
balkoffice@knology.net
*Offering online (Zoom) or phone services.
Not a network provider so must pay upfront. Currently booked through June.

Ahmed Mohamed, MD
412 W. 19th St.
Panama City, FL
(850) 522-4155
*Accepting new clients and offering face to face or phone services

Vicki Alberts, MD
Dr. Vicki Alberts received her medical degree from University of South Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. She is experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, and mental health conditions in women.
2611 W. 23rd St., Suite D
Panama City, FL 32405
Phone (850) 215-0862
Fax (850) 215-0863


Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-TALK (8255)
Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon (850) 784-7431

Florida Domestic Violence Hotline( 800) 500-1119
Narcotics Anonymous (866) 095-0008 local ext. #3

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