Dr. Dorothy BrownMedication Management in Pensacola, FL
Abstinence Educator, Mental Health Counselor, Substance Abus
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M&A Community Outreach Center, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in Pensacola, FL, founded in 2000 by Dr. Dorothy Brown and Dr. Cynthia C. Adell. The center provides substance abuse counseling, mental health services, domestic violence counseling, employment services, and online training courses. They serve individuals struggling with addiction, mental health challenges, domestic violence issues, and those transitioning from criminal justice involvement. The practice emphasizes personal service and dignity in treatment. Dr. Brown brings clinical experience as an abstinence educator, mental health counselor, substance abuse director, domestic violence counselor, cognitive behavioral therapist, case manager, and employment specialist. Dr. Adell is a licensed professional psychologist specializing in clinical practice with experience in mental health and substance abuse services.
Credentials
Abstinence Educator, Mental Health Counselor, Substance Abus
Role
Medication Management
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Evidence-based approaches
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Integrated primary care services
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Substance use disorder education
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Children/Adolescents
Special programs
- Adolescents
- Young adults
- Adult women
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced trauma
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