United Indian Health ServicesTherapist in Arcata, CA
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United Indian Health Services (UIHS) is a federally qualified health center serving American Indian communities across Northern California. Operating since 1978, with locations in Crescent City, Arcata, Smith River, Klamath, Weitchpec, Eureka, and other areas, UIHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision care. The organization emphasizes traditional values of the American Indian community and offers both in-person and telehealth services. Key services include behavioral health, tribal public health, health promotion and education, suicide prevention, community nutrition, elder services, prenatal and infant care, and physical therapy. UIHS operates multiple clinic locations and provides Saturday appointments at select sites. The center also runs specialized programs including the Tribal Opioid Response Project, tobacco cessation initiatives, and community education.
Role
Therapist
Evidence-based approaches
Activity therapy
Activity Therapy. Structured therapeutic activities, recreation, movement, hands-on tasks, used as a vehicle for connection and emotional regulation. Often paired with talk therapy in residential and group programs.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Couples/family therapy
Family Therapy. Brings the people closest to the recovery into the room. Less about blame, more about updating the patterns that fed the cycle so the home becomes part of the recovery.
Dialectical behavior therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Pairs acceptance with change. Especially useful when emotions feel too big to ride out without acting on them.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
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.
Integrated mental and substance use disorder treatment
Integrated Treatment. Treats addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions in the same plan, rather than sequentially. Most clinically effective when both are present.
Individual psychotherapy
Individual Psychotherapy. One-to-one sessions with a licensed clinician. The standard-bearer of mental-health care; most evidence-based plans build around it.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
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