A one stop shop for all your medical needs. “When patients come here, they're able to see their primary care providers, and then at the same time we can join their visits.” Clinical Psychologists like Lisandra Torres Aponte are integrated into Lee Community Healthcare clinics. She said there’s a behavioral health component to treating chronic health conditions. “It's our goal to help PCPs, which are the primary care providers, to manage, comanage those chronic health conditions like primary diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and so on and so forth.”

Providing immediate and targeted intervention to help address the patient’s needs. “At times we serve as a bridge, right, between what is a behavioral health and primary care clinic until they're able to see a traditional mental health provider,” said Torres Aponte. “The goal is to have like symptom reduction and improve functionality of the patient.”

Increasing access while also reducing stigma. “It's easier to go to a medical office and have everything under the same roof than going different places,” said Torres Aponte. You can learn more by searching for behavioral health on leehealth.org.


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