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Mental Health Services
WISE & Healthy Aging is committed to addressing the mental health needs of older adults through a variety of services. WISE & Healthy Aging serves as a community resource for information on mental health services for older adults and provides access to many other resources available to assist older people. For information and referral services, please call (310) 394-9871, or email info@wiseandhealthyaging.orgProfessional Mental Health Services
The highly qualified mental health staff, psychiatrists and clinical interns at WISE & Healthy Aging provide a variety of mental health services for adults ages 55 and older through:- Psychotherapy: individual, couple, and family
- Psychiatry: consultations and evaluations, prescriptions, and medications management
- Psychosocial Assessment
- Men’s Group, Women’s Group, Process Group, and Skill-Building Group
- Mental Health Case Management
Peer Counseling
The Peer Counseling Program at WISE & Healthy Aging has become an international model for the delivery of counseling services to adults ages 55 and older dealing with a difficult period in their lives. Paraprofessional counselors are volunteers, ages 55 and older, who receive extensive training and ongoing weekly supervision with a licensed mental health professional. Peer counselors provide individual counseling at the Arizona Avenue location in Santa Monica or at a client’s residence.Peer counselors also facilitate ongoing weekly support groups to provide older adults with social interaction and emotional support. For more information please call (310) 394-9871, ext. 373 or email peercounseling@wiseandhealthyaging.org
Field-Capable Clinical Services Program for Older Adults (FCCS):
The FCCS program is a specialty mental health service that provides individual and group psychotherapy, care management, and psychiatric medication management to adults ages 60 and older in field-based settings. The FCCS program focuses on providing services to older adults who may be reluctant to seek mental health services, such as individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, are isolated and/or homebound, or have a history of mental illness. Services are provided at sites most convenient for the clients, such as in their home or at shelters, community centers and other public areas.For more information, please call (310)394-9871, ext. 216.