Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services
Overview of Services
Overview of Services
Lindsey provides mental health treatment for a small caseload of students at Heritage and parents/guardians are involved throughout the treatment process (and integral to the child's success). To be eligible for services, your child must show impaired functioning in at least two of the following four areas: home, school, social, and community. Services can last anywhere from 3 months to over a year, depending on the child's presenting problem, motivation, parent involvement, and progress.
Services are billed to insurance for Medicaid clients. Private insurance and self-pay are eligible for services at no cost. All clients will receive treatment plans for medically necessary services and progress will be tracked with goals and objectives.
Service Offerings
Service Offerings
Diagnostic Assessment: The therapeutic relationship begins with an assessment with the child and parent/guardian (together and separate) and then a plan is created with goals and objectives. Expectations, confidentiality, safety, and overview of services are discussed during these initial meetings. Progress is tracked throughout the therapeutic progress with various assessment tools and instruments.
Individual Therapy: The bulk of our work is usually done through individual sessions with your child. These sessions can range from a variety of things including: coping skill development and practice, emotional processing of problems and relationships, therapeutic activities, play therapy, trauma processing (EMDR, TF-CBT), relationship building, etc. Students are pulled from class time to complete their sessions. There is open communication with teachers to ensure children are not missing critical learning time that will affect their academic performance. Concerns are addressed collaboratively and it has never become a problem for a client.
Family Therapy: Services with and without the child are billed as family therapy to support the child's mental health concerns. Parent/guardian involvement is critical to a child's success in meeting their goals. These sessions can include skill-building and practice for parents to support the child at home, education about a child's struggle, relationship building with a child and parent together, conflict resolution, play therapy, trauma processing etc. Services are provided during the school day and virtual can be an option, if needed.
Group Therapy: Sometimes, there are multiple students in the school struggling with a common issue and group therapy is helpful to students to learn and grow together. Successful groups have included: ADHD coping skill-building, social skills, grief/ loss, etc. This may or may not be a good fit for your child's treatment and this can be discussed during the assessment or any time during the therapeutic process.
Questions?
Questions?
If you have any questions about services offered or available openings, please don't hesitate to contact the email listed below. Questions are always welcome and encouraged! :)
Lindsey Hesketh, LISW-CP
Lindsey Hesketh, LISW-CP
Heritage Elementary Mental Health Counselor
Heritage Elementary Mental Health Counselor
Email: Lhesketh@greenville.k12.sc.us Phone: 864-355-6029
I am available during school hours only. The best way to reach me is email, since I have clients in my office most of the school day. I will return phone calls and emails within 24-48 hours when I am in the office.
I maintain a small caseload of clients and generally stay full. If you have a concern about your child, let's discuss the best option to support your child's needs, which may include referrals to providers outside of school.
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