Mental Health Resources

The following list of outside agencies and professionals is provided as a courtesy to assist parents/guardians in contacting community resources. It is not intended to be a complete list of all providers in our area, and those listed are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Westhampton Beach UFSD. Additional referral sources and information may be obtained from the Mental Health Team at your child’s school, people in the community, and/or your child’s physician.

End End Mental Health Provider Directory

(Categories include: Mental Health Hotlines, Clinics, Programs, Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Care, Hospitals, Government Offices/Services, Therapists)

Suffolk County Directory of Behavioral Health Services

(Categories include: Crisis Hotlines/Services, Hospital Programs, Clinics, Government Programs/Services, Self Help Support, Perinatal Support)

Hamptons Resource Directory

(Categories include: Food Resources, Youth Outreach, Medical and Dental Health, Mental Health, Home Repair, Home Heating, Bill Pay, Homelessness, Support for Veterans, Support for Immigrants, Legal Support)

211 Long Island is a 24/7/365 phone service and searchable online database.

(Categories include: Housing, Utility Assistance, Food, Health Care, Employment, Child Care, Mental Health/Substance Abuse, Transportation, Taxes, Senior/Elderly Services, Disability Services, Legal Services)

OCFS HEARS Family Line 

1-888-55-HEARS (1-888-554-3277)

The HEARS family line assists parents and families by providing resources and referrals to a variety of services. Caring representatives guide families to services including food, clothing, housing, medical and behavioral health care services, parenting education and child care. Available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OCFS Línea Familiar HEARS

1-888-55-HEARS (1-888-554-3277)

La línea familiar HEARS ayuda a padres, madres y familias proporcionando recursos y referencias a una variedad de servicios. Representantes informados guían a familias hacia servicios que incluyen información sobre acceso a alimentos, vestimenta, vivienda, servicios de atención médica y de salud conductual, educación para padres y cuidado infantil. Disponible de lunes a viernes entre las 8:30 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m.

Stony Brook Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

631-632-8850 

Dr. Ricardo Arango

Community Counseling & LCSW Services

Center Moriches, NY

631-874-0185

Dr. Lea DeFrancisci Lis  (Out of Network)

Mindful Kid

Southampton, NY

631-460-7836

Dr. Aleksandra Krunic  (Out of Network)

Huntington, NY

631-223-7739, Extension 102 (Appointment Inquiries)

Dr. Marie G. Surpris  (Out of Network)

Telehealth

631-467-0867

Please also see the "Clinics" section below.

• Family Service League (also bilingual)

Social Workers and Psychiatrist

Riverhead, NY

631-369-0104

• Community Counseling & LCSW Services (also bilingual)

Social Workers and Psychiatrists

Center Moriches: 631-874-0185

Mastic Beach: 631-772-6220

• LISH (Long Island Select Healthcare, Inc.) (also bilingual)

Mental Health Counseling and Psychiatry

Riverhead, NY

631-650-2510

• Sun River Health Riverhead (also bilingual)

Need to have primary care physician at one of their locations to schedule counseling

Social Workers and Psychiatrists

Riverhead, NY

631-574-2580

• Island Psychiatry (Out of Network)

Counseling and Psychiatry

Port Jefferson Station, NY

631-474-8099

• Mattituck Mental Health and Wellness 

Social Workers and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Mattituck, NY

​631-624-7839

• New Hope Rising (also offers play therapy)

  • Westhampton Beach, NY

(631) 336-9990

• Shirley, NY 11967

(631) 772-4688

• Family of Kidz

Riverhead, NY

631-382-7311

• Perspectives Counseling of LI

Port Jefferson, NY

631-928-9808

• Pathways Within (also bilingual) (also offers play therapy)

Smithtown, NY & Port Jefferson, NY

631-371-3825

• TurningPoint Specialized Services

Westhampton Beach, NY

631-998-4644

• Catholic Charities: Mental Health Outpatient Clinic (also bilingual)

Medford, NY

631-654-1919

• Lighthouse Integrative Counseling Services (also offers play therapy)

Port Jefferson Station, NY

631-403-3318

• Leonard Krasner Psychological Center (CBT)

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

631-632-7830

• CBT Solutions of Long Island

Centereach, NY 

(631) 209-5343

• Long Island Anxiety Care

South Setauket, NY

631-751-1420

• Childhood Anxiety Solutions

Miller Place, NY

631-331-8759

• Port Jefferson Psychological

Psychologists and Social Workers

Port Jefferson Station, NY

(631) 928-4635

• SouthShore Counseling & Mediation Center (also offers play therapy)

East Patchogue, NY

631-286-8282

• Zen Psychology & Wellness (Out of Network)

Psychologists and Mental Health Counselors

Patchogue, NY

631-209-7928

• Forest Hills Psychology Group (Out of Network)

Psychologists and Social Workers

Riverhead, NY

929-900-6956

• Child Psychology of Long Island (Out of Network)

Blue Point, NY

631-438-1220

• East End Psychological Services, P.C.  (Out of Network)

Miller Place, NY

631-821-7214

• Dr. Diane Brooks (client focus: adolescents/adults) 

Speonk, NY

(631) 288-3584

• Dr. Allyson Carlson

Wading River, NY

(631) 708-5945

• Dr. Jennifer Fay  (Out of Network; also offers play therapy)

Speonk, NY

(631) 603-8424

• Dr. Sharyn Lawall

Sag Harbor, NY

(516) 982-1111

• Dr. Elizabeth Mansdorf

Hauppauge, NY

(631) 881-4276

• Dr. Sagit R. Vishnia

Three Village Psychological Services

Smithtown, NY 

(516) 263-5160

Please also see the "Clinics" section above.

Social Workers

• Jacqueline Esp, LMSW

Let's Make a Difference Counseling Services

Manorville, NY

631-793-8411

• Dr. Joshua David Hendrickson, LMSW (Out of Network)

Riverhead, NY

(631) 449-7904

• Elizabeth Platé, LCSW-R

Quogue, NY

516-702-3013

• Ann Rodriguez, LCSW (bilingual)

Riverhead, NY

631-506-0284

• Laura Ruhl, LCSW

Moriches Bay Counseling and Educational Services

East Moriches, NY

631-801-2866

• Gail Smith, LCSW-R

Remsenburg, NY

631-956-8361

Licensed Mental Health Counselors

• Carrie Edington, LMHC

Telehealth only

631-714-6091

• Dr. Julio Gonzalez Martinez, LMHC (bilingual)

Riverhead, NY

631-809-2286

Art Therapists

• Kim Galway, LCAT, RDT, Certified School Counselor  (Out of Network)

Westhampton Beach, NY

(917) 746-8554

• Ann Rodriguez, LCSW (Trabajadora Social)

Riverhead, NY

631-506-0284

• Dr. Julio Gonzalez Martinez, LMHC (Consejero)

Riverhead, NY

631-809-2286

• Community Counseling & LCSW Services (Clínica)

Trabajadoras Sociales y Psiquiatras

Center Moriches: 631-874-0185

Mastic Beach: 631-772-6220

• Family Service League (Clínica)

Riverhead, NY

631-369-0104

• LISH (Long Island Select Healthcare, Inc.) (Clínica)

Consejería y Psiquiatría

Riverhead, NY

631-650-2510

• Sun River Health Riverhead (Clínica)

Se necesita tener un médico en una de sus clínicas para programar servicios de consejería

Trabajadoras Sociales y Psiquiatras

Riverhead, NY

631-574-2580

• Pathways Within (Clínica) (tambíen ofrece terapia de juego)

Smithtown, NY & Port Jefferson, NY

631-371-3825

• Catholic Charities: Mental Health Outpatient Clinic (Clínica)

Medford, NY

631-654-1919

School Avoidance:

• • Northwell Health’s School Mental Health Partnership presents "Supporting Children Overcoming School Avoidance," a free, 6-week lunch-and-learn workshop series. This program is designed to empower parents with the knowledge and tools to address school avoidance and help your child thrive. This virtual program run five times during the 2024-2025 school year, and is held on Tuesdays, from 12:00-12:45 pm. Click here to learn more: Program Flyer

Managing Anxiety in Children:

• Northwell Health’s School Mental Health Partnership presents "Parenting Through Anxiety," a free, 5-week lunch-and-learn workshop series. This program provides you with the knowledge and strategies to help your child thrive. This virtual program run five times during the 2024-2025 school year, and is held on Wednesdays, from 12:00-12:45 pm. Click here to learn more: Program Flyer

Community Education Series:

• • Northwell Health’s School Mental Health Partnership presents the Community Education Series, a series of free, lunch-and-learn webinars for parents on various topics. This virtual program runs once monthly during the 2024-2025 school year, and is held on Thursdays, from 12:00-1:00 pm. Topics include: Setting Limits with Love and Consistency (October), Safe Medication Practices (November), Social Belonging (December), Healthy Screen Habits (January), Supporting Athletes (February), Managing Academic Stress (March), Healthy Sleep Habits (April), Parent Management Training (May), and Life After High School (June). Click here to learn more: Program Flyer

Parent Groups:

• PFLAG Long Island ​is dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families. PFLAG Long Island has monthly virtual meetings as well as monthly in-person meetings. In-person meetings alternate between the Suffolk County meeting location (Commack, NY) and the Nassau County meeting location (East Hills, NY).

• Parents of Transgender & Gender Diverse Children is a free 14-week educational support group from Stony Brook Medicine. The goals of the group are to offer educational material and support for parents, caregivers, and other adult family members of transgender, non-binary, and/or otherwise gender-diverse children. The group will offer space for free-form discussions where members can listen to each other and receive peer support.

Teen Groups:

• Talking About Gender (TAG) is a virtual support group from Stony Brook Medicine for people ages 13-19.  The goals of the group are to help individuals explore their gender identify without judgment, express without fear what gender means to them and society, and learn ways to deal with stress.

LGBTQ+ Resources for Families:

General Information for Parents:

• How to Support Kids Who Are Questioning (Child Mind Institute)

• Parenting a Gender-Diverse Child: Hard Questions Answered (HealthyChildren.org)

• Gender-Diverse & Transgender Children (HealthyChildren.org)

• Transgender Kids and Gender Dysphoria (Child Mind Institute)

Tips for Grandparents:

• How to Support Your LGBTQ Grandchild (SilverSneakers)

Crisis Support for LGBTQ Youth:

• The Trevor Project

Other Local LGBTQ+ Resources:

• https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/LGBTQ/resources/centers

•  The Edie Windsor Healthcare Center (Stony Brook Medicine)

•  Northwell Health Physician Partners LGBTQ Transgender Program 

Grupos de padres:

• PFLAG en Long Island es parte de una organización nacional de pares, familias, amigos y aliados unidos con la comunidad LGBTQ para avanzar hacia la igualdad. PFLAG en Long Island tiene reuniones virtuales y reuniones en persona cada mes. Las reuniones en persona alternan entre el lugar de reunión en el condado de Suffolk (Commack, NY) y el lugar de reunión en el condado de Nassau (East Hills, NY).

• PFLAG Connects: Comunidad Latina! tiene reuniones virtuales cada mes que están abiertas a padres, familiares y miembros de la comunidad LGBTQ+ Latinos. Cada reunión será facilitada por miembros de la comunidad Latina quienes los guiarán para recibir apoyo, brindar apoyo y encontrar recursos para ayudarlo a usted, su familia y su comunidad.

• Padres de niños transgénero y de género diverso es un grupo gratuito de apoyo educativo de 14 semanas de Stony Brook Medicine. Los objetivos del grupo son ofrecer material educativo y apoyo para padres, cuidadores y otros familiares adultos de niños transgénero, no binarios y/o de género diverso. El grupo ofrecerá un espacio para debates de forma libre donde los miembros puedan escucharse unos a otros y recibir apoyo entre pares.

Grupos de adolescentes:

• Hablando de género (TAG) es un grupo virtual de apoyo de Stony Brook Medicine para la gente de 13 a 19 años. Los objetivos del grupo son ayudar a las personas a explorar su identidad de género sin juicio, expresar sin miedo que género significa para ellos y la sociedad, y aprender formas de lidiar con el estrés.  

Recursos de LGBTQ+ para familias

Información general para padres:

• Cómo apoyar a los niños que tienen dudas (Child Mind Institute)

• Crianza de un niño de género diverso: respuestas a preguntas difíciles (HealthyChildren.org)

• Niños transgénero y de género diverso (HealthyChildren.org)

• Niños transgénero y disforia de género (Child Mind Institute)

Apoyo en situaciones de crisis para jóvenes LGBTQ+:

• The Trevor Project

Otros recursos locales de LGBTQ+:

• https://es.stonybrookmedicine.edu/LGBTQ/resources/centers

•  El centro de salud Edie Windsor (Stony Brook Medicine)

•  Northwell Health Physician Partners LGBTQ Transgender Program 

Grief Counseling:

• East End Hospice Zinberg Family Bereavement Center

Westhampton Beach, NY

631-288-1546 (Bereavement Center)

631-288-8400 (East End Hospice)

Camp Good Grief:

• Camp Good Grief is a therapeutic bereavement day camp for children, aged 4-17, who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Grief/Trauma Resources for Families:

• Helping Children Cope with Grief (Child Mind Institute)

  • Also has recommended books for kids

• Addressing Grief: Brief Facts and Tips (NASP)

• Crisis: Helping Children Cope with Grief and Loss (NASP)

• NASP Recommended Books for Children Coping with Loss or Trauma

• Resilience in a time of war: Tips for parents and teachers of elementary school children (APA)

  • Click here for the preschool version, the middle school version, and the high school version

• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Families and Educators (NASP)

Grief/Trauma Resources for Staff:

• Tips and Resources for Teachers and Administrators About Grief (NASP)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • 516-747-2606

Consejería de duelo:

• East End Hospice Zinberg Family Bereavement Center

Westhampton Beach, NY

631-288-1546 (Bereavement Center)

631-288-8400 (East End Hospice)

Camp Good Grief:

• Camp Good Grief es un campamento de día de duelo terapéutico para niños, edades 4-17, que han perdido un ser querido. 

Recursos sobre el duelo/el trauma para familias:

• Cómo ayudar a los niños a enfrentar el duelo (Child Mind Institute)

  • También tiene libros para niños recomendados 

• Cómo sobrellevar un duelo: Consejos y datos breves (NASP)

• Resiliencia en tiempos de guerra: Consejos para padres y maestros de niños en la escuela primaria (APA)

  • Haga clic aquí para ver una versión preescolar, una versión de escuela intermedia, y una versión de escuela secundaria 

• Conversando con niños sobre la violencia: Sugerencias para padres y maestros (NASP)

• If there is an emergency and you need immediate help, please dial 911

• Response Crisis Center for Suffolk County: 631-751-7500 (24/7/365 Crisis Hotline)

• • Crisis Text Line

    • Text HOME to 741741 (24/7 Text Line)

  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7 Hotline)

    • Call or Text 988

  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline (24/7/365 Hotline/Text Line)

    • 1-800-985-5990 

    • Text TalkWithUs to 66746

  • DASH Hotline and Mobile Response Team

    • 631-952-3333 (24/7/365 Hotline)

• Stony Brook CPEP: 631-444-6050 (24/7 psychiatric emergency room)

• Long Island Children's Mobile Integration Team: 631-370-1701

  • The Long Island Children’s Mobile Integration Team provides an array of services delivered by a multidisciplinary team of professionals and paraprofessionals. 

• Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson, NY): 631-473-1320 

  • Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adolescents and adults

  • ECLI VIBES (services and programs for victims of violence)

  • 631-360-3606 (24-hour Hopeline, Monday to Friday)

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7 Hotline)

  • 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

  • Text "START" to 88788

• The Retreat (provides shelter, services, and support for victims of domestic violence)

  • 24/7 hotline: (631) 329-2200

  • Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Call 321-800-3323 or Text "HAND" to 839863

• The Trevor Project (crisis support for LGBTQ youth)

  • 1-866-488-7386 (24/7/365 Hotline)

  • Text "START" to 678-678

• Si hay una emergencia y necesita ayuda inmediata, favor de llamar al 911.

• Response Centro de Crisis del Condado de Suffolk: 631-751-7500 (24/7/365 línea directa; inglés)

• Conexión (Parte del Response Centro de Crisis del Condado de Suffolk): 631-751-7423 (lunes a viernes de 5:00pm-10:00pm)

• • Línea de texto en crisis

    • Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra AYUDA al 741741 (24/7 línea de texto)

  • 988 Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis (24/7 línea directa)

    • Llame o envía un mensaje de texto al 988 (inglés)

    • Llame al 1-888-628-9454 (español)

  • Línea de Ayuda para los Afectados por Catástrofes (24/7/365 línea directa/línea de texto):

    • 1-800-985-5990 (oprima 2 para español)

    • Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra Hablanos al 66746

  • DASH Línea Directa y Equipo Móvil de Respuesta: 

    • 631-952-3333 (24/7/365 línea directa)

• Stony Brook CPEP: 631-444-6050 (24/7 sala de emergencias psiquiátricas)

• Long Island Equipo de Integración Móvil de Niños: 631-370-1701

  • Long Island Equipo de Integración Móvil de Niños ofrece una variedad de servicios proporcionados por un equipo multidisciplinario de profesionales y paraprofesionales.

• Mather Hospital (Port Jefferson, NY): 631-473-1320 

  • Servicios de salud del comportamiento para adolescentes y adultos hospitalizados y ambulatorios 

  • ECLI VIBES (servicios y programas para víctimas de la violencia)

  • 631-360-3606 (24-hour línea directa, lunes a viernes, se habla español)

• Línea Nacional sobre Violencia Doméstica (24/7 línea directa)

  • 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

  • Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra "START" al 88788

• El Retiro (proporciona refugio, servicios, y apoyo a las víctimas de abusos domésticos) 

  • 24/7 línea directa: (631) 329-2200

  • Sordera/dificultades auditivas: Llame al 321-800-3323 o Envíe un mensaje de texto a "HAND" al 839863

• The Trevor Project (apoyo en situaciones de crisis para jóvenes LGBTQ)

  • 1-866-488-7386 (24/7/365 línea directa)

  • Envía un mensaje de texto con la palabra "START" al 678-678