Making the connection between the health and well-being of the body and mind.
Counseling services for persons with emotional difficulties including depression, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, life stressors, school behavior problems, substance abuse, PTSD, among others. Services are available in English and Spanish for children, teens and adults.
Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance Accepted
Fee for Service Discounts Based on Household Income.
Prescription Assistance Programs
No-Cost Transportation To Appointments If Needed
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Patient Care








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Care Team

Rakesh Desai, MD
Psychiatrist - Bay City
Nilesh Patel, MD
Psychiatrist - Bay City/Wharton
John Saglime, Jr., Psy-D (#36650 )
Clinical Psychologist - Bay City
Lillian Smith, PhD, LMFT-S, LPC-S (LMFT-S -#5116 LPC-S - #17976)
Marriage & Family Therapist, Professional Counselor - Bay City
Blake Benson, M.S., LPC (#75171)
Professional Counselor- WhartonEffective Jan 1, 2019 – All new patients are required to arrive 30 mins prior to their appointment to complete the new patient paperwork, failure to do so will result in being rescheduled.
Effective Jan 1, 2020 – all patients arriving 15 mins or later to a therapy or assessment appointment will be rescheduled NO Exceptions.
Testing Services
WAIS-IV
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 4th Edition
PAI-A
Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent Ed
SPECTRA
Rorschach Inkblot Test
WMS-IV
Wechsler Memory Scale 4th Edition
MCMI-IV
Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory- fourth Ed
BRIEF-A
Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function- Adult Ed
PAI
Personality Assessment Inventory
BRIEF-2
Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function Second Ed