Find A Provider

If you have immediate and significant safety concerns, please see our Crisis Support resources.

General Strategies for Finding a Provider

  • See if our integrated team may be able to provide the services you need.
  • Go to your insurance company’s website or call them to ask for a list of covered providers.
  • Use a searchable database such as MindPeace (non-profit organization) or Psychology Today (providers pay to be listed).
  • If you continue to have difficulty finding a provider, ask if our care coordinator nurses can assist you. You can also call Cincinnati Children’s Psychiatric Intake Response Center at 513-636-4124 for referral options.

Types of Behavioral Health Treatment

Outpatient Treatment: This is a starting point for most people with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Therapy offers coping strategies and explores thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. School-based therapy is an option for mild symptoms and school concerns. Trauma-related or long-term therapy is best done outside of the school setting. Therapy providers can have a variety of backgrounds (LISW or LSW, LPCC or LPC, PhD, PsyD).


Medications can be prescribed by psychiatrists (MD or DO) or nurse practitioners (PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNP). We recommend a more specialized provider for specific diagnoses, including eating disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and substance abuse.



Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) or Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP): These programs provide more frequent and structured support when symptoms are moderate to severe. Both programs usually occur in a group setting. IOP typically involves several therapy sessions per week. PHP is day treatment that occurs 5-7 days per week. Patients in IOP and PHP return home every evening. These programs often need a referral.



Inpatient Treatment (Hospitalization): This is reserved for situations in which 24/7 supervision is needed, such as severe suicidal thinking/action, intent to harm others, or psychosis. If you think inpatient treatment may be necessary, see our Crisis Support resources for more information.


Psychological Testing: Specialized testing is necessary to diagnose learning disorders, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorder (in most cases). We may also recommend testing if we are unsure of the diagnosis or best treatment plan.



Note: If you have a provider outside of our practice, please complete a Release of Information Form so that your provider can communicate with us.