Mental Health Services

Lake Country Associates provides a broad array of mental health services to persons of all ages from early childhood to mature adulthood including:

  • Diagnostic assessments
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Family psychotherapy
  • Specialty group therapy
  • Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

Diagnostic Assessments

Psychosocial assessments summarize current stressors, client history and functioning.  A trained therapist makes a diagnosis and determines individualized treatment recommendations.

Individual Psychotherapy

Services to reduce the impact of mental health conditions on the individual’s daily functioning, improve coping skills and provide resources to support the client in recovery from the mental health condition.  When working with children, the counselor may use Play Therapy.

Family Psychotherapy

Counseling with family members to improve family functioning and relationships through communication and problem solving skills.

Play Therapy

Play is the child’s language, toys are the child’s words!  Play therapy is a structured approach that uses curative powers inherent in play in many ways.  It helps children express what is troubling them when they do not have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings.

Group Therapy

  • Utilizing the experience of group processing and discussion to aid the individual in reaching recovery goals.
  • Anger Management uses evidence-based methods to help individuals learn to manage anger effectively and gain self-control over thoughts and actions.
  • Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a group for persons with emotional regulation problems to learn coping skills.
  • Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a skills group focusing on consumer choice in treatment planning.

ARMHS

ARMHS is a community-based service that helps adults with mental illness manage their symptoms while living in the community.

Download the ARMHS Brochure or Referral Form.

 

Call Lake Country Associates today at  218-366-9229

or

Email Lake Country Associates.

Feedback from LCA clients:

My therapist is great!  Of all the therapists we've had over the years, she understands our family and kids the best.  Very helpful!

All the staff were friendly and helpful.  They answered all my questions.

Therapy at LCA has helped my progress immensely!

I found scheduling flexible to my needs.

Very welcoming place.  We love our therapist!

Greatly appreciate having the option of Christian Counseling and being able to filter issues through that lens!

Our counselor wanted to meet our entire family to find out how to better help our son.  She offered lots of suggestions and things to help us in the long term.

The receptionist staff have been amazing.  They are friendly and caring.  You can tell they enjoy their job.

I always feel that my therapist is listening to what I have to say and helping me come up with practical ways to deal with things.

My therapist was very, very kind and is an awesome problem solver.

Friendly and helpful atmosphere.  Feel at ease walking in.

They were open to my opinion of which counselor I see.

Easy to work with.  You can tell they genuinely care about their clients.

I love the comfortable feel in the office.

I'm so appreciative of my therapist's knowledge, skill and understanding.

I love coming to LCA.  Everybody is so friendly and make you feel so much better.

They work with your schedule and do whatever they can to help you.

You are all warm, welcoming and so very helpful!  Thank you!!

The appointment times work well with my schedule.  My children get along well with their therapists.

I like that the staff are flexible with scheduling.

They gave me hope for the future.  Life saving.

I am so thankful I was directed here!

I have a great therapist.  I appreciate her assistance!

Everyone was very helpful.  I'm glad I called to get help!

Location is great and the staff is excellent with customer service.  Therapy is also professional and comfortable.

Easy to get to.  Very friendly people willing to help.

Good location, feels very professional and confidential!

My counselor helps me out when I need it most.  I can always count on them to say the right things, even when I don't want to hear it.

I had a person to talk with about my problems and my problems are getting better.

My child's therapist is awesome!  So helpful and relates well to the whole family.

My children's counselors are awesome.  I've seen huge progress in both my kids.

My son and daughter are making steps toward our family goals!

My ARMHS staff is awesome!  She has helped me make progress in many areas of my life.  I have better relationships now.

Listens to both my child and me.  Getting us through some very difficult times with care and compassion.

Her thoughtfulness and her knowledge of helping people with depression is what I need to achieve my goals!

Quick and easy to get an appointment.  Friendly, helpful staff.

It is a very comfortable atmosphere.  Everyone is flexible and understanding!

The receptionist knew my name after the second visit...very friendly!

The front desk staff had a positive attitude and was patient with me.

My therapist understands my child's needs and listens.

She's thinking through things with me instead of just giving directions.  It shows that she cares.

Talking with my therapist is helping, instead of holding it all in.

The staff members are always well informed and ready to help/answer questions.

The staff have good attitudes and open minds.

Meeting with my therapist has been making my life and relationships a lot less stressful.

I appreciate the text/phone reminders.

They matched me with the perfect therapist!

When we come in for an appointment, the reception staff always has a friendly smile on her face.

Easy to work with.  Made me feel comfortable!

I appreciated being treated normally, even though I was getting help with a difficult situation.

My therapist is a life saver! :-)

Resources

LCA Brochure

May 2023 Activities Calendar

June 2023 Activities Calendar

Community Resource List

All Forms and Downloads

Office Hours

Park Rapids Office

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
    8:00 to 5:00
  • Wednesday
    8:00 to 7:00
  • Friday
    8:00 to 1:00

Bemidji Office

  • Monday – Thursday
    8:00 to 5:00
  • Friday
    8:00 to 12:00

Menahga Office

  • Open by appointment

LCA offices may be closed over the noon hour. 

Important Numbers

Park Rapids Office Phone:
218-366-9229

Bemidji Office Phone:
218-444-2233

Menahga Office Phone:
218-564-9229

LCA Fax Number (all offices):

218-237-2520

24-Hour Crisis Line:
800-422-0045