Behavioral Health

Ritter Center’s Behavioral Health team provides compassionate, comprehensive care designed to support the whole person. Using a trauma-informed, client-centered, and community-based approach, our clinicians meet each individual where they are in their journey toward recovery and wellness. We understand that healing takes many forms, which is why our services integrate both mental health and substance use treatment under one continuum of care. Our team includes psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists, and certified counselors who collaborate to create personalized treatment plans that promote long-term stability and self-empowerment.

Our Services Include

At Ritter Center, we believe that mental health care should be accessible, respectful, and empowering—helping every client build a life of stability, purpose, and hope.

Medication Management (Psychiatry): Evaluation, diagnosis, and ongoing management of psychiatric medications to support mental wellness.

Individual and Group Counseling (Substance Use Treatment): Evidence-based approaches that foster insight, resilience, and recovery from substance use disorders.
Individual Psychotherapy: Licensed therapists offer a safe, supportive environment to explore emotions, develop coping strategies, and strengthen overall well-being.

Our Therapeutic Approaches

We use evidence-based, trauma-informed practices to support each person’s unique path to recovery and wellness.

Relapse Prevention

Builds awareness of triggers and teaches practical skills to prevent lapses and support long-term recovery.

Motivational Interviewing

A collaborative approach that strengthens personal motivation for change based on each client’s own values and goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop healthier ways of thinking and responding, improving mood, behaviors, and coping skills.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Supports managing difficult thoughts and emotions while taking meaningful actions aligned with personal values.

Mindfulness-Based Care

Teaches grounding, awareness, and emotional regulation to reduce stress, cravings, and impulsive behaviors.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Provides skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and communication for greater emotional stability.

Trauma-Informed Practices

Ensures all care is delivered with safety, trust, empowerment, and sensitivity to the impact of trauma.

Harm Reduction / Non-Abstinence Options

Supports safer use, reduced risks, and improved well-being without requiring complete abstinence—meeting clients where they are.

Check out these downloadable tools recommended by the team:

Choice Point Worksheet

Thought Record Mind over Mood

Thought Record Mind over Mood Worksheet

Addiction and Recovery - The Jellinek Curve

Feelings Wheel

Values Checklist

Experiment to Test Out Assumptions

Activity Schedule and Mood Log

Making Reparations for Hurting

Forgiving Myself

Beginning a Gratitude Journal