Your Mental and behavioral health ARE important.
We provide counseling and behavior supports to adolescents, teens, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), autism, and similar conditions. These services are open to all individuals in and outside the Center for Pursuit’s network of programs.
Counseling
Our Counseling Services are provided to individuals with IDD and families and caretakers of individuals with IDD. These services offer a safe and confidential environment at the Center for Pursuit and via Telehealth.
Individuals can explore their personal feelings and concerns to increase self-awareness, make good choices, establish satisfying relationships, set personal goals, and achieve overall mental well-being. Counseling also helps those living with emotional, psychological, social, or behavioral problems as well as other mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.
Individual Counseling for Adolescents and Teens with IDD provides an environment to navigate their emotions, fears, and challenges with confidence and resilience. We also help them to embrace their unique journey with expert guidance.
Individual Counseling for Young Adults and Adults with IDD provides them with a safe space for self-discovery, personal growth, and stress management.
Family Therapy brings families closer together through compassionate counseling.
Couples Therapy explores and nurtures the connections between partners through expert relationship counseling.
Group Therapy creates a supportive environment for individuals (six to eight) to connect, share, and learn from one another. The members of these sessions must commit to keeping confidentiality.
Counseling Services are by Appointment Only, please contact Kathryn Scroggins at 713-525-8351 or kscroggins@thecenterforpursuit.org.
For a licensed psychiatrist or in need of inpatient psychiatric intervention, please contact 2-1-1 for a referral.
For private pay rates and insurance coverage, please contact Kathryn Scroggins at 713-525-8351 or kscroggins@thecenterforpursuit.org. If you are unable to attend a session, please cancel 24 hours before the appointment. You will be charged for a late cancellation or no-show fee.
Behavior Supports
Our Behavioral Supports are provided by a licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), at the Center for Pursuit and via Telehealth. We offer these services to individuals under the HSC, CLASS, and TxHml waiver programs.
Behavioral supports in collaboration with our interdisciplinary team helps to educate individuals, family members, and caregivers about ways to assist the individual in managing maladaptive or unacceptable behaviors. It also helps to educate individuals, family members, and caregivers about ways to assist the individual in managing maladaptive or unacceptable behaviors.
Learn What Neurodivergent Means
Neurodivergent people are often defined by their behavior. This term can include people with autism, ADHD, IDD, and other conditions. Recognizing that their behavior is a form of communication and not a symptom of disability is crucial to understanding and meeting their needs. The co-existence of a psychiatric disorder can have serious effects on a person’s daily functioning and can greatly reduce their quality of life. If a person’s behavior is attributed to their disability, their behavioral health conditions may go undiagnosed, and they may not receive necessary treatment and support.
Neurodivergent people experience the same types of behavioral health disorders as other people. Common co-occurring disorders include major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, impulse control disorders, personality disorders, major neurocognitive disorders and stereotypic movement disorders, among others.
Neurodivergent people experience trauma, including abuse and neglect, at higher rates than the general population. They are also at increased risk of developing more severe post-traumatic stress symptoms when exposed to the same traumatic event, according to the DM-ID-2.
Recognizing the behavioral health needs of Neurodivergent people is fundamental in supporting mental wellness. Understanding trauma and using a trauma-informed care approach will support resiliency, recovery and rehabilitation.
We currently do not offer ABA therapy but if you are interested in these services, we can refer you.
Behavior Supports Services are by Appointment Only, Aasit
For a licensed psychiatrist or in need of inpatient psychiatric intervention, please contact 2-1-1 for a referral.
Our behavior supports are eligible under HCS, CLASS, and TxHml waivers or through private pay. We do not accept insurance for behavioral supports. Please note: To request behavior supports, please contact the individual’s service coordinator. Please click here and review the Texas Health and Human Services billing guidelines regarding what services are covered for behavior supports. (Refer to page 31, number 10)
