A behavioural health consultant provides mental health support to individuals, couples and families. They focus on behaviour modification to achieve improvement in a patient’s physical, emotional or mental health issues. They also do assessments on the need for psychotherapy and refer, when appropriate, to other Primary Care Network Mental Health Therapists and other community resources more suitable to treating the needs.

They may offer assistance in the areas of:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Relationship issues
• Sleep concerns
• Substance abuse
• Eating disorders
• Chronic pain and illness
• Anger management
• Lifestyle concerns
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)