Horizon Behavioral Health

Horizon Behavioral Health in Amherst, Virginia provides outpatient and intensive outpatient behavioral health services for children, adults, students, service members, veterans, and families. Services at the Horizon Wellness Center at Amherst include nursing assessments, outpatient therapy, case management, medication management, psychiatric assessment, group therapy, individual and family counseling, peer support, care coordination, and evidence-based assessments to help individuals manage mental health and substance use conditions. The facility is CARF accredited and offers specialized programming designed to support recovery, stability, and long-term wellness.

Horizon Behavioral Health uses trauma-informed care and evidence-based therapies including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Attachment-Based Family Therapy, and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) to treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, substance use disorders, attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, psychosis, bipolar I disorder, mental illness, and substance use. Programs are designed to provide structured support, skill development, and coordinated care to help individuals improve functioning and maintain recovery in the community.