Live Oak Behavioral Health Center is a mental health treatment facility serving Tallahassee and the surrounding Florida area. The facility provides specialized care tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
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Live Oak Behavioral Health Center, located in Tallahassee, Florida, is a collaborative mental health facility jointly operated by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and Apalachee Center, Inc. This comprehensive outpatient center provides individualized behavioral health services for adults and youth ages 5 to 17, offering a wide range of mental health and substance use treatments. With a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed clinicians, the center delivers expert care across varying levels of need—from traditional outpatient services to intensive day programs. The facility emphasizes evidence-based therapies to support individuals in managing symptoms, improving daily functioning, and successfully reintegrating into their communities.
Live Oak Behavioral Health Center stands out as the academic home of the Florida State University College of Medicine’s Psychiatry Residency Program. This initiative helps train the next generation of mental health professionals and ensures that patients benefit from cutting-edge psychiatric practices. Program offerings include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and mindfulness-based interventions. By providing structured support through Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs, the center addresses both moderate and acute psychiatric conditions in a compassionate, community-based setting.