Behavioral Health Services
Crisis, Outpatient/Inpatient, Individual, Group, & Family Counseling
Please Note: These referrals are not recommendations and we encourage you to do
your own research on each program to see if it fits your particular need.
- The Centers
- 5664 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474
- (352) 291-5555
- www.thecenters.us
- Crisis Line: Marion County (352) 629-9595
- Citrus County (352) 726-7155
- The Vines Hospital
- 3130 SW 27th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471 (866) 671-3130
- www.thevineshospital.com
- Phoenix House
- 15681 North US Highway 301, Citra, FL 32113
- (888) 671-9392
- www.phoenixhouse.org
- LifeStream Behavioral Center (Leesburg, FL)
- (352) 315-7800
- www.lsbc.net
- 24 Hr. Access/Crisis Line (866) 355-9394
- UF Health Florida Recovery Center
- 4001 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32608
- (352) 265-4357
- www.ufhealth.org
- Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)
- Info/Crisis (800) 330-5615
- www.mbhci.org
Financial Hardship, Sliding Fee Scale, No Insurance
- Heart of Florida Health Center
- 1025 SW First Avenue, Ocala, FL
- (352) 732-6599
- www.myhfhc.org
- Langley Health Services
- 7205 SE Maricamp Road, Ocala, FL 34472
- (352) 680-0324
- www.langleymedical.com
{The Centers, Meridian, and LifeStream may also be contacted regarding Sliding Fee Scale possibilities.}
Support Groups/Education
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Marion County)
- (352) 368-2405
- www.namiocala.org
- http://namiocala.org/Crisis-Contacts-and-Links.php
- For additional resources, check out “Crisis Contacts and Links” at the above referenced webpage.
- Christian 12 Step Ministry, Inc.
- 415 NW First Avenue, Ocala, FL 34478
- (352) 732-0877
- www.christian12step.org
- Services: Faith-based substance abuse education, referrals to programs, groups, prison ministry
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Crisis: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
- Central Florida area: http://afsp.org/chapter/afsp-central-florida/
- Life in Focus Education at Souls Harbor First Pentecostal Church
- 12650 SE County Hwy 484, Belleview, FL 34420
- (352) 245-3227
- www.marionlife.com
- See webpage for services or classes.
- Western Judicial Services
- 2300 S. Pine Avenue, Suite C, Ocala, FL 34474
- (352) 622-9006
- www.westernjudicial.com
- See webpage for services or classes.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Ocala & Marion County
- 1815 NE 19th Avenue, Suite B, Ocala, FL 34470
- (352) 867-0660
- www.aaocalamarion.org
- Al-Anon (Help for family and friends of alcoholics)
- 1 (888) 425-2666 for group meetings and information
- www.al-anon.org
- Narcotics Anonymous (Florida Region by County)
- ORCA, Inc. (opiod help)
- www.orcaocala.com
- (352) 351-0867, 2601 SE Lake Weir Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471
- Gamblers Anonymous (search by city and state)
Counseling Help
(Sliding Fee Scale may be available)
- Ocala Psychiatric Associates
- Dr. Timothy L. Byrd, MD, FAPA
- 2 SW 12th Street, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 629-4350
- www.ocalapsychiatricassociates.com
- See webpage for various areas of specialty.
- Palmetto Behavioral Medicine, Inc.
- Dr. Micah Baxley, MD–Geriatric Psychiatry
- 3002 SE First Avenue, Building 100, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 368-2448
- Ocala Consulting & Prevention Counseling Services
- 2100 SE 17th Street, Building 700, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 622-4488
- www.ocalaconsulting.com
- Services: Substance Abuse Assessments, Education, Support, Counseling, and Drug Screenings
- New Directions of Central FL and Perspectives II
- 9425 SE Hwy 42, Summerfield, FL 34491
- (352) 347-6272
- www.newdirectionscf.com
- Services: Intensive Outpatient Treatment; Individual, Group & Family Counseling
- Comprehensive Addictions Treatment Services (CATS of Ocala)
- 730 SE Osceola Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 732-2287
- www.catsofocala.com Services: Meetings, Various Counseling
- Faithfully Guided Health Center
- 40 SW First Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 512-0631
- www.fghealthcenter.com
- Services: Wellness through Pastoral Counseling, Functional Medicine, and Primary Care
- Clarice Ruttenber, LMHC, CAP – Pathways Counseling
- 2760 SE 17th Street, Suite 300, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 812-2257
- Services: Christian Counseling, Equine Assisted Psychotherapist, Certified EMDR Therapist
- Dr. Joanne Cornell-Ohlman, PhD, PA (Child Psychologist)
- 3021 SW 27th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471
- (352) 237-3440
- www.drjoanneocala.com
- See webpage for specialties.
- Randall Lowrey, PsyD
- 3304 SW 34th Circle, Suite 202, Ocala, FL 34474
- (352) 687-0322
- Christian Counseling Associates
- 1520 NE 14th Street, Ocala, FL 34470
- (352) 622-6292
- www.marionbaptist.com
- See webpage for counselors and specialties.