Ozarks Healthcare Gainesville adds Mental Health Therapist to Clinic Staff
Ozarks Healthcare Gainesville is adding a mental health professional from the Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) to their clinic staff. Beginning Aug. 7, Kristina Ledbetter, mental health therapist, will begin seeing patients at the clinic on Mondays.
“I’m excited to be able to care for additional patients at Ozarks Healthcare in Gainesville,” Ledbetter said. “I was a kindergarten teacher at Gainesville Elementary for 22 years, and I look forward to serving my community in this new capacity. I have a passion for grief therapy, family therapy, and kids.”
Ledbetter is trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which involves moving the eyes in a specific way to help patients process traumatic experiences or memories.
Ledbetter will see all ages of patients at Ozarks Healthcare Gainesville. Those who wish to schedule an appointment can call Ozarks Healthcare’s BHC at 417-257-6762 or Ozarks Healthcare Gainesville at 417-679-4613. An initial assessment will be scheduled with Ledbetter before starting therapy.
Ledbetter will be a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the fall, and plans to eventually add more time in the clinic to her schedule.
Ozarks Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system that serves more than 160,000 residents across south-central Missouri and northern Arkansas. With its main campus residing in West Plains, Missouri, the health system offers a full spectrum of healthcare for all ages through its 114-bed hospital, behavioral health, therapies, pharmacies, rehabilitation, and home care services, along with specialty and family medicine clinics. Ozarks Healthcare has rural locations across an eight-county service area and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
Ozarks Healthcare Gainesville is adding a mental health professional from the Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) to their clinic staff. Beginning Aug. 7, Kristina Ledbetter, mental health therapist, will begin seeing patients at the clinic on select days.
