Mental Health
Services
Mental Health Services: Professional services are provided to children and youth in our residential programs and community mental health. Hibiscus specializes in the treatment of trauma-based disorders, behavioral health, infant mental health, and healing victims of sexual abuse. The children also receive psychiatric services such as medication management in conjunction with our counseling services to ensure the best outcomes.
THE CHILDREN
Children in the Hibiscus Shelter and Village receive professional mental health services on a regular basis to help them recover from the trauma of abuse. Children in our community receive Community Mental Health services at our office or a convenient location for the client.
Staff: Our clinical staff consists of mental health professionals with a wide range of experience and expertise in child and family therapy. Our licensed therapists are trained in a variety of age appropriate and best practice treatment interventions including Play Techniques, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
Trauma Informed Care: Hibiscus Children’s Center provides each child in our programs with services designed to reach identified treatment goals and objectives through a trauma-informed approach utilizing the Sanctuary Model.
Sexual Abuse Treatment Program: Specialized treatment services for children in our residential programs and in the community who are victims of sexual abuse, as well as for their families. Child sexual abuse includes the victimization of a child by sexual activities, including molestation, indecent exposure, fondling, rape and incest. We help families recover, working to prevent further sexual victimization while enabling families to develop healthy, non-abusive relationships.
Support Staff
Lacey Buxton, LMHC
Director of Outpatient Services/Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (SATP) Coordinator
Lacey has been with Hibiscus since 2018 and was previously employed for four years. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than 15 years of experience working with victims of various forms of abuse and violence. Lacey is the Director of Outpatient Clinical Services where she provides supervision and training to outpatient therapists and she is the SATP Coordinator where she provides oversight of the specialized services provided to children and families in our community.
Susan Murphy, LMHC
Director of Residential Clinical Services
Susan has been with Hibiscus since 2012 and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Susan utilizes her knowledge and passion for helping children heal to oversee Hibiscus’s residential mental health program, Behavioral Health Overlay Services (BHOS). She supervises the master-level clinicians and interns. Susan also facilitates clinical trainings for the Hibiscus Orientation Program.
Hibiscus Children’s Center is the only Department of Health sanctioned Sexual Abuse Treatment Program on the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee County.
Okeechobee Hibiscus Community Mental Health Services
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To learn more about the Hibiscus Shelter and to take a tour of our facilities, please contact Lori Swift, Director of Outreach and Events, at (772) 334-9311, ext. 404 or email: LSwift@hcc4kids.org.
Volunteer: Please contact Jennifer Rawlings, Education/Volunteer Coordinator, at (772) 334-9311, ext. 619 or email: JRawlings@hcc4kids.org