Mental Health Counseling Available at Bordens

The Mental Health offices at Borden's in Whitehall are finally occupied! Diana C. Smith, a mental health counselor specializing in couples, adults, young adults, teens, and children, has made Borden's her new home.

Smith, who has lived in Whitehall for nearly a decade, is originally from Columbia. She spent two years as a counselor, as well as a neuropsychologist for six years, in Columbia before moving to Canada. She married her husband, Whitehall native Jonathan Smith, in 2014 and made her home in Whitehall, along with their children Tommy (5) and Andrea (4).

Smith has had an office for several years in Butte where she saw many cases of self-doubt, poor self-esteem, eating disorders, and suicide idealization.

"There is a lack of knowing how to approach these topics for many parents. That is where I can assist," Smith said. Smith said that she sees Whitehall as a good community, with strong values, that has its own set of problems. "There is a lot of trauma in Whitehall. There is a lot of anxiety, a lot of panic attacks, and stress."

Smith has contracted with Many Rivers Whole Health, which partners with people and communities to serve the whole person - body, mind, and spirit - by providing expertise in wellness, mental health, and substance use disorders, addressing prevention, and treatment with a recovery-based approach.

"I look forward to providing a safe space free of judgment, where people can learn how to process what they need," Smith said. "Life is tricky, we need to support ourselves and change our mindsets to feel courage and be seen."

Smith said she wants to work alongside individuals on their mental health journey to find wholeness within themselves.

Smith is available via telehealth appointments or in-person sessions, with openings currently available on Mondays and Fridays, with occasional Tuesday and Thursday appointments available. For more information, please contact Smith at (406) 266-1251 or email dianasmithlamprea@gmail.com.

Many Rivers Whole Health is dedicated to 13 counties of Montana and seeks to serve a variety of both individuals and groups in all settings. They define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress - such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace, school place, and financial stressors - alongside those of chronic, severe disabling behavioral health conditions.

Many Rivers Whole Health serves a broad spectrum of individuals with severe behavioral health, as well as emotional and physical challenges ranging from children and adolescents to adults.

For more information on Many Rivers Whole Health, with whom Smith contracts her services to, please visit http://www.manyriverwholehealth.org or call (406) 443-7151.