Independent Management Services

Independent Management Service's offers a wide variety of services for Behavioral/Mental Health and we are always growing and expanding these services to fit the needs of our clients. We provide numerous services, including conservatorship, guardianship, case management, therapy, outpatient psychological & behavioral health services including assessment, psychological testing, and therapy, Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS), and Children's Therapeutic Support Services (CTSS). We also offer a variety of Developmental Disability services including Semi Independent Living Services (SILS), Independent Living Skills(ILS) and an adult waiver home (Group Home).

We are located SW of the Austin Municipal Airport next to Charter Communications.

Individual, Family, and Group Psychotherapy:

Our therapists provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy for all ages and a wide variety of diagnoses.  Some of the diagnoses that we work with include, but are not limited to: Anxiety, Depression, Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Attention Deficit/Hyper-activity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, and Personality Disorders.

We offer a variety of treatment modalities including, but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Family Systems Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Our therapists are dedicated to coordinating with family members and mental health professionals both within the IMS family and outside of it to provide the best possible care to our clients.

Community Mental Health Supports, Skills, and Services

Children's Therapeutic Supports and Services (CTSS)

CTSS practitioners provide interventions to help restore a child's functioning to the level that they had before, or to the level that they would have been had their normal development not been impaired by their mental health disorder. Personalized individual treatment plans are developed to establish goals to help restore the child's developmental trajectory to that of his/her same age peers. CTSS providers meet with clients in their homes, at school, or in the community on both an individual and group basis. CTSS practitioners provide support with the following, please note that this is not a complete list: Communication skills, distress tolerance skills, emotion regulation skills, problem solving skills, anger management, crisis planning and prevention, and social skills.

Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

ARMHS practitioners provide individual and group support to adults living with mental health disorders or traumatic brain injuries as they cope with challenges in their daily living.  ARMHS practitioners provide support with the following, please note that this is not a complete list: teaching communication skills, relapse prevention skills, home management skills, budgeting skills, employment skills, and crisis planning and prevention.  ARMHS practitioner's will develop an individual treatment plan with each client to help them achieve and maintain their highest level of self-sufficiency. 

Certified Family Peer Specialist (CFPS)

CFPS providers can discuss their experience of parenting a child or teen that has experienced emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance abuse, or mental health concerns. CFPS providers have received specialized training in helping other parents to understand children's wellness and consult regularly with a Mental Health Professional. CFPS provider's teach, coach, and mentor parents and caregiver’s to be effective advocates for their own children. 

CFPS provider's offer the following services, please note that this is not a complete list: decision-making skills, communication skills, problem solving skills, self-care and coping skills, advocacy skills, anger management skills, and parent support groups.

The goal of CFPS services is to decrease the stigma associated with behavioral health challenges and promote effective strength-based children's services that are family driven.

Adult Mental Health Case Management (AMH-TCM)

Case Manager’s serve these clients by assessing the client’s needs and goals along with the impact of the mental illness, identifying new resources, referring and linking clients to resources, supports, and services, coordinating with partners within and outside of Independent Management Services, coordinating with natural supports identified by the client as being important to his/her recovery process, monitoring the effectiveness of the resources, supports, and services being used and recommending changes as needed. In addition, Case Managers consistently review the need for Mental Health Targeted Case Management services and discuss the progress made toward goals and recovery with client and the clients team, often advocating for those they serve to help them overcome barriers and obstacles.

Guardianship and/or Conservatorship 

Guardianship:

The clientele that our dedicated Guardian’s serve has been assigned to Independent Management Service’s by the local court’s because their severe developmental disability or mental health disorder has rendered them unable or unwilling to make decisions for themselves in regards to legal, financial, and medical matters.  Our Guardian’s always act in the client’s best interest and always try to partner with the client to best manage their affairs in a way that the client agrees with.

Conservatorship:

Our Conservator’s manage many of our client’s day to day financial matters. To name a few, but not all of the things they do, they balance check books, talk to Social Security and Disability on behalf of the client, and they assist clients with any questions or concerns they have regarding their financial situation by partnering with the Guardian.