Court Ordered Therapy In West Palm Beach, FL

Yes, for order types that allow a Florida-licensed clinician. That covers individual counseling, anger and emotional regulation work, co-parenting therapy, reunification therapy, family therapy tied to a case plan, and therapy that follows a psychological evaluation. Sessions run 50 minutes, weekly or every other week, in person at our Jupiter office or by secure video anywhere in Florida where your order permits telehealth.

No. A batterers’ intervention program must be certified by the Florida Department of Children and Families under Chapter 65H-2 of the Florida Administrative Code. We are not certified, so we cannot satisfy that order. If your order names a batterers’ intervention program, use the DCF provider locator and pick from that list. We tell you this on the first call, before you start anything with us.

No. The Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course under Fla. Stat. 61.21 must come from a provider approved by the Department of Children and Families. We are not on that list. The course runs a minimum of 4 hours and is separate from any therapy your order also requires.

The 15th Judicial Circuit’s own program page describes at least 26 weeks of group counseling inside a 6-month program. Fla. Stat. 741.325(1)(c) sets the floor at 29 weeks with 24 weekly sessions plus intake, assessment and orientation. Those 2 numbers do not match. Plan your calendar around the statute, and get the session count in writing from the certified program before you enroll.

Dated attendance records signed by your clinician, a progress summary written for a legal reader, and a completion letter on practice letterhead when the requirement is met. Documents go to you, your attorney, probation or the court, and only to the people named in the release you sign at intake.

Your treatment sessions carry psychotherapist-patient privilege, and we release only what your order and your signed release cover. A court-ordered examination is different. Fla. Stat. 90.503(4)(b) says the privilege does not apply to communications made during a court-ordered examination of your mental or emotional condition. Know which one you are sitting in before you speak, and ask us if the order is unclear.

Not at this practice. Your treating clinician works on your functioning. An evaluator answers a legal question for the judge. We keep those roles with different people, which is why a report from us survives cross-examination and why your therapy stays usable. If your order calls for both, we staff them separately.

First appointments are usually available within the same week. Tell us your court date on the first call and the office schedules around it. You get an appointment confirmation you can show your attorney, your case manager or probation.

Fla. Stat. 61.13(2)(b)3.a. says that when the court orders shared parental responsibility over health care decisions, either parent may consent to mental health treatment for the child unless stated otherwise in the parenting plan. Read your plan next to your order. If the plan names a specific protocol or a specific clinician, the plan controls.

Read who the order names. If it directs you to the Palm Beach County Forensic Psychology office, that office requires a court order and does not take self-referrals; their number is (561) 355-2108. If the order leaves the evaluator open or names a private forensic psychologist, we perform evaluations in house and can discuss fit on the first call.

Often, yes. Florida permits telehealth, and many orders allow it. Some orders and some probation officers require in person attendance, and a certified program has its own rules. Send us the order and we will confirm before you book.

Call the same day. Say what happened, when your next hearing is, and what the order requires. We will tell you whether we can meet it, and if we cannot, which list or which county office can.