Deaf Mental Health Program

Deaf Mental Health Program

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    • As an integrated behavioral health model program designed for Deaf patients, University of Michigan Health offers both in-person or videophone appointments to take care of your mental health needs.

    Our Approach

    Our behavioral health providers are trained to assess your psychosocial needs as well as provide counseling and/or care management services. Learn more about our counseling services by watching the ASL VLogs below, from Deaf Health Clinic Licensed Medical Social Worker Leslie Pertz, LMSW, NIC. English transcriptions of the ASL videos are available below each video.

    Deaf Health Clinic: What is counseling?

    VIEW TRANSCRIPTION HERE

    Deaf Health Clinic: On Addressing Thoughts of Suicide

    VIEW TRANSCRIPTION HERE

    Appointment Information

    If you are interested in becoming a patient at our health center, please contact our office at 810-355-2743 (video phone) or 734-426-2796 (voice phone).

    Learn about the Deaf Health Program

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    Locations
    • Family Medicine Clinic | Dexter Health Center 7300 Dexter Ann Arbor Rd Ste 110
      Floor 1
      Dexter, MI 48130-8598       Get Directions

    Doctors

     Search for a U-M Health doctor     Michael Matthew Mckee, MD

    Michael Matthew Mckee, MD

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