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Physical Health & Mental Health

Physical Health & Mental Health

Mental Health

  • A colorful graphic promoting mental health services for students and families.Address: 136 Edward Street, Bishop

    Phone: 760-873-4206

    Website: North Star Services

    Services: North Star Services provides no-cost mental health services to students and families in Inyo County schools. North Star Services strives to empower clients to build skills and gain awareness to overcome the challenges in their lives. The team offers school-based and community-based sessions including individual, group, family, parent-child, and teletherapy services

  • Logo for Eastern Sierra Counseling and Consulting, featuring a butterfly design.Address: 386 W. Line Street, Bishop

    Phone: 760-709-0262

    Website: Eastern Sierra Counseling

    Services: Eastern Sierra Counseling specializes in comprehensive behavioral health therapy, psychiatry, and Employee Assistance Programs. Their team of therapists have decades of experience diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of psychiatric disorders as well as helping people manage and adapt to life problems. For patients who may benefit from medications, our Psychiatry program can provide a complete psychiatric evaluation which takes into account your medical conditions, discusses the benefits and risks of psychiatric medication, and find a right fit for your needs.  In person and telehealth are both avaiable.

  • A stack of balanced stones sits against a blurred ocean backdrop.Address: 106 South Main St Suite 202, Bishop

    Phone: 760-920-5256

    Website: Paul Elia

    Services: Counseling for individuals, couples, and families in the art and practice of being fully human. Paul uses a blend of therapeutic approaches, including mindfulness, positive psychology, contemplative psychology, transpersonal psychology, and insights from neuroscience as a way to unearth what is getting in your way of living a life you love. He will provide you with tools to cultivate your return to a sense of wholeness and well-being, whether in your relationship with yourself, others, or life in general. In person and telehealth available.

     

  • A professional headshot of a smiling woman next to contact information.Address: PO Box 1554, BiIshop 93515

    Phone: 760-937-0711

    Website: Alex Ellis

    Services: Alex's goal is to help you uncover your true potential in order to lead your own life in a way that makes you feel like celebrating. Alex applies complementary therapy approaches and techniques, to unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.If you are in need of extra support and guidance through challenging times or you're wanting to move in a new direction in your life, Alex will work with you to achieve your personal goals. Call or email to schedule a complementary initial consultation for a child, teen or adult. In person or telehealth avaiable.

     

  • A woman and a child sit at a table, playing a board game.Address: 212 Grove Street, Bishop

    Phone: 760-872-2418

    Website: Crystal West

    Services: Therapy begins with trauma-informed care and includes psychoeducation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and experimenting with new coping skills so you can learn better ways of interacting with the world around you. 

     

  • Logo featuring a green silhouette of a head with a tree growing inside.Email: venessasmith@bearingtreecoaching.com

    Website: Bearing Tree Wholistic Learning

    Services: Helping teens and young adults cultivate strong roots—so they can grow with purpose, confidence, and resilience. Through personalized, wholistic coaching, Venessa supports them in navigating life’s challenges, building emotional intelligence, developing executive functioning skills, and discovering who they are becoming. This work goes far beyond academics. It’s about creating the inner stability, self-trust, and clarity they need to thrive—in school, in life, and in themselves. In person or telehealth avaiable.

     

  • Text reads 'Earth-Based Therapy' above a mountain landscape.Phone:  760-920-6401

    Website: Joselin Carranza

    Services: Joselin helps clients slow down and create openings for them to reconnect to wholeness within themselves. She focuses on supporting you in: establishing a connection to your own body’s wisdom; strengthening your natural intuition; facilitating movement of unmetabolized emotions and trauma; deepening into your own expression. In person and telehealth available

     

General Health

  • Image promoting Inyo County Public Health with a scenic landscape.Address: 1360 N. Main Street, Bishop

    Phone: 760-873-7868

    Website: Public Health Clinic

    Services: 

    Public Health Division promotes optimal community health through disease and injury prevention, education, policy development, and more. 

    STI Testing and Family Planning Services: Anyone 12 and older may receive these services confidentially and without parental consent: free STI testing for eligible individuals. Our STI tests cover Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and HIV. $10.00 Rapid HIV Tests. $5.00 Pregnancy Tests.

    Condom Dispensers: Free condoms are accessible throughout Inyo County. Call our office for more information.

    Tuberculosis Screening: TB Risk Assessments are free. TB skin tests are available for $20 (exact cash or check) and are offered only on Tuesdays from 1-4 PM. You must return on Thursday at the same time to have the results read and receive a signed form.

    Free Vaccines: Free vaccinations are available for eligible children through our Vaccines for Children Program. Free flu vaccinations are offered to adults and children six months and older. Home-delivered vaccinations are available at no-cost for those who meet eligibility criteria. 

    Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics: Visit our website for updates on mobile vaccine events. Pop-up flu clinics run October through November, or get vaccinated at our Public Health clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while supplies last.

    Education/Consultation: The Public Health nurses are available to provide educational materials and counseling. Please come by during our walk in clinic hours or give us a call.

    Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program: The Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program is available only to individuals who have a valid physician's recommendation and have completed all required documentation before applying. 

    Free Narcan Opioid Reversal Kits: Free Narcan opioid overdose reveral kits. Organizations requiring regular distributions are encouraged to visit the Inyo County Public Health website for more information.

     

  • A tooth-shaped mascot with a toothbrush smiles and waves outdoors.Address: 1360 N. Main Street, Bishop

    Phone: 760-873-7885

    Brochure: Inyo County Dentists

    Services: Inyo County Oral Health Program provides oral health education, dental hygience supplies, and school dental health screenings. 

     

  • The Northern Idaho Healthcare District logo features a blue mountain range icon.

    Address: 150 Pioneer Lane, Bishop

    Phone: 760-873-2075

    Website: Northern Inyo Healthcare District

    Services: Northern Inyo Healthcare District offers the only hospital in the area, and provides the community with high quality, comprehensive health services. The full-service critical access hospital provides 24-hour emergency care and is ready to receive patients when they need help the most.  Additionally, they provide a variety of specialty services, including obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, family medicine, geriatrics, orthopedics, general surgery and more.

     

  • The Southern Inyo Healthcare District logo features a mountain range silhouette.Address:  501 E. Locust St. Lone Pine

    Phone:  760-823-9096

    Website: Southern Inyo Healthcare District

    Services: 24/7 Emergency Services, Acute to Specialized Care, Rural Health Clinic, Rehabilitation, Diagnostic & Imaging, and Long-Term Care