· Intake clients’ needs based on their unique history and current situation
· Provide clients with mental health strategies to cope with challenges
· Provide and refer resources to clients
· Follow up with clients and track progress
· Offer psychotherapy services
· Improve client’s physical issues caused by mental health challenges, such as poor sleep, abnormal diet and nutrition, pain, low energy levels, drug abuse and self-harm
· Help clients cope with life stress and mitigate issues like hopelessness, apathy, anger, sadness and fighting
· Work productively with client’s to help achieve their goals and make meaningful contributions
· Increase client’s will to live impactful lives
They may also facilitate support groups, such as those for addiction. They also work with other healthcare professionals like doctors in a hospital setting or with school administrators if they’re treating student clients