MHS (Mental Health Systems, Inc.)
Natalie Atchison is an experienced mental health professional currently serving as a Mental Health Therapist at Mental Health Systems, PC since August 2018. Previously, Atchison worked as a Mental Health Practitioner at HealthStar Home Health from August 2016 to August 2018 and as a School Social Worker for the Minnesota Transitions Charter School District from August 2015 to June 2016. Atchison holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a focus on Health, Disability, and Aging from the University of Minnesota, obtained between 2015 and 2017, and a Bachelor's degree in Gender and Women’s Studies and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed in 2014.
MHS (Mental Health Systems, Inc.)
Mission Statement MHS provides high quality, outcome-based therapeutic services, and skills training in a supportive and validating environment to enhance our clients’ quality of life. Since 2002, MHS has provided intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy services for individuals with significant difficulties in daily functioning. Many of our clients struggle with severe depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, relationship problems, and safety issues that require ongoing monitoring and treatment. Our programs can be an alternative to frequent hospitalizations by providing skills training and support designed to manage emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and crises while remaining safe in the community. We collaborate with our clients and their treatment teams with the goal of long-term symptom reduction and improved mental health. MHS is Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) certified and a nationally accredited provider of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), with treatment clinics in the West Metro, Northwest Metro and East Metro of the Twin Cities. As a leader in practice-based evidence, MHS tracks clinical outcomes with the Outcome Referrals WellnessCheck® and a longitudinal hospitalization study. Our outcome data shows that our clients achieve clinically significant improvement in depression, anxiety, and substance use, and that our clients who have a history of hospitalization show a statistically significant reduction in hospitalization rates. MHS clients also rate our quality of services and therapist skill level above industry benchmarks in client satisfaction.