Northwestern Community Services Board
Elizabeth Johnston has a diverse professional background, currently serving as a Recovery Court Therapist and Children's Intake Therapist at Northwestern Community Services Board since May 2023. Prior to this role, Elizabeth worked as a Front Office Receptionist at Brain and Body Health Center & Integrative Medicine. Experience in the culinary field includes positions as a Server/Bartender at Sea Island Company and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, among others, where skills in customer service and fine dining standards were honed. Elizabeth also has a robust counseling background, having provided therapeutic services as a Mental Health Counselor at RADIANT COUNSELING, LLC, and conducted admissions screenings at UHS. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling from Mercer University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Georgia State University.
Northwestern Community Services Board
Northwestern Community Services Board offers an array of outpatient, case management, day support, residential and emergency programs that are designed to enhance the quality of life for both children and adults affected by emotional/behavioral disorders, mental illness, substance use, and intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). Northwestern specializes in rehabilitative and family support services for individuals with such long-term challenges as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, addiction, and those with significant impairments from ID/DD. NWCSB also provides 24-hour emergency evaluation, short-term treatment and hospital referral to individuals having mental health, emotional, substance use, or behavioral crises that pose a safety risk to themselves or others. After regular office hours when centers are closed, access to our professional emergency staff is available through Concern Hotline. NWCSB is a public provider with a staff of over 150 caring professionals. While some public funds support these programs, fees make up the largest portion of the budget and charges are based upon the individual or family’s available resources and ability to pay.