SMA Healthcare-Marion County

The LifeStream Behavioral Center has been serving the health care needs of residents in Lake and Sumter counties in Florida since 1969. The center offers a range of behavioral health care services for children, adolescents, adults and families. It specializes in issues, such as depression, substance abuse, anxiety, and attention deficit, bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorders. The LifeStream Behavioral Center also provides outpatient, psychiatric hospitalization, child welfare, and early education and intervention services. The center administers a family care management program that serves children who have been temporarily removed from their homes or who are at risk of being removed without intervention. The LifeStream Behavioral Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and serves more than 20,000 individuals.

The Vines Hospital, located in Ocala, Florida, provides individualized mental health and addiction treatment to adults and adolescents in a compassionate environment. Our continuum of treatment options includes inpatient psychiatric care, a partial hospitalization program and intensive outpatient services. Our dual diagnosis program is an inpatient treatment program for adults, ages 18 and older, who suffer from co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

It is our pleasure to welcome you to our practice. Larry E. Shyers, Ph.D., and Associates, Inc. consists of three Licensed Mental Health Counselors (Larry E. Shyers, Ph.D., Maggie D. Ryon, M.S.,LMHC, Tracy L. Moore, M.S., LMHC and one Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (Nils A. Swanson, M.S.) We are conveniently located in Mount Dora, Florida and have proudly served Lake County since 1979 At Larry E. Shyers, Ph.D., and Associates, Inc. we are dedicated to the mental health of our clients. We believe in Christ-centered care that focuses on the relationship between the client and therapist. This site is designed to introduce you to our office and answer some questions you might have about our practice.Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being.As solution-focused Christian therapists, our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together, with God's help, to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.Psychotherapy differs from psychiatry in that we focus on non-pharmacologic methods to alleviate emotional and mental difficulties. Along with the psychotherapy, we are able to make referrals to qualified psychiatrists for treatment of emotional and mental disorders with prescriptive medications. We provide services for children, adolescents, and adults either as individuals or in groups. As Christian counselors, our primary desire is to provide the highest quality of mental health care to you and your family. Please call or email us for an individual, couples or family therapy consultation today.