Specialties

Supporting Your Best Self

Welcome to Behavioral Health at Crystal Run. Our behavioral health team is made up of psychiatrists who are board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; psychologists; and Licensed Clinical Social Workers.

Our expert behavioral health services team treats children ages three years old and up, adults, and geriatric patients. We take a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to mental health and wellness. Working with primary care doctors, specialists, and therapists, our behavioral health doctors address the psychological, physical, and emotional well-being of patients. We’re dedicated to providing patients with the most comprehensive mental health treatment available.

About Our Mental Health Doctors

Working in our state-of-the-art behavioral health center, our licensed clinical psychologists Heather Carpenter-Sarmiento, Psy.D, and Maria L. (Marilou) Gonzales, PsyD, conduct psychological evaluations with diagnostic assessments and provide psychotherapy. 

• Dr. Carpenter-Sarmiento works primarily with adults dealing with various life stressors, diagnoses, and emotional distress. Dr. Carpenter-Sarmiento has extensive clinical psychology training and treats patients with a wide range of problems, including anxiety disorders (general anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social and other phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorders), depression, sleep disorders, relationship difficulties, and stress-related medical conditions. She has a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D) and is licensed by the State of New York. Dr. Carpenter-Sarmiento may refer patients to a psychiatrist where appropriate.
• Dr. Gonzales has extensive training in clinical psychology and sees and treats children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of concerns, from primary to complex medical problems; work-life balance; loss and grief, sadness, depression, and mood disorders; anxiety and stress; relationship and family conflicts; and life-stage transitions. She has a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D) and is licensed by the State of New York. Dr. Gonzales may refer patients to a psychiatric doctor where appropriate.

Crystal Run provides compassionate behavioral health services at our state-of-the-art mental health centers.

Hotlines For Emergency Assistance

If you, a friend, or a loved one is in crisis, please immediately contact one of the hotlines below:

• 24-Hour Mobile Mental Health Team: 1-888-750-2266
• ORMC Behavioral Health/OR ER: 845-333-2233 Inpatient Behavioral Health Services
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Are you in crisis? Are you feeling desperate, alone, or hopeless? Call or Text 988 to connect to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline), a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), or The Hotline