Horizon Blog

The past two years have been full of constant change – change in jobs, families, routines, the way we interact with others, and our life perspective. For many, these changes haven’t been easy. For others, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the “wake-up call” they needed to help them realize that life is short, and caring […]

Melissa joined the Horizon Team in 2015 as a Senior Counselor II after graduating from the University at Buffalo with her Masters in Social Work. Now as an Advanced Practice Clinician at our Niagara Falls Boulevard location, Melissa helps individuals with mental health challenges set goals, develop plans, and effectively manage their health and well-being. […]

Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it sure does help solve a lot of problems in our lives. We all have emotions and feelings toward money, and it’s important we develop and maintain ones that are healthy. Horizon’s Financial Social Work (FSW) Program uses an evidence-informed intervention to help you or a loved one develop and […]

Horizon’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) Council was established in 2014 to develop, implement and promote its cultural philosophies in treatment, among staff and within the community. Throughout the years, the Council has passionately worked toward bringing forth additional resources, best practices, approaches, and training for everyone at Horizon and our community as a […]

Horizon Health Services is excited to announce that we are growing our family services with CRAFT! Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is an evidence-based practice that assists family members and loved ones in creating an environment that supports motivation for participation in treatment for substance use and mental health disorders. Whether you’re a spouse, […]

As a graduate from D’Youville College in 2016 with her PharmD, Tera joined the Horizon team in 2020 as a Pharmacist and Population Health Manager. As a Pharmacist, Tera is a resource to all staff to resolve drug information questions, address medication adherence concerns, and reduce patient barriers to taking medications. In her role as […]

Katie started with Horizon in 2011 as an Administrative Assistant after graduating from Canisius College with her BA in Psychology and a minor in Clinicial/Counseling Psychology, and from Medaille College with her MA in Psychology. Now as a Practice Manager at our Orchard Park location, Katie helps manage the operational components for the Substance Use […]

Elizabeth began her journey with Horizon in 2014 as a Counselor after graduating from Canisius College with her Bachelor’s in Psychology and from CUNY Brooklyn College with her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling. Now as a Program Director, Elizabeth works at our Horizon Village Terrace House location, which is our residential stabilization program. She […]