HopeHealth welcomes new behavior health provider

FLORENCE, S.C. (October 30, 2018) – HopeHealth welcomes Will Hunter, PsyD, to HopeHealth Behavioral Health Services in Florence.

Dr. Hunter joined HopeHealth in September 2018 as a clinical psychologist. He is originally from Columbia, SC, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Davidson College in North Carolina. He completed both his Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology at Baylor University, Texas. Dr. Hunter completed his fellowship for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Severe Mental Illness at South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas.

He has also received training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and enjoys working with veterans. His clinical interests include the diagnostic assessment of complex mental health issues, crisis intervention and risk assessment, and the treatment of severe and chronic mental illness, including schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder.

He is a member of the American Psychological Association, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology.

HopeHealth is one of 23 nonprofit, federally qualified health centers in South Carolina. We provide quality and affordable health care services to individuals in Florence, Clarendon, and Williamsburg Counties and infectious diseases services in Aiken, Clarendon, Florence, Orangeburg, and Williamsburg Counties. To become a patient, call 843-667-9414 or visit hope-health.org.

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