Services

Behavioral Health

Compassionate care for your mental well-being

At Sonora Medical Center, we offer mental health counseling and treatment for individuals, families or couples. Whether you or your child struggle with depression, anxiety, addiction, or anything else that negatively impacts your life, we can help. Our experienced team is skilled at empowering individuals to overcome or cope with different issues, using proven treatments tailored to your needs. We are committed to fostering healing, resilience, and inspiring hope for lifelong wellness.

Comprehensive, personalized care

We understand that everyone’s mental health is based on a unique set of circumstances, and everyone’s journey to healing may require different tactics or treatments. We can help you uncover the root causes of your mental health issues, and will customize treatment to your individual situation and needs. We provide counseling and treatment for a wide range of mental-health issues, including:

ADHD
Autism
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Family or relationship issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Schizophrenia
Stress-related disorders
Substance abuse
Trauma-related disorders

Some of the services and treatments we offer include:

Crisis intervention
Medication management
Psychiatric consultation and evaluation
Psychological evaluations and testing
Short- and long-term therapy

Emergency services and support

For immediate help with a suicidal, mental health, or substance use-related crisis:

Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988
Call Tuolumne County Behavioral Health at 209-533-7000
Call 911
Or go to the nearest emergency room

Our location

Specialty Care

Behavioral Health: Sonora Medical Center

193 South Fairview Lane, Sonora, CA 95370

View details 209-536-5100

Medication Management

Tailored treatments for a better quality of life

Mental health medications are used to treat a range of conditions, but because they affect people differently, it’s important to work closely with your provider to find the right medication and dosage for you. It may take several tries to find relief with the fewest side effects, but rest assured our providers are knowledgeable in all the options and will prescribe a medication that is tailored to what works best for you. They will also monitor your progress and make any necessary adjustments.

Donn Hohengarten, MA, MFT

Donn Hohengarten, MA, MFT, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist who has been caring for individuals, couples, and families in Sonora for over three decades. He specializes in helping people with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related issues and often helps patients with symptoms of depression.

Hohengarten seeks to make an impact on individuals, families, and marriages and is inspired when he sees people make positive changes towards a better quality of life.

Paula Newman, PsyD

Paula Newman, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist licensed in California since 2002. Dr. Newman specializes in treatment of trauma-related symptoms, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions and often cares for patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Because therapy success is closely linked to the quality of the therapeutic relationship, Dr. Newman focuses on establishing trust and tailoring treatment to meet the unique needs of each patient, couple, or family.

Matthew Narron, PsyD

Matthew Narron, PsyD, is clinical psychologist who provides talk therapy services for people with a range of mental health conditions. He has over 15 years of clinical experience and has been caring for our Sonora community since 2015. Dr. Narron has expertise in psychodiagnostic assessment, cognitive, and neuropsychological assessment and personality assessment.

Dr. Narron has grown to appreciate his work and the patients and community he serves. “Psychology has given me the opportunity to work with and help some amazing people over the years.”