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Family Guidance Office in Hamad Town Social Development Center
Family counseling services was launched since May 2007 through opening Family Guidance Offices at social centres distributed in all governorates of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Whereas, the team was keen on pushing the wheel to build a solid firmly established awareness base among the community members about the nature of family counseling and services, in order to fully benefit from these services. This is to achieve the highest levels of psychological health, happiness, satisfaction and family stability.
- Providing individual, group, and psychological counseling services to children through Family Guidance Offices.
- Providing advisory, development and preventive programs by social centers in addition to cooperating and participating with all concerned institutions
- Seeking to prepare family members to adapt to the nature of life through all available means to get rid of the difficulties and concerns they encounter.
- Helping family members achieve mutual understanding, eliminate stress and emotion, resolve conflicts among themselves, eliminate anxiety, and achieve convergence, harmony and tolerance.
- Helping to solve problems facing family members and looking to achieve an integrated family atmosphere.
- Preparing young people and those about to get married in a manner that can reduce marital problems and build a happy home.
- Equip parents with positive trends to be followed in upbringing their children.
Offers free and subsidized services
Services Offered
Fees and Payment
Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Languages:
Arabic, English
Adults
Couples
Languages:
Arabic, English
Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono
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Building 2136 Road 433 Block 1204
Hamad Town, Al-Muḥāfaẓat aš-Šamālīyah |
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.