Community Healthlink's Adult Outpatient Counseling Centers provide caring, professional, and integrated primary care and behavioral health services for individuals with behavioral health concerns, with a specialization in service to those with a serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder in Worcester County. Services available at our Adult Outpatient Counseling Centers include: individual, family, or group psychotherapy, psychiatric consultation and medication management, urgent care, primary care, and wellness services.
CommunityHealth is the leader in delivering comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered health care at no cost to low-income, uninsured adults in need of a medical home.
The Outpatient Treatment Team includes Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurses, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and other masters level clinicians trained and experienced in the care of those with mental health and/or substance use conditions, with specialization in work with those with serious mental health concerns and substance use disorders.
*We help preschools and daycare programs how to teach young children with challenging behaviors and minimize disruptions in the classroom. *We provide early intervention to infants and toddlers with delays and speech disorders so that they develop and learn to communicate with confidence. *We provide families of children with serious emotional disturbances with intensive care coordination and family support. *We reunite families who've been torn apart because of a parent's addiction. We've provided medical and therapeutic treatment for teens who seek recovery from their addiction to drugs or alcohol. *We link people who have been homeless to healthcare services. We help them find housing and jobs so they can maintain a more stable life. *We provide training to adults with developmental disabilities so that they can live safer and healthier lives in their communities. *We help adult children adjust to an elderly parent's fragile health. *We help people of all ages who struggle with mental illness to regain their health and dignity.
Services Offered
- Depression - Schizophrenia - Bipolar disorder - Post-traumatic stress disorder - Anxiety - Schizoaffective disorder - Recent discharge from a psychiatric hospital - Alcohol or other drug problems - Screening for appropriateness and eligibility - Intake and program orientation - Comprehensive assessment - Treatment planning - Individual, group, family, and couples therapy - Medication evaluation and monitoring - Health and wellness education - Urgent care - Primary care - Care management, care coordination, and referrals when needed - Consultation with other professionals - Outreach
Fees and Payment
Private, not-for-profit agency
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.
