The mission of Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center is to provide patient centered, community-based health care through comprehensive and coordinated care without regard to finance, culture, or lifestyle by providing the education and support to promote participation in their own health care decisions.
Services Offered
Behavioral Health - COFMC Behavioral Health Department provides outpatient mental/behavioral health and/or substance abuse services for children, adults, and/or families throughout the immediate community and the surrounding areas. Regardless of the diagnosis, the Behavioral Health department is dedicated to providing high quality services in a safe and supportive environment where all consumers are treated with dignity and respect.
Services available include assessment, evaluation, prevention and education, individual and family therapy, substance abuse counseling, medication referral and support, psychosocial rehabilitation, day treatment, case management, risk assessment for pain management services, consultation and referral, and crisis intervention. All services provided are administered by qualified professionals and are client specific and goal oriented based on the identified need.
Fees and Payment
It is the practice of Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center to charge patients according to their ability to pay. Patients who have either no third party reimbursement or inadequate coverage will be eligible for the sliding fee scale if they qualify according to their family size and proof of income.
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.
