Capital Area Counseling is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation established to meet the mental health and addiction needs in Central South Dakota. The agency employs over ninety employees, who provide services in their offices or in the community, such as at schools throughout the area.
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Services Offered
Family Based Services Mental health services that are comprehensive, strength-based, client-centered, family-focused, community-based, and co-occurring capable provided to children and youth diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance and their families. Adult Services PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program is a comprehensive, person-centered, recovery focused integrated system which provides individual treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified consumers with severe and persistent mental illness also including those with co-occurring conditions. Our program serves individuals 18 years of age and older. The Recovery vision is one of welcoming, emphatic, hope, and optimism.
OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES This is therapy that is provided to our clients on a one on one basis in an office setting. Our Outpatient therapist have a master's degree or higher and are licensed or working toward licensure. Several of them specialize in a current area which they have received extensive training in (trauma- focus cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy etc). Two of our clinicians are licensed in both the field of mental health and addiction.
PSYCHIATRY Psychiatrists are uniquely qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological disturbance. Their medical education has given them a full working knowledge of the many causes for a patient's feelings and symptoms. Armed with this understanding, psychiatrists can make a complete, accurate diagnosis and then recommend or provide treatment.
Addiction Services All individuals and families with substance addictions and/or mental health issues are welcomed for care. In all addiction services, individuals and families will be helped to use their strengths to address all their issues in order to achieve their goals. Suicide Safe Care Capital Area Counseling's implementation of Suicide Safe Care aims to significantly reduce the number of suicides within our local healthcare systems.
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This is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation
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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.