As a charity, our mission is to advance mental health and wellbeing for the benefit of society and everyone.
We do this in four ways: - by providing affordable therapeutic services to promote mental and emotional well-being - by providing training and educational opportunities for therapists, and those involved in the caring professions, in order to ensure a skilled workforce is available to deliver effective treatments - by supporting, promoting and engaging in research into mental health and its treatment - by raising awareness of mental health issues and treatments
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Services Offered
We offer a range of therapy options, both individual and group sessions. These can be weekly or more frequent. They can be a set number of sessions or open ended. The best options for you will be discussed during your initial consultation.
Options Include: - Group therapy - Cognitive behaviour therapy - Time-limited psychodynamic psychotherapy - Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy - 2 or 3 Times Weekly Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Fees and Payment
This is a registered charity
Fees are calculated on a sliding scale depending on income. There is an initial in-depth consultation
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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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.