Since 1891, The Village Family Service Center has helped area children and families improve their lives. The Village was founded as the North Dakota Children's Home Society, a home for orphaned children, and for decades provided a sanctuary for those who often had no other place to go. But times have changed, and we discovered it wasn't just kids who needed our help.
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Services Offered
Mental Health Counseling Services The Village's licensed professional mental health counselors are trained to help couples, individuals, children, and families dealing with a wide variety of relationship and mental health issues.
Addiction The Village offers chemical dependency assessment and evaluation, has several licensed addiction counselors on staff, as well as a licensed addiction treatment facility, First Step Recovery, which provides comprehensive, confidential outpatient treatment of alcoholism and other drug dependency.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) The Village's Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) offers help, guidance, and hope to those with mental health challenges. Think of IOP as a little bit more, or a little bit less. It can be the transition down from partial or inpatient hospitalization, or provide support to those exiting chemical dependency treatment with ongoing mental health needs
Online Individual and Relationship Counseling The Village offers online counseling and mental health therapy for residents of Minnesota and North Dakota. It is the mission of The Village Family Service Center to help strengthen our clients. And our web-based counseling services are another way to provide access to therapy services that will assist people in making changes or getting new ideas about how to live emotionally, socially, and physically healthier lives.
Fees and Payment
It depends on the service you use - some services have no fees. Other services are covered by insurance, employee assistance programs, and private pay. We accept most major insurance plans, and in some locations offer a sliding fee scale. Payment plans are available.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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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.