We provide help and assistance with a variety of problems or difficulties that you or your family and loved ones may be experiencing. As Couple and Family Therapists, we are trained to work with families, couples, and individuals from a systemic viewpoint, meaning that we consider the holistic approach to a person and relationship.
All of our supervisors and faculty members are trained clinicians with several year's experience in the field of Couple and Family Therapy. When you come to the MFTC you are benefited by this experience, in that your therapist is being supervised by a licensed clinician who has experience in treating a wide range of presenting problems.
Master of Family Therapy Program - Emphasizing interactive and problem-based teaching strategies, our student-centered faculty provides a conceptual and practical foundation that equips graduates to be discerning consumers and innovative producers of knowledge across a variety of medical and other clinical settings, as well as academic institutions. This foundation prepares clinicians to articulate and utilize a wide variety of philosophical perspectives, theoretical orientations, and clinical modalities, all with sensitivity to diverse contextual factors that impact therapist and client systems, as well as institutions and communities in which they participate. Through scholarship and clinical outreach, students and faculty work closely to have local, regional, national, and international impact.
Marriage/Couple and Family Therapy - Marriage/Couple and Family Therapy is a systemic approach to working with your difficulties. We view the person and problem as an interconnected system, affected and effected by the context of their lives. We believe that no person or relationship exists in a vacuum, and we are all influenced by the experiences we have with others, and agencies and environments with which we interact. We treat mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns for individuals, couples, and families. We work with individuals all the time. Recent research estimates that as much as half of all C/MFT's in private practice report seeing individuals as their primary client.
Fees and Payment
Our first mission is to provide high quality services to those families, couples, and individuals that need it. As such, our fees are determined on a sliding-fee scale, based on income and household size. We use this sliding fee scale as a first point of reference for determining per session fees, but consider all factors of a person's life and situation. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay a fee. However, we expect everyone to make a monetary contribution to their treatment in some way. Our fees generally range from a minimum of $5.00 to a maximum of $65.00 per session.
At this time, we can only accept CASH or CHECK as forms of payment. Please be prepared to pay your fee at the time of service for each visit. We request that you give at least 24hr notice if you will be unable to make it to a scheduled appointment, without prior notice, we reserve the right to charge up to the full amount for no-call/no-show appointments. However, we understand life happens - should an emergency arise, your therapist can waive the fee.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
Online Counseling: Yes
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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.
