Ozark Guidance is a private local, CARF accredited, non-profit behavioral health center. We are committed to meeting the needs of the individual, family, and community for better behavioral health in Northwest Arkansas. Since 1970, Ozark Guidance has helped tens of thousands of children, adults, and families in Washington, Benton, Madison, and Carroll Counties live better lives by providing high quality, affordable behavioral healthcare services.
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Services Offered
Adult Services
Ozark Guidance offers comprehensive care for individuals and families from all walks of life who are having difficulty managing their lives. Adult services are wide ranging in scope, from managing a serious persistent mental illness to help for those overwhelmed with everyday stress.
*Recovery Services Ozark Guidance Recovery Services offers assessments, treatment, and psycho-educational programs for individuals with substance abuse, anger, and domestic violence issues. All programs are high quality, cost effective, and affordable. *Outpatient Treatment Our professional staff bring lives into focus by helping people manage their problems and concerns. This can be done through
Individual and group therapy Psychiatric assessment Medication management Marriage and family counseling Substance abuse treatment Pain Management *Adult Day Treatment For those dealing with a persistent chronic mental illness Ozark Guidance provides a day treatment approach
Child Services
Children and adolescents are often at odds with themselves and their families, their teachers, and friends as they try to figure out who they are. When this begins to interfere with their home life, social life, and schoolwork, the professionals at Ozark Guidance offer programs that can help children and their families face these challenges, work on solutions and get back to feeling good about themselves.
Outpatient Treatment Ozark Guidance offers outpatient clinical services designed to help children who are faced with emotional and/or behavioral problems.
Through individual, group and family therapy, support services, and case management, the counselors help children and families improve the emotional and behavioral development of the child.
Fees and Payment
Ozark Guidance can bill private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare. For those without adequate insurance or other means to pay we offer a sliding fee scale. Ozark Guidance is a not-for-profit organization. We believe people from all walks of life should be able to receive quality mental health services.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.