One of the primary goals of The House Next Door is to build a positive rapport with the family. Our family education and support programs require parental involvement. The family must also commit to being open and honest in sessions, and strive to follow the recommendations of the program counselors.
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Services Offered
Counseling Services
Counseling Services at The House Next Door support personal growth and development during developmental stages of life and relationship transitions. Our Counseling helps individuals and families cope with the stresses of daily living and manage psycho-social adjustments related to normal life cycle issues including: birth, aging, marriage, divorce, parenting, co-parenting, intergenerational conflict, loss, behavioral problems, adult, child, and family relations. In line with our agency's stated objective to strengthen families, we participate in efforts to decipher problems, teach skills and stabilize family ties. Therapy services can be provided in response to such issues as crisis, trauma, individual or family dysfunction, sexual or physical abuse, job loss, substance abuse, divorce, adoption, foster placement, depression, illness, grief and loss.
Counseling treatments vary according to the needs of the individual client and the problems that need to be addressed. The counseling staff is multi-disciplinary in training, licensing and orientation. Emphasis is placed on using client and/or family strengths in developing an effective treatment plan. In general, brief therapy models are used in individual, marital, family and group counseling.
Therapeutic groups are also designed and implemented to serve client needs and issues. Some group focuses include self-esteem, social skills and parenting issues.
Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (SATP)
The House Next Door is accepting referrals for the Sexual Assault Treatment Program (SATP), as of July 1, 2014. This service assists individuals, both child and adult, in effectively coping with the trauma of sexual assault. The precipitating event may be current, or one in the past that remains unresolved.
The Sexual Assault Treatment Program is jointly funded by the Office for Victims of Crime and Children's Medical Services.
The House Next Door has been providing family counseling and support services since 1975. Staff is trained to be welcoming and helpful. The therapy process recognizes individual and family culture, values and goals, accommodates variations in lifestyles, with emphasis on healing, coping and personal development.
Family Programs
Our family education and support programs serve children and families in the school, the community and in the home. The mission of The House Next Door is to nurture and empower families to help build stronger communities. All programs embrace and recognize individual and family values and emphasize the role of parents and the importance of sound family management and parenting skills.
Fees and Payment
Our therapy department has a sliding fee scale available for persons who qualify.
This is a nonprofit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual LGBTQ
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.