Howard Brown Health's Center for Education, Research and Advocacy (ERA) conducts rigorous community-based medical and behavioral research, cultivates responsive healthcare professionals, and advances policies that affirm the lives of LGBTQ people and their families.
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Services Offered
Counseling Services Howard Brown Health provides mental health services are tailored for your needs. Our team of counselors, social workers, and psychologists offer individual, couples, family, and group therapies.
Intimate Partner Violence Providing services to survivors of violence Howard Brown's Violence Recovery Project (VRP) offers individual and group counseling, plus comprehensive services to survivors and victims of domestic or intimate partner violence.
In our safe, affirming setting, participants can be open about their sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexuality and begin to heal from emotional financial, sexual and physical abuse.
Smoking Cessation We believe it's important to educate our community about the dangers of smoking cigarettes and nicotine products. That's why we provide resources to help you kick the habit and research programs centered on LGBTQ people.
Recovering With Pride Counseling and Therapy at Howard Brown
The Recovering with Pride program has helped people from all walks of life who want to explore or change their substance use and other life circumstances. Change is possible. Our services
Substance abuse assessment and treatment recommendation (including court-ordered, but not DUI evaluation) Individual counseling/psychotherapy Group therapy Couples and family sessions as needed
Fees and Payment
HOWARD BROWN HEALTH SLIDING FEE SCALE Howard Brown Health offers financial help for healthcare, psychiatry, behavioral health counseling, and other services to qualifying patients who are uninsured or underinsured and have low income.
INSURANCES HOWARD BROWN ACCEPTS Howard Brown Health provides top-quality, LGBTQ focused care to thousands of insured and uninsured patients and clients. We also accept many insurance plans*, in addition to Medicaid and Medicare.
*Check with your insurance provider to make sure they cover you for our services.
If your insurance plan is not on the list, please speak to one of our Patient Services Representatives .
Services Offered To: Adults Couples
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.