In 1997 Claude Bergeron and Barbara Bergeron, two healthcare professionals with longstanding commitments to providing access to preventive and primary care to the underserved, wrote a grant application to the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a community health center in Klamath Falls. Their application was funded and Klamath Health Partnership (KHP), a Federally Qualified Health Center, began operating as Klamath Open Door Family Practice Clinic.
Today Klamath Health Partnership is the second largest medical provider in the Klamath Basin and beyond -- Malin, Merrill, Bonanza, Bly, Beatty, Tulelake, Dorris, Macdoel, and Lakeview -- offering residents access to culturally appropriate, high quality, and affordable primary and preventive health care from clinics with two locations in Klamath Falls and one in Chiloquin. Klamath Health Partnership, Inc. is an FTCA deemed organization.
Klamath Health Partnership's Mental & Behavioral Health staff offers services in all areas of behavioral health and addiction treatment needs: - Individual Counseling - Group Counseling - Medication Management - Anxiety & Depression Treatment - Bipolar Disorder - Borderline Personality Disorder - Antisocial & Society-Related Disorders - Substance Abuse & Dependence - Gambling Addictions - Eating Disorders - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
In addition, we treat chronic pain issues using the most up-to-date and evidence-based approaches as well as address other healthcare related difficulties commonly associated with mood like diabetes, cancer, and other chronic or acute disorders. When needed we provide psychiatric medication management.
We also provide a variety of therapeutic interventions including individual therapy, family and even group treatment models. Our family and relationship counseling includes divorce, finances, and work or school-related difficulties.
Fees and Payment
Klamath Health Partnership grew out of a community collaboration to provide low-cost and free medical services to this population. Because of this commitment … No one will be refused service because of inability to pay.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
Were You Able To Make an Appointment?
One quick last question. Who was seeking counseling today?
Do you know the reason they are not accepting clients?
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.
