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Services Offered
Counseling Services Shield Bearer assists people who are struggling with personal, marital and family problems. Our professional counseling services are offered by highly trained and educated counselors who can provide the kind of confidentiality and specialized treatment that can help get people started in the right direction.
Couples and Marriage counseling services Counseling Services for Families Counseling Services for Teens & Adolescents Counseling Services for Children Premarital Counseling Services Personal Confidential Counseling Services
Prevention Services
Community Based Services
Couples Workshops and Retreats Shield Bearer encourages couples to spend to time together working on their relationship and investing in their future together. Shield Bearer has helped thousands of couples through over 100 couples workshops, retreats and weekends. We partner with churches, civic groups, retreat centers and destinations to give couples the space and attention they need to reconnect, rekindle and recommit.
Parenting Parenting can be tough. Relationships between parents and children can become strained and unhealthy leading to difficulties at school, home and in the community. Shield Bearer provides parenting classes, workshops and seminars to strengthen relationships between parents and children.
Relationships 101 Relationships 101 teaches gender specific groups over eight to thirteen sessions how to think long term regarding their future and hopes and dreams. We help them discover their values and set behavioral boundaries which will help them reach their goals in line with their values.
School Based Services Shield Bearer believes that great family services are best delivered where the children are, in a school based setting. School based services focus on strengthen child outcomes by arming them with skills needed to achieve their full potential and by encouraging parent child interaction. Shield Bearer serves preschools, head starts, elementary, middle and high school students during the regular school day. Dating Violence Prevention Shield Bearer equips young women and men with the tools to recognize and seek help for "red flags" that might lead to dating violence situations for themselves or their friends. Strong Fathers Strong Families This parent involvement or male engagement program creates interactive and meaningful events that improve academic performance and reduce behavioral acting out in students.
Teen Dad Program With over 200 self-identified high school fathers served, our teen dad program helps fathers understand the role of their father pattern, relationship with their baby's mother, relationship values and their crucial importance in the success and outcomes of the child they have fathered.
Fees and Payment
Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers is a nonprofit charitable organization and we will attempt to find a way to work within your budget.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual Faith-Based
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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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.