The mission of San Gabriel Children's Center, Inc. is to provide our clients and families with the tools they need to overcome past obstacles, manage stressors and to conquer future challenges in a socially acceptable manner. The goal is to develop the strengths with in each child and family by providing a safe, nurturing, and appropriately challenging environment for behavioral and emotional growth as well as to connect the client to community resources.
Services Offered
Mental Health Services
We provide many different interventions to help increase positive mental health to our clients and community members. We work in partnership and collaborate with our clients to identify their positive mental health goals and develop a plan of treatment. Once the goals and treatment plan have been established, we can provide different types of mental health services that include Prevention and Early Intervention Evidence Based Practices, traditional therapy, psychiatric/medication support services, and links to low-cost/no-cost community services.
Prevention and Early Intervention Evidence Based Practices
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Seeking Safety Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Traditional Practices
* Traditional Therapy Traditional Therapy is also provided by our clinic. Our qualified staff provides individual, family, and group therapy to address identified goals.
* Psychiatric/Medication Support Services Psychiatric/Medication Support Services are provided by our psychiatrist(s) and include assessment, prescribing medication when needed, medication education and the monitoring of medication.
Wraparound Services
San Gabriel Children's Center unconditional commitment is a team-driven process involving the family, child, natural supports, agencies, and community services all working together to develop, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care. Our families are full and active partners in every level of the wraparound process.
Services and supports are individualized, built on strengths, and meet the needs of children and families across life domains to promote success, safety, and permanence in home, school and community.
Fees and Payment
We can provide different types of mental health services that include Prevention and Early Intervention Evidence Based Practices, traditional therapy, psychiatric/medication support services, and links to low-cost/no-cost community services.
This is a nonprofit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.
