Christians As Family Advocates (CAFA) offers services to the community to make a safe place for children and families. CAFA is a state certified, non-profit 501(c)(3) mental health agency offering services and support to adults, children and families.
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Services Offered
Individual, Couples & Family Counseling: Therapists are available to work with clients toward mental health goals including anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, self-esteem, relationships, PTSD and much more.
Kids Connecting, Supervised Visitation Program; Provides safe, comfortable, non-threatening and conflict-free environment in which children can spend time with their non-custodial parent while a visitation monitor is present to ensure the visit is safe and to assist in making the visit more enjoyable.
Neurofeedback; A state of the art, therapeutic training tool that can be used to improve a variety of health conditions including addiction, anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder (ADD), autoimmune dysfunctions, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), attachment disorder, behavior disorders, seizure disorders, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Tourettes syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, chronic pain, headaches and migraines, fibromyalgia, stress and sleep disorders, learning disorders, anger disorders, sports injuries and many others. Parent-Child Connection: A 15 week parenting class series based upon child-centered play principles and parenting skills. You. Me. We. Couples Enrichment Classes: A class for couples integrating neuroscience, emotional intelligence and relationship skills. Research based approaches to understanding yourself, your spouse and your relationship. The focus is on giving practical and concrete steps to acheiev a happier partnership or marriage.
Outgrowing Power, Anger & Control (OPAC); Professionally led groups for men and women who use anger and control abusively in relationships and desire to change. OPAC is a State approved Batterer Intervention Program. Safe Families For Children Lane County: Temporary respite for families experiencing crisis. True Insight Parenting Strategies: This free 8 & 10 week series focuses on building positive relationship patterns focused on empathy, humility, generosity, and servant-leadership. The aim is to help parents become experts in the field of relating to others through boosting emotional intelligence and increasing insight.
Fees and Payment
CAFA accepts many private insurance benefits including Aetna, HealthNet, ODS/Moda Health, Oregon Health Plan, Trillium - Lane County OHP, MHN, PacificSource, Providence, Providence Preferred, Regence (BCBS), United Behavioral Health, & United Health Care and others.
Therapist rates range from $60 - $115/session for those who will not be using health insurance.
This is a non-profit 501(c)(3) mental health agency .
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Children
Special Groups: Faith-Based
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.