To build a healthy community by providing quality patient-centered health care to all coastal residents. We believe that care includes curative, preventive, rehabilitative as well as complementary aspects of patient care and enlist and refer to community resources as appropriate.
Medical care was the driving force as the clinic transitioned from the Mendocino County Health Department to the nonprofit Mendocino Coast Clinics. Initially focusing on primary and preventative care, services have grown to include wellness exams, diabetes education, podiatry and chiropractics. Behavioral Health Care was added in 1995 and has grown from providing counseling to also including Behavioral Medicine with psychiatric consultations, psychopharmacology, suboxone treatment for opiate addiction and pain management. In 2010 case management services were added for these patients as well as for homeless people.
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Services Offered
Behavioral Medicine Services
* Psychiatric Consultation * Psychopharmacology Services * Suboxone Clinic for Opiate Addiction * Case Management
Behavioral Counseling Services
* Short Term Psychotherapy * Long Term Psychotherapy
Fees and Payment
MCC is a licensed community health center offering services to Medi-Cal, Medicare, sliding scale and private pay patients. We are also a non profit agency. Check our DONATE page for more information.
Services Offered To: Adults
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare
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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.