Advantage Care Health Centers and Fay J. Linder Center are Long Island's premier Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). We provide quality medical, dental and mental/behavioral health services to all members of the community.
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Services Offered
Mental & Behavioral Health Services - A mental health illness can make it hard to feel good and achieve your goals. Advantage Care's mental/behavioral health care team is here to help you and your family.Our team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers. We aim to restore hope, while we guide our patients toward their behavioral health goals.
Psychology Services - Our psychologists provide personalized care through a variety of psychological and psycho-social treatment services that include: * Psychotherapy * Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - individual and group sessions * Social skills interventions - individual and group sessions * Parent training * Family therapy * Parent and sibling support groups * Family support and education
Fay J. Lindner Center - Offers a wide range of services that are designed to support individuals and their families, specializing in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Clinicians develop individualized treatment recommendations addressing social, emotional, communication, cognitive, adaptive, affective and behavioral lines of development.
Fees and Payment
We accept Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, Medicare and additional types of health insurance plans. We accept most insurance plans.
It is Advantage Care Health Centers' policy to provide essential services to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Discounts are offered based on the information you provide regarding your family size and income.
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
Online Counseling: Yes
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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.