Today, our family of programming uses high-impact, research-based approaches to create brighter futures for Kansas City. We're focused on supporting families, teachers and child care providers in their work to prepare young children for success in school and life.
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Services Offered
Counseling and Therapy Services
Whether your problem is large or small, involves the entire family or just one person, we can help you find the direction that is right for you. We provide a variety of counseling services in Kansas City - support and education for children, families, couples, individuals, and groups in Spanish and English.
Featured Mental Health Services
Children & Families Whether you're a new, first-time parent, or you're dealing with an issue that has arisen as you progress as a parent, our therapist can help.
Depression & Anxiety Our caring therapists can teach you how to better understand anxiety and depression, and develop skills to cope.
Trauma & Grief Our therapists can help you understand your feelings and find healthy coping mechanisms to address your symptoms.
Domestic Violence Individual counseling is available for free to Kansas residents who have experienced domestic violence or some form of abuse.
Family/Marriage/Couples Our therapists can help your family promote understanding and collaboration in order to solve the problems.
Specialties and Therapies
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing TFC clinicians have found EMDR extremely successful in helping people who suffer from trauma, anxiety, disturbing memories, post traumatic stress disorder and many other problems.
Play Therapy TFC therapist utilize play therapy to meet and respond to the mental health needs of young children. Play therapy is acknowledged by experts as an effective and developmentally appropriate intervention in treating children.
Fees and Payment
We accept a number of insurance plans. If you don't have insurance, we offer a sliding scale fee based on gross household income, family size and residency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono 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.