University of Missouri-Kansas City Community Counseling and Assessment Services (CCAS) is committed to providing a variety of affordable counseling and assessment services to the Greater Kansas City Community.

Services Offered

Couples & Family Counseling - Couples counseling offers opportunities for people to better understand themselves and to grow in their ability to be more effective in relationships. Family counseling can improve communication among family members, help blend step-families, improve methods of discipline and structure in the family, and address other parental concerns.

Individual Counseling - CCAS provides help with common mood, anxiety, behavioral, and relationship problems and other life challenges. Those who attend counseling can, through their work with their counselor, achieve their goals in many areas. Years of research on counseling show that it is effective in helping most people.

Common issues discussed in therapy could include any of the following:
* Depression
* Anger Management
* Anxiety/Worry
* Communication Skills
* Grief
* Family Relationships
* Career
* Emotional, Physical, or Sexual Abuse
* Parenting Skills
* Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
* Life Transitions

Empowerment Program (English) - The Empowerment Program was established in 2001 with the mission to serve refugee and immigrant women and their families in the area of adjustment, mental health, and domestic violence via counseling, home visits, outreach, advocacy/case management, domestic violence shelter, interpretation, and transportation without charge.

Fees and Payment

Service Fees are determined using a sliding scale fee structure based on yearly household income and the number of people living in the client's household. The average fee per counseling session is often around $18.

This is a non profit agency.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono