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Services Offered
Adult Counseling Adults of all ages come to the Samaritan Counseling Center - as individuals, in a couple or as part of a family. We can help with a wide range of issues.
• struggling with anxiety, depression or doubt • interested in improving your parenting skills • coping with loss or grief • working toward family, school or social improvements • hoping for greater satisfaction in your career • in the throes of divorce, mid-life or career change • seeking a more nurturing and loving marriage • striving to foster loving relationships in a blended family • searching for a vital, conscious spirituality • looking for meaning in the process of aging • interested in testing for ADHD or learning disabilities • clergy member in need of a candidacy or crisis evaluation
Our therapists are trained to work with individuals either in short-term, solution-focused therapy or in long-term insight-oriented therapy. We welcome adults of all faiths - or no faith.
Adolescent Counsling Making the transition from childhood to adulthood presents unique challenges. Occasionally, a teenager will express a desire to get some counseling help, but more often it is a parent or teacher or coach or youth group leader who identifies this need in an adolescent. Many times parents are seeking information that would make a distinction between normal teenage behavior, and behavior that has crossed into something more and requires professional help. Adolescents struggle with similar issues as children and also: • exhibiting a significant drop in academic achievement • binge drinking, abusing drugs or other addictive behavior • showing signs of an eating disorder • struggling with peer pressure or change in peer affiliation • intense mood swings or reoccurring signs of anxiety or depression • constant conflict with authority figures • engaging in unhealthy relationships • volatile, angry or physically acts against others • engaging in self-harming behavior
Child Counseling Children come to therapy at the Samaritan Counseling Center because a caring adult like a parent, teacher, relative, pastor or friend has identified something in the child's behavior, emotional responses or attitude that is of a concern.
• reactive symptoms of stress after traumatic incident • problematic behavior at school despite intervention • regularly defying authority or pattern of breaking rules • significant loss due to death or divorce • recurring anxiety that interfers with normal activities • chronic illness or serious injury • concentration problems, including ADD or ADHD • depression or low self esteem • high levels of aggression or acting out against other children • having difficulty building social relationships or being bullied
Family Counseling Family therapy involves parents meeting with one or more children to help improve their interactions and resolve conflicts and unhealthy patterns of relating. Sometimes one member of the family is struggling with a life controlling problem and the whole family is impacted. Family therapy is a way for parents to regain focus and shift priorities quickly. A family crisis or a major change like becoming a blended family will precipitate a need to address the impact on both a global basis and on an individual basis.
Marital Counseling Many couples come to us for help with their marriage when they realize that they're a long way from the joy and love of their courtship and wedding. Sometimes it is a crisis, such as the discovery of an affair, that motivates people to make the call. Sometimes it has become painfully clear that their mutual affection and admiration have been eroded gradually through their years together. Couples are often confused about how to respond and embarrassed that they have to ask for help. Our counselors have extensive training and experience in helping couples make good decisions in the crisis phase.
Fees and Payment
This is a charity services
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono 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.