Incorporated on May 4, 1990, Amador Health Center (AHC) opened its doors as St. Luke’s Health Care Clinic on January 3, 1991 with Dr. Stanislaus Ting as the first volunteer medical director. Our birth led to bigger dreams that blossomed in 1998 into the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope (MVCH) campus on Amador Avenue in Las Cruces. Today, the campus is home to five non-profit agencies who provide services and programs to the homeless and indigent in Dona Ana County. The first phase of the campus featured three anchor agencies – El Caldito Soup Kitchen, St. Luke’s, and a family shelter.
Our behavioral health clinic works hand-in-hand with our clinical team to heal your problems from the inside out, ensuring your mental and emotional issues are always addressed and prioritized. Amador’s qualified mental health professionals tackle your psychological concerns with a comprehensive and compassionate perspective, always keeping your happiness and comfort at top-of-mind.
Amador’s behavioral health clinic specializes in a complexity of behavioral health solutions, including therapeutic counseling, mental health diagnosis, interventions, recovery meetings, group support, and more.
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Services Offered
Counseling - Assessment, counseling and substance abuse intervention and referrals services with a licensed professional clinical counselor.
Fees and Payment
This clinic serves all patients regardless of inability to pay. A sliding fee scale is available.
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: LGBTQ
Payment: 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.