Lahey Health Behavioral Services is a private agency that provides mental health counseling, addiction treatment and family and school-based services to residents in greater Boston, the North Shore and the Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts.
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Services Offered
Outpatient Mental Health & Substance Use Counseling
Beverly Clinic - Office-based individual, family, couples, and group counseling. Outreach individual and family counseling, individual and group counseling with a focus on substance use.
Lawrence Clinic - Office-based Individual, family, couple, and group therapy for adults and children. Psychiatric services for adults (referrals available for children). Limited school-based individual therapy for children. Groups offered: youth social skills; adult wellness (English and Spanish-speaking); adult mindfulness and relaxation skills; and adult DBT.
Gloucester Clinic - Individual, couples & family counseling and substance use counseling.
Salem Clinic - Individual, group, family, couples therapy, and outreach services to schools & the home. Group topics include Health & Wellness, Anger Management. Interns offer school-based groups.
Fees and Payment
Accepts most insurances, including MassHealth. Cigna not accepted. Sliding scale fee sometimes available. (Beverly Clinic)
Most insurances including MassHealth. Cigna not accepted. (Lawrence Clinic)
All insurances except Cigna. Accepts MassHealth. (Gloucester Clinic)
Private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare, private pay and limited free care w/ interns. (Salem Clinic)
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale 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.