Dakota Counseling Institute has served the residents of south central South Dakota for thirty-five years. Our service area consists of but is not limited to the counties of Aurora, Brule, Davison, Hanson, and Sanborn counties. Dakota Counseling Institute is a private non-profit community mental health and accredited alcohol and drug abuse service provider, with its main office located in Mitchell and a satellite office in Chamberlain.
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Services Offered
Mental Health Services
Our experienced team of skilled professionals is committed to assisting adults, children, adolescents, and families in reaching their full potential through prevention, treatment, and community education. Our highly qualified staff consists of psychologists, licensed professional counselors, and clinical social workers and professionals in each of these disciplines working towards their licensure. Our clinicians are well educated, credentialed, and experienced in the treatment of mental health concerns such as; anxiety and depression disorders, family conflict, self-esteem, trauma and PTSD, divorce, relationship issues, domestic violence, loss or grief, parenting, coping skills, and other quality-of-life issues. We treat children with oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, depression, anxiety, education and school related disorders, autistic disorders, and issues resulting from parental conflicts or divorce.
Home-Based Therapy Home-Based Therapy Services are available at Dakota Counseling Institute through our children's program. This program provides intensive and comprehensive child-centered, family-focused, community-based, and individualized care to children and their families. The goal of the Home-Based program is to ensure that children are able to live with their families and in their home community whenever possible.
Consultation and Education Services The professional staff of Dakota Counseling Institute is available for consultation to schools, law enforcement agencies, courts, nursing homes, physicians, attorneys, and other human service agencies and professionals. Professional staff is also available for educational presentations to various community or professional groups, schools, churches, clubs, etc. Anyone interested in a particular topic may contact Dakota Counseling Institute's Executive Director or Clinical Director with topics of interest to make arrangements.
Stepping Stones Stepping Stones Rehabilitation Services strives to respond to the needs of individuals in the Mitchell area affected directly or indirectly by mood-altering chemical use or dependency through professional prevention services, education, assessment, intervention, counseling, referral, group and individual therapy, social detoxification, transitional living and continued care.
Stepping Stones is a 24 hour a day, co-ed, treatment center serving Mitchell and the surrounding communities. We are fully accredited with the State of South Dakota and we work with individuals from all walks of life. We offer a wide variety of treatment experiences including: -Treatment Needs Assessments -Detoxification -Intensive Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment -First Offender DUI Courses -Adolescent and Adult Aftercare -Adolescent Treatment -Anger Management -Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT) -Relapse Prevention Courses -Parenting classes -Strengths Group -CBISA
Readiness group for Federal probationers.
The treatment experience at Stepping Stones is a team approach with board certified addiction counselors and Licensed Addiction Counselors. We offer clients the ability to reach a point of recovery while working on the whole person and family dynamics to enable recovery efforts to last a lifetime.
Fees and Payment
-State funding for treatment is available for those who qualify. -Some insurance companies will pay for services, please contact our admissions coordinator for details. -Dakota Counseling Institute is a private non-profit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale 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.