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- Consistently accepting clients
- Offering a wide range of services e.g. marriage counseling and child counseling as reported by our users.
- Our users reporting affordable services.
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La Clinica de la Raza (Casa Del Sol)
Since its beginnings as a single storefront operation in Oakland in 1971, La Clinica has grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care and other services spread across Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. With a total of 35 locations including service sites, support sites, and administration, we continue to expand our reach in our community. La Clinica delivers health care services in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner to most effectively address the needs of the diverse populations it serves. In 2017, La Clinica served 86,884 patients and provided 360,570 patient visits. With forty-seven years of experience serving the community, La Clinica is one of the largest community health centers in California
Casa del Sol, La Clinica's Community Behavioral Health Department, provides individual and family therapy, group counseling, and psychiatry for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental health conditions or co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.
Programs include Crisis stabilization, Intensive Services for adults with severe mental health conditions or co-occurring conditions, Intensive services for children and adolescents, families at risk of child abuse/neglect, families impacted by domestic violence/intimate partner violence and/or HIV+ individuals.
La Clinica accepts most forms of health insurance, including Medi-Cal, Medicare, Denti-Cal, and many private insurances. We also offer a sliding scale based on your family income.In general, payment is expected at the time services are received; all co-payments must be received before the visit.
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Services Offered
Programs include Crisis stabilization, Intensive Services for adults with severe mental health conditions or co-occurring conditions, Intensive services for children and adolescents, families at risk of child abuse/neglect, families impacted by domestic violence/intimate partner violence and/or HIV+ individuals.
Fees and Payment
Services Offered To:
Adults
Teens
Children
Special Groups:
Bilingual
Adults
Teens
Children
Special Groups:
Bilingual
Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono
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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.
