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Services Offered
Counseling can help strengthen your family, develop your relationships and prevent small problems from getting out of control. Individual, family and group therapists assess and treat everything from everyday stress to chronic mental health disorders.
Outpatient substance use disorder services are available for persons who have used drugs or alcohol or have been diagnosed as chemically dependent, if they can be treated in the community.
Specialized treatment services and groups include: * Severe and persistent mental illness * Depression and mood disorder * Urgent outpatient mental health care * Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) * Sex offender treatment for adults * Treatment for children with sexual behavior problems * Sexual abuse support groups * Substance use disorder * Drug and alcohol education classes * Adolescent decision-making groups * Post-adoption issues * Pregnancy- and parenting-related issues
Fees and Payment
Most major insurance accepted. Sliding fees are offered to those who are without insurance and are eligible for state mental health subsidies.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual Faith-Based
Payment: Medicare Medicaid
Online Counseling: Yes
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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.