CWS offers education to Clackamas County residents About The Issues surrounding domestic and sexual violence while using Cutting-Edge Practices to increase the number of families we can serve and improve our participant's experience. Our Board, and Staff work closely with our Community Partners to achieve a trauma-informed, coordinated community response to domestic and sexual violence in Clackamas County. With offices in Oregon City, Sandy and Estacada we strive to meet the needs of the diverse urban and rural communities we serve.
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Services Offered
Individual or family mental health counseling is one of the tools that a survivor can use to heal from the effects of an abusive relationship or sexual assault. CWS has a highly trained staff equipped to offer participant clients support in: creating a safety plan, starting the journey from trauma to healing, improving (or reestablishing) relationships to friends and family and gaining their support, and taking steps toward personal empowerment and stabilization.
We believe that all people are the "best experts" when it comes to their own experience. To facilitate this belief our counselors offer cutting-edge information and tools to increase understanding of domestic and sexual violence and affirm a survivor's ability to make her/his own choices and decisions. These confidential services are available to adult and youth survivors and their families.
CWS provides Individual/Family Counseling:
* At office locations in Oregon City, Sandy Estacada * At other locations by arrangement
To Be Eligible a participant must:
* Have experienced domestic or sexual violence * Be a Clackamas County resident * Complete the screening process
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Clackamas Women's Services offers free services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence providing support to individuals and families as they work towards a self-sufficient, violence free life.
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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.