Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Services provides mental health education and awareness building, counseling services and care coordination throughout Central Florida. Our mission is to embrace all those in need with hope, transforming their lives through faith, compassion, and service.
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Services Offered
Mental Health Education and Awareness Building - We offer Mental Health First Aid training, a certificate program that trains participants to recognize mental health problems and how to offer and provide initial support and guidance for a friend, family member, coworker or neighbor in need.
Counseling Services - We offer clinical outpatient counseling services for adults, couples and families in Brevard, Orange, Polk and Volusia counties. Services will expand to additional counties over time.
Fees and Payment
We accept various insurance such as Aetna, Magellan, Coventry, First Health, Cigna. Behavioral Health Services are open to any and all who struggle with mental, emotional or behavioral issues that negatively impact the quality of their lives and overall functioning. Services are provided regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or religious affiliation. Persons for whom the service is unable to provide care will be referred to an appropriate community resource. We are also a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Faith-Based
Payment: Sliding Scale
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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.