The Family Care Network, Inc. is a community-based organization serving children, youth and families impacted by trauma in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. FCNI provides intensive support and services to our community's most vulnerable, empowering them to live healthier lives and achieve their goals.
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Services Offered
Outpatient Counseling - Serves children, youth, individuals and families with the primary focus of strengthening and preserving families. Counseling services offered include child therapy, individual and family therapy, marriage counseling, parent-child conflict resolution, parent education and training, and grief counseling.
Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) - Short-term, one-on-one individualized behavioral counseling intervention designed to stabilize the behavior of children/youth and prevent removal from their home, or to assist children/youth transitioning back into their home from a higher level of care, such as an inpatient hospital or a group home.
School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) - Through a partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education and the County Behavioral Health Department, School-Based Mental Health Services provide highly trained Rehabilitation Specialists for emotionally disturbed students in specialized classrooms to help students succeed in school.
Mental Health Services Act -Full Service Partnership Program (MHSA-FSP) - In partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health Service Department, the agency provides Rehabilitation Specialists to work on specialized Mental Health intensive service teams. These teams serve the entire county of San Luis Obispo, providing much needed mental health services to underserved children and youth, or to youth who would not otherwise be eligible for services.
TFC (formerly Katie A-Therapeutic Family Care) - Therapeutic Family Care provides one-on-one individualized behavioral counseling intervention designed to stabilize the behavior of children/youth and prevent removal from home or to assist children/youth transitioning back into the home from a higher level of care.
Fees and Payment
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.