Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a licensed mental health clinic and youth service bureau that is committed to continuously providing high quality human health services to families and youth throughout the Greater Newtown area.
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Services Offered
Outpatient Mental Health and Addiction Counseling - Counselors at NYFS provide individual, group, couples and family therapy to children and adults from Newtown and the surrounding areas. Outpatient counseling services are delivered by providers with strong credentials and clinical expertise in child, adolescent and adult behavioral health and addiction treatment.
Our team of professionals is dedicated to helping each individual or family identify, adapt and effectively deal with difficult times. Counseling treatment is tailored to specific individual and family needs, and is designed to assist people in improving the quality of their lives. We encourage and support each individual to identify and attain his/her personal goals.
Our counselors utilize a variety of treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), play therapy and behavioral interventions.
We serve community members with a wide variety of challenges including: * Depression * Anxiety * Traumatic experiences * Grief/loss * Anger management * Development of coping skills * Family conflict / parenting concerns * Marital discord * Stress and life transitions * Developmental delays * Children, youth and adult emotional or behavioral problems * Substance abuse
Student Assistance Counseling - In partnership with the Newtown Board of Education since prior to 2007, NYFS has a Student Assistance Counselor located at Newtown High School and Newtown Middle School. This Licensed Clinical Social Worker is available to talk with students on an informal, drop-in basis, and has a focus of substance use prevention. This counselor also serves as a consultant and resource to staff at both schools in implementing prevention services and programs, and is an active member of the Newtown Prevention Council.
Fees and Payment
We accept most major private insurance plans (including Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Healthy CT, United Healthcare, Value Options and more). We are also a Medicare and HUSKY (formerly Medicaid) provider. Financial assistance may be available for community members who are unable to afford what their insurance company deems to be their portion.
We also have a sliding fee scale for clients with no insurance, with fees ranging from $30 to $120 per session based on the household income and size of the family. Proof of income is required.
Caroline's Gift is a fund developed in the late 1990s by a Newtown family in memory of their daughter Caroline. This fund, administered by NYFS, offers financial support to Newtown families who are dealing with a child's illness, and in some situations can assist with payment for counseling services. Requests are processed by NYFS and forwarded to the family who makes the final determination regarding a financial award. Recipients may remain anonymous.
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare 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.