We provide quality behavioral health services to all members of our community. Founded in 1994 as a Santa Barbara based non-profit, our community clinic has served the Central-Coast's healthcare needs for over twenty years. Our patient-centered medical home model organizes primary care in a manner that emphasizes care coordination and communication between the patient and provider and outside specialists. We cultivate more engaging patient relationships and achieve better health outcomes by putting patients' needs first. Our doctors are leading the way in providing higher quality care at lower costs, and improving overall experience in primary healthcare.
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Services Offered
Behavioral health - We offer individual and group counseling. We provide referrals linking clients to appropriate programs and agencies for counseling and treatment.
Fees and Payment
Our Native American community members may be eligible for certain programs supported by the Indian Health Service and our non-Native community members may be eligible for programs supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the State of California. We provide higher quality care at lower costs, and improving overall experience in primary healthcare.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale 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.