The Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma exists to strengthen, improve, and empower the lives of hurting Texoma children and families, through compassionate and restorative mental healthcare. The Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma embraces an environment that values transparency, the resilience and dignity of people served, and the community's passionate support of our mission. CFGC envisions a future in which all people throughout Texoma, especially those who are low income, have immediate access to quality mental health care at the right time.
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Services Offered
Outpatient Mental Health Services - Anger. Sadness. Depression. Anxiety. These can be just a few of the symptoms of mental and emotional health issues that if left untreated can result in reduced functioning and family chaos. Recognizing that help is needed is not always easy and at times can be difficult. We understand and are here to provide non-judgmental, caring and compassionate help to children, teens and families. With the right help lives can be changed. For 50 years CFGC has grown and maintained strong partnerships and referral sources to include, but not limited to, local physicians, schools, law enforcement, other social service agencies, government agencies, and funders. We collaborate with local crisis centers, juvenile and adult courts and probation departments, and low income housing authorities providing services at our center and off-site as needed.
Family Counseling and Child Therapy - Our clinical staff is comprised of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary group of mental health professionals consisting of psychologists, licensed social workers, licensed professional counselors, and master's level interns. Together, these professionals provide treatment and psycho educational programs for children, teens, and families regardless of their ability to pay.
Marriage Counseling - Sessions are provided for couples who have minor children living in the home and are struggling with martial issues.
Anger Management Program- The anger management program at Child and Family Guidance Center is facilitated by a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern and is designed to support individuals with anger concerns. Curriculum covered in this program includes understanding anger, anger in the family, a review of the aggression cycle, creating anger control plans, assertiveness training, and conflict resolution. Clients will meet once per week for 12 weeks at $35 per session.
Fees and Payment
Through a sliding scale fee based program, we assist uninsured and underinsured low-income Texoma families. We accept Medicaid, CHIP, and several private insurance plans. We are also a nonprofit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
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.