Western Mental Health Center has served residents of Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine counties since 1959. The Center is a non-profit corporation governed by a Board of Directors composed of two citizens from each county.
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Services Offered
Therapy services are available for children, adolescents and adults which includes: Eating disorder treatment is available for adolescents and adults in both individual and group format.
Anger Management is a 10 week skills and therapy group which teaches recognition of anger arousal, healthy expression of anger, problem solving, conflict resolution and effective communication. This group is available for adults.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group is available for adults who learn skills which help to regulate emotional responses, to accept themselves and to change chaotic interpersonal relationships to better functioning relationships.
Psychological testing is available to determine intellectual functioning, personality traits and dynamics and memory and attention processing. Testing is available for children, adolescents and adults.
Fees and Payment
This is a non-profit agency.
Accepts most insurance and provides sliding-scale on fees for qualified individuals.
All services provided by Western Mental Health Center will be delivered based on clinical need regardless of a person's race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation or inability to pay.
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.